| Kids_Help_Phone Provides help to children in Canada on a variety of issues, such as relationships, school, bullying, suicide, and abuse. |
| The_AFL-CIO_Working_for_America_Institute Works to create good jobs and strong communities through partnerships promoting high road economic strategies for individuals and employers. Articles, conferences and other resources. |
| Custodial_Worker\'s_Resource A worker's resource for custodial, janitorial, maintenance workers and other service professionals. Included are a message board, information on safety, floor care, maintenance and unions. |
| National_Institute_for_Working_Life Newsletter, upcoming European conference, other publications, research information. Located in Sweden. |
| Searching_for_Job_Security Discussion of ways to hold on to your job until you are ready to move on. |
| United_States_Department_of_Labor Charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. It is responsible for the administration and enforcement of over 180 federal s |
| Where_We_Work Companion site to the CBC Radio program exploring the world of work. Includes essays, audio, and online forums on a variety of topics. |
| The_Work_Ethic_Site Provides a central resource for materials related to work ethic, affective work competencies, and employability skills for work force development. It is designed to serve both educators and human res |
| The_Work_Foundation Offers research, consultancy and advocacy to make workplaces more effective, successful and fulfilling. |
| Work_Website Quotations, stories, disccussions, articles, and humour about work. |
| Working_Stiff Webzine to help working people put in fewer hours for more pay and occasionally win arguments with the boss. Features diaries, stories, columns, forums, and other resources. |
| WorkRights Access to the latest information on the labour codes to your province, and to compare practices in your region with those of other provinces and territories in Canada. |
| About_com__Crime_and_Punishment News, essays, and links, including arguments, statistics, and information about specific issues. |
| Arrested_Com_Crime_Center Find stories from the FBI, CSI, and detectives. Includes amber alerts and high profile court cases. |
| Centre_for_Crime_and_Justice_Studies_(CCJS) Charity which aims to inform and educate about all aspects of crime and the criminal justice system. Houses a wealth of UK criminal justice links, events, and publications, including The British Journ |
| Cold_Case_Center Focuses on and aids law enforcement in the solving of unsolved homicides. Lists organizations, references, and news. |
| Court_Tv\'s_Crime_Library Features stories and news on serial killers, the mafia, assassins, and forensics. |
| Crime_Magazine Encyclopedia features prisons to assassinations, celebrity crime to gangsters, fugitives to the unjustly convicted. |
| Crime_News_2000 True crime web links including criminal investigations, news archives and resources. |
| Crime_Spider Search engine that crawls the web for law enforcement and crime related sites. |
| Crimenet Australian based service provides a database of convicted criminals, con artists, frauds, scams, paedophiles, offenders, stolen property, missing persons, and unsolved crime. |
| CrimeWeb Free web based service which allows the public to access and respond to missing s, children, major crime and community security alerts which are created and distributed via the site by public saf |
| Criminal_Information_Agency Provides reports concerning all aspects of crime and criminality in the UK. |
| Detective_Talk Features a message board where you can post messages to help find missing persons and solve crimes. |
| Smoking_Gun Large collection of public documents on crimes, celebrities, politicians, and the FBI. |
| TheCrimePortal_com Web directory includes news, prevention, statistics, law, famous crimes, forensics, corrections, and victims' sites. |
| True_Crime_and_Justice Provides a collection of resources and articles on unsolved cases, homicide, forensics, missing persons, victims, domestic violence, drug wars, various types of abuse, and criminal activity. |
| BellaOnline_Life_Clock Take this on line quiz to get an estimation of how long you'll live. See how various life factors affect your probably death date. |
| Brain_Injury_and_Brain_Death_Resources A resource including the Japanese controversy, diagnosing, persistent vegetative state and religious views. |
| Bruce_Goddard A fourth generation funeral director from Reynolds, Georgia is available as a public speaker throughout Georgia and the United States. He presents the lighter side of what can be a very stressful occu |
| Contemplate_death_if_you_want_to_learn_how_to_live___ An archive of articles from various sources on ways of dealing with death. |
| Day4Death_com This site uses actual mortality and life expectancy tables to calculate your actual day of death, what you will most likely die from, and where you will die. |
| Dead_or_Alive? Lists famous people and whether they are dead or alive. |
| Death_and_Dementia The internet resource for death and related topics. |
| Death_and_Dying Buddhist insights into death and dying. |
| Death__Anytime_coming_soon Insights about death from the mystic Osho. |
| The_Death_Clock The Internet's friendly reminder that life is slipping away, second by second. |
| The_Death_Club A site dedicated to the question: 'what would you do if you had a few weeks or months to live?'. Contains articles and forums on death and dying. |
| Death_Database Provides statistics and information about the events that kill people. Includes a discussion forum. |
| Death_in_Cyberspace A social and cultural analysis of the development of funeral and mourning practices on the internet. |
Murals and Graffiti
Body Art
Urban Legends
Hip Hop
Folklore in Movies
Miscellaneous
Ever wonder why people do such strange and wonderful things? What
motivates someone to become a virtuoso graffiti artist? Why do people tell
each other scary stories about murderers and Kentucky fried rats? Why do
people mark their bodies with tattoos, piercings, and makeup? What does
music have to do with social consciousness?
Take a look around this site, and you might find some answers to
your questions or maybe just some food for thought. We've had a great time
researching these topics and hope you find the results interesting.
This website was created as the culmination of field research conducted
by the students of Urban Folklore (a.k.a. Urban Expressions), L220 at
Indiana University Bloomington, in the fall of 2001. The course was
offered through the Collins
Living-Learning Center.
Send comments and suggestions to liakey@indiana.edu.
All works on this site are copyrighted by their authors.
COPYRIGHT © 2001
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
