This course combines a fieldwork practicum with scrutiny of how folklore is documented and presented publicly.
Past student reviews · Langston Wilkins
One student noted that the volume of assigned readings was high, leading them and others to stop completing the materials fully or in depth during class.
Understand how to employ folkloristic fieldwork, archival methodologies, and community engagement in documenting and presenting local communities.
Explain key concepts of folklore studies in the context of wider public humanistic research.
Create a final project demonstrating critical thinking, civic knowledge, and collaboration with coordinating communities.
Understand how to coordinate effectively with community organizations to undertake multidisciplinary arts and humanities grant-funded project planning with public programming goals such as festivals, exhibitions, publications, audio-visual productions, and digital archival collections.
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Raw average: 3.90/5 from 50 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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LANGSTON WILKINS is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
THOMAS A DUBOIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Past student reviews · Langston Wilkins
A student found the lectures interesting and not overwhelming, noting that the class offered many chances for participation and discussion with peers.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2008: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Langston Wilkins
One student noted that the volume of assigned readings was high, leading them and others to stop completing the materials fully or in depth during class.
Past student reviews · Langston Wilkins
A student described the weekly homework as straightforward and stated that they felt they learned a lot from the course.
Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
Through Fall 2024
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Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore
Recorded 2026-10-14Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore
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