Summer 2024 B-term
Meeting:
to be arranged / * *
SLN:
10573
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
SCAND 230 A
Instructor:
Guntis Smidchens
ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE LECTURE
NO MEETING TIME (COURSEWORK ONLINE)
Catalog Description:
Folkloristics combines the methods and ideas of Literature Studies and Anthropology. Folktales (fairy tales), legends, jokes, songs, proverbs, customs and other forms of traditional culture are studied together with the living people and communities who perform and adapt them. Students learn the folklorist's methods of fieldwork (participant observation), ethnography, comparative analysis, and interpretation. Offered: jointly with SCAND 230; AWSpS.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 27, 2024 - 2:30 am