Program Information
School: | Cape Breton University | ||
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Faculty: | School of Arts and Community Studies | ||
Degree: | Bachelor | ||
Field of Study: | English Language and Literature/Letters, Other |
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Description: | Folklorists are interested in how beliefs, narratives, music, skills, crafts, rituals, customs, and ideologies are transmitted not through structured institutions but through intimate, direct, and interpersonal communication.
Folklorists study traditions of all kinds that help shape an individual, group, or community identity. All groups participate in activities that inform their identity, from customs and rituals (weddings, frosh week, or retirement parties) to costume (kilts, cowboy hats, or low-rise jeans), from dancing (polkas, step-dancing, or moshing) to storytelling (tall tales, jokes, legends such as The Vanishing Hitchhiker, or folktales such as Cinderella), from vernacular language (“skooshing” [jumping on ice clampers] or “LOL” [laughing out loud]) to vernacular architecture (houses, barns, or sheds), and the list goes on. |
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URL: | Folklore at Cape Breton University | ||
Length: | 4 Year(s) | ||
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Admission Requirements
Grade for Entrance Previous Year (%)* | 65 |
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