Course Contents |
Turkish folklore sources. Turkish folklore studies: history, staffing, work plan, samples, methods of field survey of Turkish folklore. Problems of Turkish folklore studies. The main features of the Anatolian-Turkish personality and character. Turkey, from cradle to grave / transition periods. Holidays in the Turkish culture. Turkish culture, beliefs and customs rules. Turkish culture to influence the laws of nature. Games in the Turkish culture. public knowledge: folk medicine, folk veterinary, public calendars, public meteoroljisi, public measures, folk cuisine etc. |
Weekly Course Content |
Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1 |
A Look at the History of Folklore in Europe – Who is the Folk? |
Lecture Method, |
2 |
History of Folklore Studies in Turkey |
Lecture Method, Source Browsing |
3 |
Leading Institutions in Turkish Folklore |
Discussion, Review Article |
4 |
On Some Basic Terms Related to Folklore |
Lecture Method, Source Browsing |
5 |
Folklore Compilation and Planning |
Discussion, Review Article |
6 |
Before and During Compilation |
Discussion, Review Article |
7 |
Post Compilation |
Lecture Method, |
8 |
mid-term exam |
|
9 |
Early Folklore Theories |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
10 |
Historical Geographical Finnish Method |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
11 |
Psychoanalytic Theory |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
12 |
Structural Theory |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
13 |
Functional Theories |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
14 |
Oral Composition Theory |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
15 |
Performance Theory |
Discussion, Lecture Method |
16 |
final exam |
|
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
1 |
Örnek, Sedat Veyis,Türk Halkbilimi, KB Yayınları, Ankara, 1995 |
2 |
Cocchiara, Giuseppe (2017). Avrupa’da Folklor Tarihi. Ankara: Geleneksel. |
3 |
Çeribaş Mehmet, Aça Mehmet (2016). “Halk Bilimi Araştırmalarının Tarihi”. Halk Bilimi El Kitabı. ed. Mustafa Aça. Konya: Kömen. |
4 |
Çobanoğlu, Özkul (2005). Halkbilimi Kuramları ve Araştırma Yöntemleri Tarihine Giriş. Ankara: Akçağ. |
5 |
Ekici, Metin (2004). Halk Bilgisi (Folklor) Derleme ve İnceleme Yöntemleri. Ankara: Geleneksel. |
6 |
Oğuz M. Öcal (2014) “Araştırmaların Tarihi”. Türk Halk Edebiyatı El Kitabı. ed. M. Öcal Oğuz. Ankara: Grafiker. |
Required Course instruments and materials |
None |