FOLK-F 367 FOLKLORE OF THE SOUTH (3 CR.)
Surveys folkloric traditions practiced in the southern states, including folk speech, festival celebrations, foodways, folk music, and folk religion. Considered together, the folklore from disparate geographic and cultural spaces of the broadly defined South present a complex picture of Dixie that forces us to question our Southern assumptions.
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Fall 2024
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 31164 | Closed | 3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. | MW | C2 203 | Barker B |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 31164: Total Seats: 30 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) Diversity in U.S.
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
- COLL (CASE) Diversity in U.S. credit
The Blues? Grits and collard greens? A Texas two-step? Mardi Gras? Country music? Barbecue? Twangy accents? Key Lime Pie? Evangelicalism? The Mason-Dixon line? What makes the South ¿ southern? The South is frequently defined as the 11 states of the North American southeast¿stretching from Maryland down to the Florida Keys and out to western Texas. This course surveys a range of folkloric traditions practiced in these southern states, including folk speech in southern and African-American dialect; festival celebrations of country and urban Mardi Gras; Cajun, lowland, and Native American foodways; Appalachian and Zydeco folk music; charismatic Evangelical folk religions; and several others. Considered together, this gumbo of folk traditions practiced and performed in disparate geographic and cultural spaces of the broadly defined South presents a rich, complex picture of its inherent diversity.
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