Discuss folk narratives in the pre-modern and post-modern world literatures.
See Answer →How is folklore represented in Hindi movies? Discuss with case studies.
See Answer →How is ‘translation’ different from ‘rendering’ when it comes to the translation of Indian folk texts?
See Answer →Discuss the issues and debates on ‘folk representations’.
See Answer →Do you think that folk genres change and evolve over time? Give examples to justify your answer.
See Answer →What are the analytical models similar to the oral-written traditions for describing culture?
See Answer →What are the similarities and differences between textiles, totems and masks as non-verbal folk forms?
See Answer →What are some of the measures taken by the UN to preserve traditional culture?
See Answer →What is the basic argument of the Frankfurt School of Art and Commodification?
See Answer →Discuss Halloween as a folk tradition, and talk about its Indian counterpart
See Answer →What are the main tenets of the Primordialist Theory of Identity and Transformation?
See Answer →Does creativity affect tradition? Justify your answer with case studies.
See Answer →Discuss folk medicines with special reference to Ayurveda and Unani, placing them in the contemporary research of folk narratives.
See Answer →Write a critical note on Tradition and Innovation. Discuss the case study of Biswakarma festival as an ‘invented’ tradition.
See Answer →Do you agree that multilingualism leads to the death of one’s own language? Justify your hypothesis.
See Answer →Discuss ‘folk forms as protest’ with special reference to Folk Ballads.
See Answer →What is the Diffusionalists’ School of Thought? What is Culture and Marxist Thought?
See Answer →Why do you think that classical, folk and popular cultures are closely interrelated?
See Answer →What is the structural approach to the study of folklore?
See Answer →Discuss the roles of Grimms Brothers in the introduction of folklore in research and pedagogy.
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