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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:
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Catalog Description:
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Survey of the forms and functions of American oral traditions and folklife customs. Analysis of myth, legend, proverb, humor, life cycle events, folk architecture, foodways, 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 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Survey of the forms and functions of American oral traditions and folklife customs. Analysis of myth, legend, proverb, humor, life cycle events, folk architecture, foodways, 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.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
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
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Analyze the oral, material, and customary folklore of diverse American cultures.
2. Apply folklore collection techniques when analyzing folklore materials.
3. Describe and explain the pervasiveness and importance of folklore and
folklife in everyday settings and the importance of folklore as a communicative process.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Formulate a definition of folklore, using anthropological terms and concepts learned in
the study of American folklore and folklife.
2. Explain the origins and functions of folklore and folklife customs.
3. Evaluate the positive and negative (adaptive and maladaptive) role of folklore
in the portrayal and affirmation of ethnicity, identity, and gender in the
social concept of race.
4. Apply knowledge of field collection techniques and analysis to folklore materials in
American cultures.
5. Compare and contrast folkore and folklife genres, concepts, and theories in 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 origins.
6. Identify some of the major "active bearers" of folklore in the above groups.
Topics and Scope
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I. The place of folklore and folklife studies in Anthropology
A. History and development of folkloristics
B. Theoretical perspectives
1. 19th century perspectives
2. Contemporary perspectives
II. Concepts and terms important in folkloristics
A. Culture and popular culture
B. Folk group, nation, ethnicity, race, gender, etc.
C. Genre, version and variant
D. Folk taxonomy
III. Origins of folklore and folklife customs and events, covering perspectives such as:
A. Psychological
B. Cultural
C. Phenomenological
IV. Role of folklore and folklife events in at least three of the following: African American,
Asian American, Chicano/Latino American, European American, Indigenous Peoples
of the Americas, and Americans
of Middle Eastern origins
A. Family, social, and age groups
B. Religion
C. Heath and healing
D. Political, occupational, and economic life
E. Rituals and festivals
F. Other
V. Survey of folklore genres in at least three of the following: African American, Asian
American, Chicano/Latino American, European American, Indigenous Peoples of the
Americas, and Americans of Middle Eastern origins
A. Narratives (legends, folktales, myths, etc.)
B. Folkspeech and proverbs
C. Jokes, games, graffiti
D. Superstitions, beliefs
E. Folk songs, ballads, dance and drama
F. Folk medicine
G. Other
VI. Field collection techniques, analysis, and presentations.
A. Fieldwork rules and ethical duties to:
1. Consultants
2. Collaborators
3. Stakeholders
B. Collection techniques
1. Interview and observation techniques
2. Written and graphic recording
3. Sound recording
4. Visual recording
5. Material lore collection
C. Analysis
1. Thesis and argument
2. Supporting data
D. Presentation
1. Written report forms
2. Visual and oral forms
Assignments:
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1. Read 10-25 pages weekly in required textbooks.
2. Take 2 to 3 exams including a final exam, which must include short answer
and essay questions.
3. Students will make a field collection of folklore and submit it as a written essay
(1200-1500 words).
4. Additional required assignments, which may include but are not limited to the following:
a. In-class presentations of folklore collection project.
b. One or more 800-1250 word papers on assigned topics, including book and article
response papers and critical analysis essays.
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
25 - 40% |
| Field collection essay, other analytical writing | |
| 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
40 - 60% |
| Take 3-4 exams and a final | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 30% |
| Class participation, presentations | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. Brunvand, Jan Harold. Garland Publishing Company: 1998 (Classic)
Dynamics of Folklore. Toelken, Barry. Utah State University Press: 1996 (Classic)
Folk Groups and Folklore Genres: An Introduction. Oring, Elliott. Utah State University Press: 1986 (Classic)
Living Folklore: An Introduction to the Study of People and Their Traditions.Sims, Martha C. Utah State University Press: 2011 (Classic)
The Study of American Folklore (4th). Brunvand, Jan. W. W. Norton & Company: 1998 (Classic)
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