ENCO407 Australian Folklore and Folk Speech
Updated: 03 December 2008| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
| Offering | Not offered in 2009 | ||||||||
| Online level | Level A- Internet access required | ||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | ENCO207 or ENCO307 | ||||||||
| Notes | offered in even numbered years |
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| Combined Units |
ENCO307 - Australian Folklore and Folk Speech |
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| Coordinator(s) | John Ryan (jryan@une.edu.au) | ||||||||
| 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. |
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| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |