ENGL 3159 New York City Folklore
(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as ENG 25.4.
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3 hours; 3 credits
Folklore of the streets and neighborhoods of New York City. The urban environment as a region generating its own folklore and traditions. Customs, language, and symbols of urban life, past and present. Introduction to problems of fieldwork and methods of collecting urban folklore. This course is the same as American Studies 3404 [61].
Prerequisite: one of the following: English 1010 [1] or 1.7.
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