Courses in Folklore and Ethnomusicology use fascinating approaches to understanding culture, history, and music. Introductory classes consider the broad roles of folklore and music in human lives.
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Our courses examine specific traditions in places such as the United States, Ireland, the Caribbean, China, or Africa. In looking at how traditions are created and carried forward, we pay close attention to topics that touch our lives every day: health and illness, superstition, urban legends, social movements, commemoration, the internet, cultural diversity, and more.
The popular courses below give a sense of what is available to undergraduates interested in the rich history of stories, music, and other forms of expression around the world.
How do communities respond to environmental change? What impact does the environment have on musicking practices? This course will address the above questions and more using literature from ecomusicology, sound studies, and ethnomusicology.
The study of monsters, and the label "monstrous," can reveal human commonalities as well as cultural difference, illuminating conceptions of the natural and unnatural, the biological and technological, the living and the dead, as well as the human and the beastly.
I have learned so much from my Folklore classes. The most significant thing I have learned is to study what I love. Because of this major, I know that the possibilities for the future are endless.
Emily Coleman, B.A. 2013 (High Distinction)
The College of Arts