Courses
Looking for small, thought provoking, interactive classes to compliment your field of study? Think Folklore! Ukrainian and general folklore classes investigate cultural themes including history, art, music, oral literature and calendar customs, giving students a wide range of topics to explore.
The Kule Folklore Centre supports courses in Folklore and Ukrainian Culture (General, Slavic, and Ukrainian), taught by professors holding the Kule and Huculak Chairs as well as courses taught by faculty affiliated with the Kule Folklore Centre in the departments of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies and Anthropology. Ukrainian Folklore and Culture related courses are listed in the catalogue with the prefix FOLK, SLAV, or UKR.
Course offerings vary from year to year depending on faculty and enrollment. See this year’s upcoming courses below. Suggested related courses from other departments are also included in our yearly list of recommended courses. For any questions or queries about courses, contact mlcs@ualberta.ca or the designated instructor.
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University of Alberta – Faculty of Arts
Culture and Folklore Studies Courses – 2023/24
FALL 2023
FOLK 204 – Forms of Folklore
MWF 9:00-9:50 Instructor: Dr. Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn
This course is an introduction to the many forms of folklore (oral, text, material, and performative) in a global context. Through a series of learning and writing exercises, students will develop an understanding of folklore and how to interpret their research findings on a variety of digital platforms. Taught in English.
SLAV 204 – Slavic Folklore and Mythology
MWF 9:00-9:50 Instructor: Dr. Jelena Pogosjan
An introduction to Slavic pre-Christian deities and neopaganism, legends, and lower mythology, folktales and folksongs, and the use of folklore in literature, film, and music. Taught in English.
SLAV 320 – Ukrainian Canadian Culture
TR 9:30-10:50 Instructor: Dr. Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn
A survey of the cultural expressions of Ukrainian immigrants in Canada during the late 19th and 20th centuries. The main focus will be on oral, material, and popular culture and folklore on the Canadian Prairies as portrayed in the press. This course has an experiential (printmaking) component. Taught in English (in person).
Graduate Courses
ANTHR 598 - Landscape and Culture: The Social Meaning of Place
(Seminar) Tuesdays 2:00-4:50 Instructor: Dr. Andie Palmer
This graduate seminar considers how and why particular places are imbued with social meaning by, for, and between different cultural and linguistic groups; displacement and non-places; place-naming practices; discourse and narratives of place; and the collaborative production of travelers’ maps as intercultural texts. Departmental consent is technically required for registration; graduate students may email apalmer@ualberta.ca to be added to the registration list.
WINTER 2024
C LIT 243 – Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
MWF 11-11:50 Instructor: Dr. Irene Sywenky
A survey of European fairy tales and an introduction to critical and theoretical approaches to the folk tale in general and the fairy tale in particular.
FOLK 205 – History of Folklore Studies
MWF 9:00-9:50 Instructor: Dr. Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn
History, concepts, and practices of folklore around the world. An exploration of the study of various genres including oral, text, material cultural, and performative folklore. This course has an experiential (fieldwork) component. Taught in English.
SLAV 399/MST 499 – Special Topics – Comics, Memes, & Tattoos
TR 9:30-10:50 Instructor: Dr. Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn
This course offers an exploration of historic and contemporary expressions of identity, resistance and solidarity studied through the lens of Media and Cultural Studies in a Slavic context (Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Romania, Russia). Comics, memes, and tattoos will be central to the discussions with a broader look at other forms of popular culture such as graffiti, poetry, music/lyrics, and fashion. Language of instruction is English.
Graduate Courses
MLCS 696 - Oral History: Theory and Praxis
Time/Date: TBA Instructor: Dr. Natalia Khanenko-Friesen
In this course students examine the relationship between oral history and orality, memory and narrative; the ethics of conducting oral historical research in times of peace and times of conflict. Students will develop substantive practical skills in designing and conducting oral history interviews and projects.
Departmental consent is technically required for registration; graduate students may email nkhanenk@ualberta.ca to be added to the registration list.
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