Folklore & Mythology (Minor)
Undergraduate Minor in Folklore and Mythology
The undergraduate minor in Folklore and Mythology is a program based in Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Our program introduces students to the role that folk culture plays in society and in its artistic and literary traditions. Students study the folklore and mythology of the cultures represented in the department (Ancient Rome and Greece, China, France and the French-speaking world, Germany, Japan, the Near East, and Russia) as part of their core courses. They also may take related courses in other departments, including Anthropology, Appalachian Studies, English, Linguistics, African American and Africana Studies, Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies, History, Merchandising, Music, Apparel and Textiles, and Gender and Women's Studies.
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Prerequisites and Requirements (new-after Spring 2015)
For more information, contact: mailing address:
Prof. Brenna Byrd Department of Modern & Classical Languages Literatures & Cultures
brennabyrd@uky.edu 1055 Patterson Office Tower - University of Kentucky
1003 Patterson Office Tower Lexington KY 40506-0027
The following members of the Folklore & Mythology faculty have interest and expertise in these areas:
Archaeology: Valerio Caldesi-Valeri, Daniel Frese
Foodways: Sadia Zoubir-Shaw
Intersection among folk literature, experimental art, and propaganda and popular culture in
modern China: Liang Luo
Mexican Society and Culture: Ethan Sharp
Mythology: Brenna Byrd, Valerio Caldesi-Valeri, Rebeccah Dawson Contreras, James Francis, Daniel Frese, Liang Luo, Jackie Murray, Linda Worley
Power and the body, sex and violence, spirits of the nights, plantation world, slavery,
colonialism in former French colonies from the Caribbean and West Africa: Jacqueline Couti
Rituals and Celebrations: Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby
Officers of the Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures are:
- MCLLC Chair - Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby (j.rouhier@uky.edu)
- MCLLC Associate Chair -Cynthia Ruder (cynthia.ruder@uky.edu)
- MCLLC Director of Undergraduate Studies - Jeff Rogers (njroge2@uky.edu)
- MCLLC Director of Graduate Studies - Milena Minkova (mmink2@uky.edu)
Contact:
1055 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington KY 40506-0027
ph: 859-257-3761
fax: 859-257-3743
