Fall 2016  |  GER 3641 Section 001: German Folklore (33672)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Wed 06:20PM - 08:50PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 155
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Literary and cultural investigation of the main folklore genres: charms, legends, folktales, and ballads; their composition, origin, and role in society with a strong emphasis on their international character. Readings in English. Majors required to write a paper with use of secondary sources in English and German. prereq: No knowledge of German required; cr for major or minor by arrangement with instructor
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?aliber+GER3641+Fall2016
Class Description:
Folklore is a broad area, including but not limited to tales, poems, songs, ritual drama, and dance. However, this course will be limited to the study of so-called verbal folklore of the German-speaking world, rather than folk music, dances, or material culture. It pursues two goals--to introduce students to beautiful and famous tales and, while doing so, to the world of oral culture, whose main features are similar all over the world. Our main reading will be the Grimms' tales. This collection will be supplemented by a book dealing with the most important characteristics of oral transmission. The main medium of the course is lectures, but they will alternate with discussion. There will be a takehome midterm, a takehome final (essay questions in both); also a paper, about five pages long will be required. The course spans the areas of literature, popular culture, and, to a smaller extent, mythology, religion, and cultural anthropology. No prerequisites.
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
40% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
80% Lecture
20% Discussion
Workload:
30 Pages Reading Per Week
12 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33672/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

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