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Courses Offered

 

Folk Studies graduate courses offered

AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC  FLK 410G 3 credits
A survey of selected musical styles created and developed by African Americans from the 17th to the 20th century: spirituals, blues, popular music forms (e.g. soul, reggae, rap music). Emphasis will be placed on the historical factors and socio-cultural trends that influenced the development of African-American music.

AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY  FLK 445G 3 credits
Description: An interdisciplinary survey of American architectural history, including trends and styles, architect designed and manufactured structures and elements, and the social history of American architecture.

RESTORATION OF HIST INTERIORS  FLK 446G 3 credits
Design and other aspects of interior historic restoration of both academic and vernacular structures. Attention focused on aesthetic issues of designing domestic and commercial historic interiors for restoration. Cross-listed with Consumer and Family Sciences 446G.

HIST ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS  FLK 447G 3 credits
Analysis of styles in architectures and interiors from ca. 1900 to present time. Emphasis on interiors and furnishings of both academic and vernacular structures and the forces which affected their development. Cross-listed with Consumer and Family Sciences 447G.

FOLKLORE AND MEDICINE  FLK 462G 3 credits
Examines the role of traditional culture in shaping attitudes and behavior related to sickness, health, and healing. Institutional, alternative, and informal medical settings are discussed. Cross-listed with Public Health 462G.

VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE  FLK 464G 3 credits
The forms, functions, and styles of buildings constructed according to custom from local materials to meet individual and cultural preferences.

MUSEUM PROCEDURES AND PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES  FLK 470G 3 credits  Essential aspects of museums and of preservation, i.e., collecting, preserving, researching, exhibiting, and interpreting material culture.

FOLKLORE and LITERATURE  FLK 478G 3 credits
Readings in world literature from the Bible to the modern novel and examination of the degree to which oral literature has affected origins and development of written literature.

WOMEN'S FOLKLIFE  FLK 480G 3 credits
The various images and roles of women in the U.S. and selected world cultures as reflected in folklife materials such as narratives, beliefs, ballads, rhymes, games, customs, and folk arts.

CULTURAL CONSERVATION  FLK 560G 3 credits
Survey of the history, organization, development, and major issues of cultural conservation, specifically as they relate to folklife and the built environment.

FOLK ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY  FLK 561G 3 credits
Examination of the study of material folk culture from various methodological and theoretical perspectives, including artifactual analysis, design theory and ethnoaesthetics.

FOLKLORE AND EDUCATION  FLK 562  3 credits
Methods, theories, skills and resources for teaching folklore, with an emphasis on the K-12 curriculum.  Teaching, teacher training, preparation of guides, lesson plans and curricula, and multiculturalism will be covered. 

ORAL HISTORY  FLK 566 3 credits
Methods and theories of oral history, legal and ethical considerations, uses and planning of local oral history projects.

FOLKLORE GENRES  FLK 569 3 credits
An examination of the oral, customary, and material culture genres of folklore, and the theories and methods of genre studies.

APPALACHIAN FOLKLORE/LIFE  FLK 570 3 credits
Folklife and culture of southern Appalachia, with emphasis on verbal, customary, and material traditions.

FOLK NARRATIVE  FLK 571 3 credits
A survey of narrative genres of folklore and relevant scholarship.

PUBLIC FOLKLORE  FLK 572 3 credits
History, methods, and issues of public folklore.

URBAN FOLKLORE  FLK 574 3 credits
Folkloric aspects of urban America, with special emphasis on legends, customs, beliefs, and other lore of today's regional, occupational, and ethnic groups.

FOLK BELIEF  FLK  575 3 credits
An examination of vernacular belief systems and practices, including folk religion, alternative and folk healing, divination, ritual, legend, and myth. Current historical, philosophical, anthropological, and folkloristic theories will be covered.

AM TRADITIONAL MUSIC  FLK 576 3 credits
An examination of diverse forms of traditional American musical expression.

FOLKLORE THEORY  FLK 577 3 credits
Folklore scholarship, its historical development, and its principal bibliographical materials.

FOLKLORE FIELDWORK  FLK 578 3 credits
Examination of methodological issues and techniques in folklore fieldwork.

INDEPENDENT STUDY FOLKLORE  FLK 579 3 credits
Supervised individual study under the direction of a member of the folklore graduate faculty. (course pass required)

FOLKLORE CONVERSATION AND COMMUNICATION  FLK 580 3 credits
Forms of folklore which occur within a conversational stream. Expressive culture as a particular culture-specific mode of communication.

TOPICS IN FOLKLORE  FLK 585 3 credits
Topics of current interest in the field. Content varies according to the instructor and needs of the students. May be repeated once.

INTERNSHIP  FLK 589 3 credits
Supervised work situation with cooperating business, industry, social or governmental agency, emphasizing application of advanced knowledge and skills in folk studies. (course pass required)

THESIS RESEARCH WRITING  FLK 599 1-6 credits

MAINTAIN MATRICULATION  FLK 600 1-6 credits

Upcoming Events

Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
Category: General

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

7:30 P.M.

Capitol Arts Theatre, Downtown Bowling Green

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