Australian Folklore and Folk Speech (ENCO307)
Semester 1 / 2010

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.

Assessment

Assignment 1: Notes 25% 1300

Assessment Notes

Longer note of 650 words; short notes 650-750 words

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)

LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Assignment 2 - essay 25% 1250-1300

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)

LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Final Examination 2 hrs 50% 2000

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)

LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

Supplementary Texts

The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore

ISBN: 9780195530575

Davey, G.B. and Seal, G.S., OUP 1993

A Guide to Australian Folklore

ISBN: 9780731810758

Davey, G.B. and Seal, G.S., Kangaroo Press/Simon and Schuster 1st ed. 2003

Other Details

Offered in: 2008
Current Campus: Off Campus
Levels: Undergraduate
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