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Explore tales as part of larger "circles," groups of adaptations over time, to trace how sociocultural values embedded in these stories change over time. In reading and viewing contemporary adaptations of these stories, consider how familiar formulas are reimagined across time, cultures, and media. Reflect on intersections of gender, race, disability, sexuality, religion, nature, and the family, and explore how these depictions are shaped by the national, cultural, and personal circumstance of their tellers and re-tellers. ### requirements text None ### credit offering ids None recorded. ### llm job id enrich-49752a259f17fab0f49665b3 ### llm output id 0810455021ca33ebb7726c1afe1482108b8be9bfb0383cd87d033f4ff4d35744 ### llm model Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B ### llm model revision 1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0 ### llm task version 17 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary Introduction to canonical and lesser-known fairytales within and outside Europe, exploring adaptation circles and shifting sociocultural values across time, cultures, and media. ### llm topics * Canonical and lesser-known works of the fairytale genre within and outside Europe. * Tales as part of larger “circles” or groups of adaptations tracing changing sociocultural values. * Intersections of gender, race, disability, sexuality, religion, nature, and family in fairy tales. * Works by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and storytellers from diverse global traditions. ### llm skills * Trace the evolution of fairy tales from modern retellings to earlier literary, oral, and cultural versions. * Identify and compare canonical and lesser-known fairy tales from diverse global traditions. * Contextualize fairy tales within historical, social, political, and cultural settings. * Critically assess modern reinterpretations of fairy tales regarding gender, race, class, nation, and ideology. ### source url ### llm activity tags * writing * presentations ### llm assumed background None recorded. ### llm search phrases * fairytale genre introduction * fairy tale adaptations analysis * Brothers Grimm Hans Christian Andersen * fairy tales gender race disability * oral and literary fairy tales * Disney adaptations and cultural values * global fairy tale traditions * fairy tale circles and transformations ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status insufficient\_evidence ### designations * Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts * Breadth - Literature * Level - Elementary * L\&S Credit - L\&S Liberal Arts and Science ### catalog variants None recorded. ### official learning outcomes Trace the evolution of major fairy tales by beginning with familiar modern retellings (often Disney adaptations) and analyzing how earlier literary, oral, and cultural versions shaped them. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:40.419890+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/gns/", "term": null } ``` Identify and compare canonical and lesser-known fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and storytellers from diverse global traditions. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:40.419890+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/gns/", "term": null } ``` Contextualize fairy tales within their historical, social, political, and cultural settings, examining how these contexts inform their transformation over time. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:40.419890+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/gns/", "term": null } ``` Synthesize insights from theory, text, and film to construct original, evidence-based arguments about the enduring power and adaptability of the fairy-tale genre, and assess the connections between expressive performances and the wider workings of culture. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:40.419890+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/gns/", "term": null } ``` Critically assess modern reinterpretations of fairy tales across media, considering issues of gender, race, class, nation, and ideology. ```json { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:40.419890+00:00", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/gns/", "term": null } ``` ### skills taught Trace the evolution of fairy tales from modern retellings to earlier literary, oral, and cultural versions. ```json { "evidence": [ { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "course_id": "GNS 101", "field": "official_learning_outcomes", "observed_at": "2026-10-14T17:51:40.419890+00:00", "outcome_index": 0, "quote": "Trace the evolution of major fairy tales by beginning with familiar modern retellings (often Disney adaptations) and analyzing how earlier literary, oral, and cultural versions shaped them.", "source": "catalog", "source_url": "https://guide.wisc.edu/courses/gns/", "term": null } ] } ``` Identify and compare canonical and lesser-known fairy tales from diverse global traditions. ```json { "evidence": [ { "catalog_year": "2026-2027", "course_id": "GNS 101", "field": "official_learning_outcomes", 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