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FOLKLORE 100

INTRODUCTION TO FOLKLORE

3 credits.

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.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Comm QR - Communication B Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain key concepts of folklore studies. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and describe key concepts important to the study of folklore as related to the cultures of people in the United States of America. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and describe a variety of vernacular expressions of the cultures of people in the United States of America. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Ethically apply folkloristic research methodologies used to document, describe, and discuss culture. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Present your understanding of folklore to a variety of audiences, including scholars and the general public, through folkloristic products in the form of essays, oral presentations, and digital products. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain key concepts of folklore studies. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and describe key concepts important to the study of folklore as related to the cultures of people in the United States of America. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and describe a variety of vernacular expressions of the cultures of people in the United States of America. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Ethically apply folkloristic research methodologies used to document, describe, and discuss culture. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Present your understanding of folklore to a variety of audiences, including scholars and the general public, through folkloristic products in the form of essays, oral presentations, and digital products. Audience: Undergraduate

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