IRFL40210 Gender Perspectives on FL

Academic Year 2020/2021

Students will need a computer and internet connection to participate fully in this module, as the module will probably be delivered primarily online.

This module investigates the role of gender in the performance, transmission and documentation of oral literature. In spite of popular perception of folktales as 'old wives tales', male tradition bearers are historically much better documented than their female counterparts. This module documents the gendered nature of folklore collecting, and investigates the impact of gender in the collecting, documentation and analysis of oral tradition. The module explores the gendered nature of male and female repertoires, and investigates cross-gender as well as intra-gender transmission of folklore. Female folklore repertoires and genres, which have been overlooked or underrepresented in traditional discourse, are emphasised, and the module explores the way women have used folklore to enhance, underscore, sidestep, subvert, and transcend the gender roles allocated to them within their rural patriarchal communities. Genres studied include wondertales and humorous anecdotes, fairy legends, formula tales, ballads and lullabies.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate awareness of the gendered history of folklore collecting and analysis. 2. Define the concept of 'feminine' and 'masculine' folktales within Holbek’s framework of gendered storytelling. 3. Explain and illustrate the concept of male and female repertoires, and demonstrate the complex role of gender in repertoire formation and transmission. 4. Identify gendered folklore genres and analyse them within the material and social context of the performance and transmission of oral literature. 5. Discuss the theory of “coding” and its application to women’s oral tradition.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22
Specified Learning Activities

60
Autonomous Student Learning

120
Total

202
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Teaching in the module is geared towards the promotion of a spirit of enquiry among students and towards encouraging them to develop a reflective approach to their studies. Teaching is carried out in the form of lectures. In the academic year 2020/2021, teaching and assessment will probably be carried out primarily online.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: End-of-term assignment. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50
Assignment: Mid-term assignment. Week 6 n/a Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback in this module is centred around the in-trimester component, enabling students to draw on feedback provided for the in-trimester component to improve their performance in the later component.

Name Role
Ms Aoiffe Kenny Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Ailbe Van Der Heide Lecturer / Co-Lecturer