Folklore & Ethnography Courses Summer 2008
English 4700/7700: Folk Culture in Film, taught by Sw. Anand Prahlad. More...
Geography 4904/7904: Reading the Cultural Landscape (field-based), taught by Soren Larsen. More...
WGST 8005: Africana Theory and Literature Criticism: Black Feminist/Womanist Thought, Theorizing the Dilemma of Race and Gender, taught by April Langley
Folklore Courses Fall 2008 (check back often--list in progress)
| Instructor | Course name and ID |
|---|---|
| SW. Anand Prahlad | English 8700: The Politics of Folk Humor |
| ELAINE LAWLESS | English 4780/7780: Women's Folklore and Feminist Theory |
| JOHN FOLEY | English 4770/7770: Oral Tradition |
| LuAnne Roth | English 3700/Anthro 3150/Film Studies 3005: American Folklore: Food and Culture in Film |
| CHIP CALLAHAN | Religious Studies 4130: Haunting and Healing: The Supernatural in American Culture |
| Heather Carver | Theater 4200/7200: Advanced Adaptation of Literature; Theater 3930 Screenwriting for TV and Film |
| Bob Baum | Religious Studies 8005: Concepts of Gender in African, American Indian, and Australasian religions; Religious Studies 4800/7200: West African and African Diaspora Religions |
Even more course options for Fall 2008:
- Anthro 3610: Peoples of Canada, taught by Craig Palmer
- Anthro 8010: History of Anthropology 1, taught by Craig Palmer
- Black Studies 3429/English 3429: Consuming the Carribean, taught by Sheri-Marie Harrison
- English 8320: The Neo-Slave Narrative: Its Contexts, Politics,
Aesthetics, and English 3410: African American Literature: 1900-Present, taught by Chris Okonkwo - English 8520: Advanced Writing of Non-Fiction Prose, taught by Maureen Stanton
- Sociology 8187: Narrative and Identity, taught by Jaber Gubrium
Folklore Courses at Mizzou
| Class ID | Course name |
|---|---|
| 1700* | TBA |
| 2700 | Introduction to Folklore |
| 3700 | American Folklore (Topic changes) |
| 4700/7700 | Special Themes in Folklore (topic changes) |
| 4710/7710 | Themes in Africana Folklore (topic changes) |
| 4770/7770 | Oral Tradition |
| 4780/7780 | Women’s Folklore and Feminist Theory (topic changes) |
| 8700 | Studies in Folklore. Topics include:
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| 8770 | Studies in Oral Tradition. Topics include:
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* Keep an eye out for the new Fieldwork Methods class—coming soon!
In addition, Associated and Adjunct faculty of the Folklore Program teach many courses outside the department in areas like rural sociology, religion, art history, theater, English, Hispanic studies, black studies, linguistics, creative non-fiction, and romance languages and literature.
