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ENCO307 Australian Folklore and Folk Speech

Updated: 22 November 2006
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2007
Online level Level A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12 cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ENCO 207, 407
Notes None
Combined Units ENCO407 - Australian Folklore and Folk Speech
Coordinator(s)
Unit 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.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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