Week 4 - September 16-20: Cinderella: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

Monday:      FIRST LOOK: The Hidden Curriculum (LHS 222)

Tuesday:      The Complete Fairy Tales, “Cinderella,” pp. 79-84
Report 3: Bruno Bettelheim, “Cinderella,” In: The Uses of Enchantment, pp. 236-277. On reserve in Hoover Library

Wednesday: Evening Film: “Cinderella” by Walt Disney

Thursday:     Discussion of Film and Tale

                    Report 4: Jack Zipes, “The Triumph of the Underdog: Cinderella’s Legacy,” in: The Enchanted Screen. pp.172-191. On Blackboard under Course Documents

Blog Entry 4: Cinderella is one of these so called “rise tales”, which features a narrative arc of “rags to riches through magic and marriage”. Can someone reach success or riches with magic or marriage? How realistic is that? Blog is due by Sunday, September 22.

Week 3: September 9-13: Nature of Fairy Tales

Tuesday: Form, Function and Structure of Fairy Tales
Read: The Complete Fairy Tales, “Brier Rose,” pp. 171-174
 Lüthi: Once Upon a Time, Chapter 1, pp. 21-34
Report 1: Zipes, The Brothers Grimm, Chapter 9, pp. 207-229

Wednesday: Evening Film: Sleeping Beauty by Disney

Thursday: Discussion of Film and Tale - Folk and Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends
Read: Lüthi: Once Upon a Time, Chapters 2-3, pp. 35-57
Report 2: Bruno Bettelheim, “The Sleeping Beauty” In: The Uses of Enchantment, pp. 225-236. On reserve in Hoover Library.

Blog Entry 2: Develop a one-page working definition of a fairy tale based on class discussions, stories and other articles we have read in class.  Blog is due by Sunday, September 8.

Week 2 – September 2-6: Nature of Fairy Tales

 Week 2 – September 2-6: Nature of Fairy Tales

Monday:           No Classes – Labor Day

Tuesday:           Origin and Reception of the Tales
Read: Zipes, The Brothers Grimm, Chapter 2, pp. 25-64

Wednesday:     Evening Film: ”Brothers Grimm” with Matt Damon – Part 2

Thursday:         Discussion of Film and Readings

Blog Entry 2: Compare the film “The Brothers Grimm” with the real life of the Brothers Grimm (Chapter 1 in Zipes). What is Fact and what is fiction? Blog is due by Sunday, September 8.

Week 1 - August 26-30 - Introduction

Week 1 - August 26 – 30: Introduction

Monday:           Film: ”Brothers Grimm” with Matt Damon – Part 1

Tuesday:          Introduction, Syllabus
What is a fairy tale? What is a folk tale?

Wednesday:     Film: ”Brothers Grimm” with Matt Damon – Part 1

Thursday:         Once There Were Two Brothers Named Grimm

                        Read: Zipes, The Brothers Grimm, Chapter 1, pp. 1-23

Blog Entry 1: Why did you choose this course as your FYS? What are you hoping to accomplish in the seminar? What is your favorite fairy tale? Why? Blog is due by Sunday, September 1.