FOLK-F 252 FOLKLORE AND THE HUMANITIES (V.T.) (3 CR.)
Basic theoretical approaches to the study of folklore, emphasizing the relationship to other humanistic disciplines such as literary and religious studies and history.
1 classes found
Spring 2024
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 32926 | Open | ARR | ARR | ARR | Cashman R |
Eight Week - First / In Person
LEC 32926: Total Seats: 20 / Available: 9 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- Above class meets first eight weeks only
- Above class requires permission of Department.
- This course is a part of the ASPIRE Semester Ireland program to be conducted in Ireland and carries an additional fee. Students must apply and be accepted to the program to take this course. Interested students can visit go.iu.edu/ASPIRESemesterIreland for information.
- Please direct questions to collOIA@indiana.edu.
- IUB GenEd A&H credit
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Topic: Ireland in folklre, lit & film
What can we learn about Ireland through Irish folklore, poetry, song, drama, and film? After an introduction to Irish folklore and mythology¿and why it was so important to the Irish Literary Renaissance of the late 19th and early 20th centuries¿we will explore the role Irish language and culture played in founding an independent nation. Literature discussed will include James Joyce¿s short story ¿The Dead,¿ several poems by William Butler Yeats, and John Millington Synge¿s literary ethnography,¿The Aran Islands.¿ Plays discussed include Yeats¿ and Lady Gregory¿s Cathleen Ni Houlihan, Brian Friel¿s Translations, and Martin McDonagh¿s The Cripple of Inishmaan. Films discussed include ¿Man of Aran,¿ ¿The Secret of Roan Inish,¿ ¿The Wind That Shakes the Barley,¿ and ¿Song of Granite.¿ Excursions include visits to the National Museum of Country Life, Coole Park Estate, Thoor Ballylee Castle, and Inishmaan. *This course is a part of the ASPIRE Semester Ireland program to be conducted in Ireland and carries an additional fee. Students must apply and be accepted to the program to take this course. Interested students can visit go.iu.edu/ASPIRESemesterIreland for information.*