ETMA116 Contemporary Folklore

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Petr Janeček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Chovancová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Janeček, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 14:00–17:40 J31, except Wed 17. 4.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course is devoted to the contemporary folklore repertoire with emphasis on so-called „modern“ folklore genres transmitted on the territory of the Czech Republic compared with wider European and global context. Main attention is paid to genres of contemporary (urban) legend, rumour (gossip), joke, anecdote and children scary narratives. Attention is also paid to non-orally folklore genres such as writtten folklore, office folklore and folklore forms transmitted via e-mail and internet. Main purpose of the course is not only general introduction to phenomena of modern oral tradition, but also analysis of its connection to „traditional“ folklore genres, and especially analysis of its cultural and social context.
Learning outcomes
- to have good knowledge of contemporary folklore, main folklore genres, their social functions and cultural meanings - to define main concepts connected with modern folkloristic research - prepare, present and realize small folkloristic fieldwork
Syllabus
  • 1. Contemporary folklore, postfolklore or popular culture? 2. „Urban“, „modern“ or „contemporary“ folklore? 3. History of research of contemporary folklore 4. Contemporary folklore and its social and cultural functions 5. Anecdote and joke between oral and written culture 6. Rumour and gossip between text and social practice 7. Contemporary legend as mythology of a globalized world 8. Children´s folklore between commodification and cultural appropriation 9. Written, office and electronical folklore 10. Media context of contemporary folklore
Literature
  • JANEČEK, Petr and Dana BITTNEROVÁ. Folklor atomového věku : kolektivně sdílené prvky expresivní kultury v soudobé české společnosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní muzeum, 2011, 135 s. ISBN 9788087398111. info
  • VOTRUBA, Adam. Namažeme školu špekem : současná folklorní poezie dětí. Illustrated by David Böhm. Vydání první. Praha: Plot, 2009, 254 stran. ISBN 9788074280139. info
  • JANEČEK, Petr. Černá sanitka: třikrát a dost : mytologie pro 21. století. Illustrated by Vojtěch Šeda. Vyd. 1. Praha: Plot, 2008, 367 s. ISBN 9788086523880. info
  • JANEČEK, Petr. Černá sanitka: druhá žeň : Pérák, Ukradená ledvina a jiné pověsti. Vyd. 1. Praha: Plot, 2007, 335 s. ISBN 9788086523828. info
  • JANEČEK, Petr. Černá sanitka a jiné děsivé příběhy : současné pověsti a fámy v České republice. Vyd. 1. Praha: Plot, 2006, 367 s. ISBN 8086523748. info
  • SIROVÁTKA, Oldřich. Folkloristické studie. Brno: Etnologický ústav Akademie věd České republiky, 2002, 197 s. ISBN 8085010313. info
  • BENEŠ, Bohuslav and Václav HRNÍČKO. Nápisy v ulicích. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 206 s. ISBN 8021003235. info
  • KAPFERER, Jean-Noël. Fáma - nejstarší médium světa. 1. vyd. Praha: Práce, 1992. ISBN 8020802622. info
Teaching methods
lectures, field research, literature, texts
Assessment methods
Exam - discussion of the seminar paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: ústní zkouška
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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