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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ANTHRO 21 | Title:
AMERICAN FOLKLORE/LIFE |
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| Full Title:
American Folklore and Folklife |
| Last Reviewed:4/25/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Survey of the forms and functions of American oral traditions and folklife customs. Analysis of myth, legend, proverb, riddle, humor, life cycle events, and other folklore/life traditions in American community and neighborhood settings. Cultural comparisons will include no less than three of the following groups: African American, Asian American, Chicano/Latino American, European American, Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, and Americans of Middle Eastern Origin.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Survey of the forms and functions of American folklore and folklife traditions through the comparison of diverse American communities and neighborhoods.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | D
G
| Social and Behavioral Sciences
American Cultures/Ethnic Studies
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 2011 | |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D3 | Ethnic Studies | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 2010 | Fall 2011 |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D3 | Ethnic Studies | | |
| | D4 | Gender Studies | | |
| | D5 | Geography | | |
| | D6 | History | | |
| | D7 | Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 1987 | Fall 2010 |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D4 | Gender Studies | | |
| | D5 | Geography | | |
| | D6 | History | | |
| | D7 | Interdisc Social or Behavioral Science | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 2010 | |
| | 4A | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | 4C | Ethnic Studies | | |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1981 | Fall 2010 |
| | 4A | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Students completing this course will be able to comprehend and
demonstrate knowledgeability of both introductory folklore terms and
concepts as well as significant patterns of folklore and folklife within
no less than three of the following groups: African American, Asian
American, Chicano/Latino American, European American, Indigenous Peoples
of the Americas, and Americans of Middle Eastern Origin. Students will
apply folklore terms to activities in diverse communities, analyze their
psychological or historical content, synthesize similarities and
differences in folklore and folk groups, and evaluate their knowledge and
comprehension of the course material as a tool for understanding
contemporary life in America.
Topics and Scope
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1. No less than three of the following groups shall provide text and
example for folklore and folklife analysis: African American, Asian
American, Chicano/Latino American, European American, Indigenous
Peoples of the Americas, and Americans of Middle Eastern Origin.
2. The concept of culture as a tool for understanding American groups.
Folklore and folklife as culture.
3. Definitions of the field.
Culture Tribe
Race Nation
Ethnocentrism Ethnic/Ethnicity
Cultural Relativity Dialect
Cultural Universals Kinship terms**
Sub-Cultures **(as appropriate)
Folklore* vs-see below
Folklife* vs-see below
(vs-formal institutions, national movements or groups)
4. Origins of folklore (geographical and psychological.)
5. Functions of folklore and folklife events (for individuals and
society.)
6. Folklore genre ( legend, proverb, riddle, ballad, myth, humor, etc.)
7. The role of myth in religion and spirituality.
8. Ritual and belief systems that support life cycle events and other
folklife celebrations.
Assignments:
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Students enrolled in this class will be evaluated through objective
and essay exams and through field collections with written and/or
oral reports on those collections. Homework (minimum of 2 hours
per class hour) will include all textbook readings, field collections,
and report preparations.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
30 - 50% |
| Written homework, Essay exams, Term papers, journals and/or field notebooks | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 40% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 30% |
| Class Participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Georges, Robert A. and M.O. Jones, 1995 Folkloristics: An Introduction.
Indiana University Press.
Reader similar to the attached "in press" edition or instructors
"syllabus reader."
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