Australian Folklore and Folk Speech (ENCO307/507)
School of Arts - University of New England
Semester 1 / 2012

Texts

y separately published work icon The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore Gwenda Beed Davey (editor), Graham Seal (editor), South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1993 Z128577 1993 reference criticism bibliography (taught in 1 units)
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)
y separately published work icon A Guide to Australian Folklore: From Ned Kelly to Aeroplane Jelly Graham Seal , Gwenda Beed Davey , East Roseville : Kangaroo Press , 2003 Z1043949 2003 reference (taught in 1 units)

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts

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

Assessment Notes 25%; Essay (1250-1300 words) 25%; Final Examination 50%.

Supplementary Texts

The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore

A Guide to Australian Folklore

Other Details

Offered in even numbered years.

Offered in: 2010, 2008
Current Campus: Off Campus
Levels: Undergraduate
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