FOLKLORE & FANTASY IN POPULAR CULTURE: FROM MIDDLE-EARTH TO HOGWARTS

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Prerequisites: CWP 102 or equivalent, upper class standing. How J. R. R. Tolkien, the creator of modern fantasy writing, based his mythology for England on the work of 18th and 19th century folklorists. Influence of the work of myth scholars, primarily Joseph Campbell, on George Lucas and other film makers in the Star Wars trilogies and similar films and television series. Creation of folk groups (fandoms) based on fantasy novels and films, especially since the rise of the Internet. Offered occasionally.