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MFC-001 FOLKLORE AND CULTURE: CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVES
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MFC-001
Course Title : Folklore and Culture: Conceptual Perspectives
Assignment Code : MFC-001/TMA-01/2024-25
Coverage : All Blocks
Maximum Marks 100
Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Explain the genres belonging to folklore studies. Discuss with suitable
examples.
(20)
2. Examine the interrelationships among ‘tribal’, ‘folk’ and ‘classical’ cultures
and
discuss some of the problems faced by the strict/rigid definitions of culture.
(20)
3. What is the subversive potential of folk forms? Discuss in detail– whether
they are live performances, literature or oral traditions.
(20)
4. Define the following:
(A) Language death
(B) Sanskritization and Palace Paradigm
(C) Folklore studies in Indian and Western context.
(D) Conservation and preservation: some legal and ethical issues
(4×5)
5. Write short notes on the following:
(A) Women’s protest against patriarchy.
(B) Heritage and cultural construct.
(C) Archives.
(D) Oral and written traditions.
(4×5
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