Witchcraft and folklore
Eng 107 (DCE)
A Literary View of Witchcraft and the Occult
Of course this class will be held at night.
Luckily, students are not asked to conduct personal
research or investigation (especially as the last
recorded captured vampire was two years ago in
New York City).
There will be two main emphases to this body of
knowledge. The first is a literary view of the occult
and witchcraft. This study will be supplemented by
background texts, like “Witchcraft and Satanism,”
by Simmions and “Things That Go Bump in the
Night,” by Louis Jones.
Ann Marie Prengaman, teacher of this course
and known for her courses on whodunits and
thrillers, sees this part of the course as “the
classical and romantic approach to the occult as
seen in our better-known authors.”
The second part of the course is an analytic
survey of some of the most recent and most popular
occult literature.
This class will have no formal lectures, no mid
term and the option of a final or a paper. Class
discussion will be emphasized.
Those who are habitually absent will be dealt
with in a fitting manner, Prengaman remarked. ,
Tom Sow a
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American Folklore
Students can look forward to collecting folklore
in the field this next quarter in Barry Toelken’s
American Folklore class.
“The real library is still out there,” said
Toelken. “Instead of writing term papers, I want to
give the students the opportunity to do some
creative field study.”
Beginning with a study of American Indian
folklore, the class will study the secular traditions
of the United States. Puritan, Frontier, Black, and
Chicano folklore will also be examined, along with
the folklore of geographic areas, occupations, and
religious groups.
The class is limited to an enrollment of 65, with
seniors and graduate students having priority.
However, there is also a course called Introduction
to Folklore and Myth (Eng. 250) being taught this
spring. Those who don’t get into either class this
next term may find it encouraging to learn that the
English Department intends to have another
folklorist on its staff next year.
The format for American Folklore will be an
hour of lecture followed by an hour of discussion
twice a week.
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