THE FOLK TALE

FOLKLORE 460

Oral nature, structure, performance traditions, and epic ideology, from various world areas.

FOLKLORE 530

Topics in Folklore in various cultures and time periods.

FOLKLORE 100

Surveys folklore in the United States and around the world, with a comparative emphasis on ways in which individuals and groups use beliefs, songs, stories, sayings, dances, festivals, and artifacts to address issues of identity, authenticity, and authority, in complex societies.

FOLKLORE 230

Folklore of ethnic, regional, religious, and occupational cultures, emphasizing how diverse peoples (African Americans, American Indians, Appalachians, Chicanos, Germans, Irish, Jews, Mormons, miners, service workers, etc.) use traditional festivals, artifacts, songs and stories to express their experiences within American life.

FOLKLORE 215

Exploration of various topics in the study of folklore, folklife, myth, foodways, or music.