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Transfer Student Research Seminar: Myths and Fables in Popular Culture
| Semester and Year | SP 2012 |
| Course Number | FIRST-UG801 |
| Section | 001 |
| Instructor | Patricia Lennox |
| Days | Mon,Wed |
| Time | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM |
| Units | 4.0 |
| Level | U |
| Foundation Requirement |
Description
Myths, fables, folk tales, and fairy tales are universal. Their heroes, villains, gods and monsters are as old as storytelling and as new as the latest award-winning film. In this class we will examine some of these stories and their histories, watching the shifts in emphasis as they are retold and adapted, but also considering why certain mythic figures, such as the vampire, gain greater currency in contemporary tales. Our research will focus on old and new versions of tales, their cultural construction and the critical discourse surrounding them. It will serve as the springboard for a series of exercises focused on research methods, several short writing assignments, and a major research paper. Sources will include, but not be limited to, selections from works by: J.R.R. Tolkien, Disney, Ovid, Apuleius, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Angela Carter, Bruno Bettelheim, Joseph Campbell, Jack Zipes, and Nina Auerbach.
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Course Type
First-Year Program: Transfer Student Research Seminar (FIRST-UG)
