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FOLKLORE 100 – Introduction To Folklore
(3 credits)
- ONLINE Instructor: Thomas DuBois
- DIS 301: F 9:55-10:45 am (FIG 260 authorization required)*
- DIS 302: F 11:00-11:50 am
- DIS 303: R 8:50-9:40 am ONLINE (for freshman, sophomores, and juniors only)*
- DIS 304: R 2:25-3:15 pm
- DIS 305: W 4:35-5:25 pm
- DIS 306: W 3:30-4:20 pm
Course Description: 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: None.
FOLKLORE 103 – Introduction To Music Cultures Of The World
(3 credits)
- ONLINE Instructor: Lucille Mok
- DIS 301: R 12:05-12:55 pm ONLINE
- DIS 302: R 1:20-2:10 pm ONLINE
- DIS 303: R 2:25-3:15 pm ONLINE
- DIS 304: R 3:30-4:20 pm ONLINE
- DIS 305: F 8:50-9:40 am ONLINE
- DIS 306: F 9:55-10:45 am ONLINE
- DIS 307: F 11:00-11:50 am ONLINE
- DIS 308: F 12:05-12:55 pm ONLINE
Course Description: An introductory ethnomusicology course providing a variety of ways to approach musics typically not covered in music history courses. Active engagement with these musics within their larger world contexts.
Prerequisites: None.
FOLKLORE 200 – Folklore Of Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe
(3 credits)
- ONLINE Instructor: B. Marcus Cederström
- DIS 301: R 9:55-10:45 am ONLINE
- DIS 302: F 11:00-11:50 am (FIG 263 authorization required)*
- DIS 303: R 11:00-11:50 am
- DIS 304: F 9:55-10:45 am
Course Description: Folklore of Central, Eastern and Northern Europe and among emigrants from these regions in North America. A survey of genres of folklore, history of research, and modes of interpretation, past and present.
Prerequisites: None.
FOLKLORE 210 – The African Storyteller
(3 credits)
- Section 001: ONLINE Instructor: Unifier Dyer
- Section 002: ONLINE Instructor: Unifier Dyer
- Section 003: ONLINE Instructor: Unifier Dyer
- Section 004: ONLINE Instructor: Unifier Dyer
- Section 005: ONLINE Instructor: Unifier Dyer
Course Description: The oral tradition and the written word; the composition of stories, relationship between performer and audience, and transmission of tradition in various African societies.
Prerequisites: None.
FOLKLORE 342 – In Translation: Mythology Of Scandinavia
(3 credits)
- ONLINE (TR 1:00-2:15 pm) Instructor: Scott Mellor
Prerequisites: Junior status or higher or consent of instructor.
FOLKLORE 437 – American Indian Women
(3 credits)
- ONLINE (MWF 9:55-10:45 am) Instructor: Sasha Suarez
Course Description: Examines and interprets the roles of American Indian women in traditional societies, and in contemporary North America.
Prerequisites: Sophomore status or higher.
FOLKLORE 540 – Local Culture And Identity In The Upper Midwest
(3 credits)
- ONLINE (TR 1:00-2:15 pm) Instructor: Anna Rue
Course Description: Addresses different aspects of community life and culture in the Upper Midwest; topics include ethnic groups, religious life, cultural landscapes, oral narrative, music, and material culture.
Prerequisites: Junior status or higher.