Australian Folklore and Folk Speech (ENCO307)
2008

Texts

y separately published work icon The Hidden Culture : Folklore in Australian Society Graham Seal , Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1989 Z197517 1989 single work criticism (taught in 3 units)

Description

The unit will cover the following general topics, with both some theory and also analysis of the field as it may apply to Australia: folk and lore; folk and the past; Australian folk speech; customs inherited from the UK and those practised here; folklore and the present; folklore and the family; folklore and women; the folklore of childhood and of youth; folklore and work; the folklore of war; modern legends/'contemporary' legends; the role of modern media in the transmission of this material.

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Levels: Undergraduate
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