FIELD METHODS AND THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF FOLKLORE

FOLKLORE/LIS 490

Course Description

Combines a fieldwork practicum with scrutiny of the cultural, political, and ethical dimensions underlying the documentation and public presentation of folklore through festivals, exhibitions, publications, audio-visual productions, and digital archival collections.

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average

3.6

-3.08% from Historical

Completion Rate

90%

-6.67% from Historical

A Rate

90%

-3.08% from Historical

Class Size

42.86% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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FOLKLORE 399

Directed study as arranged with a faculty member.

PRACTICUM IN PUBLIC FOLKLORE

FOLKLORE 491

Work as an intern with a public agency or a private non-profit organization involved in public folklore projects.

INDEPENDENT STUDY IN FOLKLORE (GRADUATE)

FOLKLORE 699

Advanced directed study projects as arranged with a faculty member.

ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS FOR MUSIC AND SOUND

FOLKLORE/MUSIC 516

Focuses on the tools (material, methodological, and ethical) for doing ethnographic fieldwork in musical contexts.

ADVANCED TOPICS IN FOLKLORE

FOLKLORE 415

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

FIELD METHODS AND THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF FOLKLORE

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