SCAND 172A
Nordic Folk and Fairy Tales
Description: Seminar, three hours. Exploration of Nordic version of classic tale-types such as Dragon Slayer, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and King Lindorm in historic and cultural contexts. Reading of important works of Nordic and international folktale scholarship, representing historical-geographic, structuralist, psychological, feminist, disability-theory, and queer-theory approaches. Development of critical thinking and close textual analysis skills, and understanding and appreciation of genre that continues to pervade popular culture. Readings in English translation. P/NP or letter grading.
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Spring 2022 - - 40-50 pages of reading consisting of fairy tales and analysis (per week) - 2.5 hours of in class discussion with participation mattering, unless you would like to write commentary about them before the class (per week) - 2 midterms, one take home essay final. The midterms require a good amount of studying but are manageable, I believe the average was around an 89%. Professor Ball was very passionate about the fairy tales, and I really enjoyed discussing them in class. She makes the content interesting and fun to learn. The midterms, without studying, would definitely be difficult to maneuver, but ample review of the presentations (very, very important) and general recollection of the tales we read should put you in the B+/A- range. Some people will say that the class may be harder than it should be, but I think a bit of effort makes this class super enjoyable and great to experience. Would 100% take again.
Spring 2022 - - 40-50 pages of reading consisting of fairy tales and analysis (per week) - 2.5 hours of in class discussion with participation mattering, unless you would like to write commentary about them before the class (per week) - 2 midterms, one take home essay final. The midterms require a good amount of studying but are manageable, I believe the average was around an 89%. Professor Ball was very passionate about the fairy tales, and I really enjoyed discussing them in class. She makes the content interesting and fun to learn. The midterms, without studying, would definitely be difficult to maneuver, but ample review of the presentations (very, very important) and general recollection of the tales we read should put you in the B+/A- range. Some people will say that the class may be harder than it should be, but I think a bit of effort makes this class super enjoyable and great to experience. Would 100% take again.
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