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 Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the methods and productions folklorists employ in their work by looking at the pioneering work of the early folklorist Elias Lönnrot and by examining the work and products of contemporary folklorists working on topics of Finnish and Finnish-American folklore. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 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: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Compare how this Finnish "case study" fits in the global context of folklore and its relation to personal, communal and national identities. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Foster appreciation of the pre-modern and medieval culture of Finland and its manifestations in contemporary popular culture. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the methods and productions folklorists employ in their work by looking at the pioneering work of the early folklorist Elias Lönnrot and by examining the work and products of contemporary folklorists working on topics of Finnish and Finnish-American folklore. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 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: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Compare how this Finnish "case study" fits in the global context of folklore and its relation to personal, communal and national identities. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Foster appreciation of the pre-modern and medieval culture of Finland and its manifestations in contemporary popular culture. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship. Audience: Graduate