Special Themes in Folklore

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(same as ANTHRO 7150 ; cross-leveled with ENGLSH 4770, ANTHRO 4170). Study of oral tradition from living cultures as well as literary works and mass media with roots in verbal art. Oral tradition is a form of human communication through which ideas, knowledge, art, and cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another or from one person to another. May include such folklore genres as ballads, chants, folktales, jokes, legends, myths, proverbs, prose, or verses. Prerequisites: Instructor's consent Credit Hour s : 3