EN 227: Folklore in American Culture

A multi-disciplinary and multicultural investigation of expression through a close look at how people live today and how people’s morality is defined and reflected in common everyday stories and practices. This course investigates the value system inherent within a specific folk group and examines how that group arrives at establishing morality through the use of lore. Topics will include (but are not limited to) urban legends, occupational folklore, performance, and food ways.