Week 2 Reading Overview

A tentative schedule for the semester:

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4.
Week 3: Aesop (Jacobs)
Week 4: Adam and Eve

Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.
Week 5: Panchatantra
Week 6: Khasi

Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.]
Week 7: Japanese Mythology
Week 9: Tibet (Folktales)

Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.
Week 10: Alaska
Week 11: Inuit

Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13.
Week 12: Celtic Tales
Week 13: Faerie Queene

Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.
Week 14: Kalevala
Week 15: Russian Fairy Tales


First, I would like to say that I am very happy that the course will cover myths and legends from all around the world. In my first year of college, I completed a mythology course in which we spent the first 14 weeks on Greek myths and weeks 15 & 16 on Rome and "the rest of the world." Our research paper for the course could be from any culture, but that was the only exposure the students got to other cultures. I have always enjoyed learning about other cultures. Since library cards (or college courses) are cheaper than airline fare, my best way to do that is to understand their myths and stories. Folklore tells us where we came from and explains so much of who we are today. 

So, I am quite eager to explore the the stories and cultures of other ancient peoples. Specifically, I am looking forward to the Raven Myth's of the Alaskan Inuits and the Russian fairy tales. 

Mural on the wall of City Hall, Juneau. Source: PxHere.com

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