3.00 Credits
This course explores how folklorists and others study traditional, everyday, and 'unofficial' world cultural expressions, covering various genres of verbal art, performance, material culture, and belief. Considering pattern and variation, students collect and analyze folklore with respect to its diverse cultural contexts, applying theory to real-life examples and creating interpretations.
Prerequisite:
Writing Placement Test score of 6 or COMP107 (C or better) or COMP108 (C or better) or permission of the Department of Language and Literature