The Psychology of Fairy Tales

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This course introduces students to a range of conceptual approaches to the understanding of fairy tales, including folklorist, literary, psychoanalytic, feminist, and cross-cultural. Through lecture, theoretical readings, close reading of fairy tale texts, interactive classroom discussion, and written assignments students will develop their critical lenses for interpreting the tales, critiquing conceptual approaches, and reflecting on the personal meaning they have acquired from the learning.