Oct 09, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

ANT 283 - Folklore


Instructor
Samson

Introduction to the study of folklore as an aspect of culture, as a symbolic expression of the identity, values, and beliefs of a group of people.  Themes include the formation of folk groups and the nature of tradition and how traditions are created and changed.  Emphasis on social groups in the United States and themes from Latin America.  Field project in collecting folk material.