IN TRANSLATION: KALEVALA AND FINNISH FOLK-LORE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct an understanding of methods and productions folklorists employ in their work by looking at the pioneering work of the early folklorist Elias Lonnrot and by examining the work and products of contemporary folklorists working on topics of Finnish and Finnish-American folklore. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the connections between expressive performances and the wider workings of culture, as illustrated by the lively interplay between folklore, literature, and popular culture in Finland. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how this Finnish "case study" fits in the global context of folklore and its relation to personal, communal and national identities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explore reflections of the pre-modern and medieval culture of Finland in contemporary popular culture. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct an understanding of methods and productions folklorists employ in their work by looking at the pioneering work of the early folklorist Elias Lonnrot and by examining the work and products of contemporary folklorists working on topics of Finnish and Finnish-American folklore. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the connections between expressive performances and the wider workings of culture, as illustrated by the lively interplay between folklore, literature, and popular culture in Finland. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how this Finnish "case study" fits in the global context of folklore and its relation to personal, communal and national identities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explore reflections of the pre-modern and medieval culture of Finland in contemporary popular culture. Audience: Undergraduate