Week 1
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04/01
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Introduction to Course
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04/03
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What Is Folklore?
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 1, "The Field
of Folklore," pp. 3-21; Jones, "A Sense of Place," pp.
8-12; Toelken, "Describing Folklore" and "Mode and
Movement in Folklore" (on E-Reserve)
- Slide presentation: What Is Folklore?
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04/05
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Studying and Collecting Folklore
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 2, "The Study
of Folklore," pp. 22-47 and Dundes, "The Devolutionary
Premise in Folklore Theory" (on E-Reserve)
- Discussion of Fieldwork Project and Essay
Assignments
- Arrange groups for tour of Folklore Archives
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Week 2
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04/08
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Folk Groups
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 3, "Folk
Groups: Bearers of American Folk Tradition," pp. 48-70;
Jones, "A Sense of Place," pp. 13-15 and "Working," pp.
69-74; Wm. Hugh Jansen, "The Esoteric-Exoteric Factor in
Folklore" (on E-Reserve)
- View in class: Clotheslines,
Cantow
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04/10
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Tour of Folklore Archives
- Meet in 453 PLC: one-half of class will meet
12:00-12:25 and the other half 12:25-12:50, as arranged
on 04/05.
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04/12
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Fieldwork Project, continued
- Read before class: Brunvand, from Ch. 13,
"Fieldwork: Using the Tape Recorder," pp. 356-357 and
from Ch. 19, "Fieldwork: Using the Camera," pp.
513-516
- View in class: An Oral Historian's
Work, Ives
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Week 3
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04/15
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Oregon Folk Groups and Regional Folklore
- Read before class: Jones, "The Oregon Coast,"
pp. 16-23; "The Willamette Valley," pp. 24-33; and "East
of the Cascades," pp. 34-46
- View in class: Old Believers,
Hixon
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04/17
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Traditional Speech; Nonverbal Communication
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 4, "Folk
Speech and Naming," pp. 73-91 and Ch. 17, "Folk
Gestures," pp. 460-476
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04/19
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Proverbial Wisdom and Traditional Puzzles
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 5, "Proverbs
and Proverbial Lore," pp. 92-112 and Ch. 6, "Riddles and
Other Verbal Puzzles," pp. 113-135; Jones, "Talking," pp.
99-105
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Week 4
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04/22
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More Than Kid Stuff
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 7, "Rhymes
and Folk Poetry," pp. 136-169 and Ch. 18, "Folk Games,"
pp. 477-500
- View in Class: Pizza Pizza Daddy-O,
Hawes
- Essay #1 Due
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04/24
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Mythic Narratives; The Motif Index
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 8, "Myths and
Motifs," pp. 170-195 and first part of Ch. 9, "Legends
and Anecdotes," pp. 196-205 (up to, but not including
"Urban Legends")
- View in class: Trance and Dance in
Bali, Bateson and Mead
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04/26
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Folk Religion
- Guest Speaker: Professor Dan Wojcik
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 14,
"Superstitions," pp. 371-404 and Jones, "Believing," pp.
90-98
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Week 5
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04/29
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Legends
- Read before class: Brunvand, last part of Ch.
9, "Myths and Motifs" (from Urban Legends on), pp.
205-228; Jones, "Storytelling," pp. 53-68
- View in Class: Tales of the
Supernatural, Sherman
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05/01
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Other Folktale Types
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 10,
"Folktales," pp. 229-268
- For Discussion: Be prepared to share in class
a folk narrative of any type from your own
experience
- Midterm Review
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05/03
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Midterm
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Week 6
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05/06
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Folk Music
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 11,
"Folksongs," pp. 269-302
- View in class: Give My Poor Heart Ease,
Ferris, and Marc and Ann, Blank
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05/08
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Ballads
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 12, "Ballads," pp.
303-344
- View in class: Discovering American Folk
Music, Wilets, and Sara and Maybelle,
Cohen
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05/10
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Blues and Jazz
- Guest Speaker: Professor Ed Coleman
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Week 7
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05/13
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Folk Music and Dance
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 13, "Folk
Music," pp. 345-367 and Ch. 16, "Folk Dance and Drama,"
pp. 436-459; Jones, "Fiddling," pp. 83-89
- View in class: Sprout Wings and Fly,
Blank, and It Makes a Village, Mills
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05/15
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Celebrations
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 15, "Customs
and Festivals," pp. 405-435 and Jones, "Celebrating," pp.
75-82
- View in class: Saturday Market: A New Town
Square, Goldsmith
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05/17
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Material Folklore
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 19, "Folklife," pp.
503-523 and Ch. 524, "Folk Architecture," pp. 524-543;
Jones, "Building," pp. 47-52
- In-class: Internet exploration of folk
architecture
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Week 8
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05/20
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Hip Hop Style: Art, Music, Dance
- View in Class: Style Wars, Silver &
Chalfant
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05/22
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Folk Art
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 21, "Folk Crafts and
Art," pp. 544-571 and Jones, "From Oregon Hands," pp.
111-117
- Read this week: Brunvand, Ch. 22, "Folk Costumes,"
pp. 572-590
- View in class: Hot Glass, Stroebel
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05/24
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The Creative Motivation
- View in Class: Wild Wheels, H.
Blank
NOTE REVISED SCHEDULE AND EXTENSION OF
DUE DATE FOR FIELDWORK PROJECT (NOW DUE
05/29)!!
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Week 9
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05/27
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Memorial Day
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05/29
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Fieldwork Projects Due
- In class: Finish viewing Wild Wheels
- In class: Talk about fieldwork process and project
results.
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05/31
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The Folk Artist
- View in Class: Spirits in the Wood,
Sherman
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Week 10
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06/03
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Folklore Film
- Guest Speaker: Professor Sharon Sherman
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06/05
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Foodways
- Read before class: Brunvand, Ch. 23, "Folk Foods,"
pp. 591-614 and Jones, "Cooking," pp. 106-110
- View in class: Yum, Yum, Yum: A Taste of
Cajun and Creole Cooking, Blank & Gosling
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06/07
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Review for Final; Course Summary; Evaluation
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Finals
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06/11
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Final Exam, Tuesday, 10:15am
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