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Objectives

Participation in this course will enable students to develop a multicultural approach to the study of the folk culture of Australians of all ethnic and cultural origins, gain an understanding of Australian and international research and practice in relation to folk culture, develop an understanding of the relationship between levels of culture such as high, popular and vernacular culture, acquire skills in fieldwork and research appropriate to the study of contemporary folklife in Australia, and carry out a wide variety of research projects, both large and small, into community folkloric traditions in Australia.


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