HUM 1033 - Local Community Heritage

Institution:

Black River Technical College

Subject:

Description:

A survey course focusing upon local and regional (Ozark and Delta) cultural cus- 60 toms, heritage, and tradition through the use of folklore, photography as a research method, oral histories, and recorded histories filtered by theory of race, class, and gender. Students will research various community cultural topics through interviews, which include but are not limited to the following: food ways, rites of passage, superstitions, and living by the "signs of the Zodiac." Students will then write their research in formal essays. This course serves as an elective for students completing the Associate of Arts degree. It is also a college transfer course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.blackrivertech.edu

Phone Number:

(870) 248-4000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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