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[NON-GNS+] FOLKLORE 100 - Introduction to Folklore
(3 credits)
- Lecture 001: Online. This is a modular section that meets June 15, 2026 thru July 26, 2026
- Lecture 047: MTWR 9:00 – 11:00 am. This is a modular section that meets June 29, 2026 thru August 9, 2026
Course Description: This course serves as an introduction to folklore; that is, the arts, beliefs, stories, sayings, customs, and ways of communication we engage with in our everyday lives. We’ll be examining a variety of folklore genres, while also learning about and employing the methods and practices of folklore scholars. Because this is a practical as well as theoretical course, we will be conducting fieldwork in the region as part of a semester-long folklore project. By the end of the term, you will be able to better understand what folklore is, how and why it functions, and the many and often hidden ways that it is a part of our everyday lives. You’ll learn about ethnographic methods and techniques and how to use interviews, photography, and videography to document various genres of folklore. You’ll better understand what culture is, how it affects our everyday lives, and how it is transmitted, changed, created and re-created, lost, found, and reclaimed.
Prerequisites: None
Summer FOLKLORE 100 is not a Comm B course.
[NON-GNS+] FOLKLORE 210 – The African Storyteller
(3 credits)
- Online
This is a modular section that meets May 18, 2026 thru June 14, 2026
FOLKLORE 327 - Vampires
(3 credits)
- Online
Course Description: Explores the development of the vampire legend in folklore, rumor, literature, cinema, television, and popular culture and in relation to topics such as colonization, race, gender, sexuality, and class.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing
This is a modular section that meets July 13, 2026 thru August 9, 2026