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The Hidden Culture : Folklore in Australian Society
Melbourne
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Oxford University Press
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1989
Z197517
1989
single work
criticism
(taught in 3 units)
Degrees
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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