Genres Of Oral Literature Question Paper

Genres Of Oral Literature

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENYATT A UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY
EXAMINATIONS
2007/2008
InRST SEMESTER
EXAMINATION
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF
EDUCATION AND BACHELOR
OF ARTS
ALT
.
,
304: GENRES OF ORAL LITERATURE
DATE:
Thursday
29th November 2007
TIME: 8.00am -lO.OOam
Instructions
-Answer three questions in total; number 1 is compulsory
-Repetition of materials attracts a penalty
-Do not supply examples that were given in class
1. Explain the following terms that are used in folkloristics and give appropriate
illustrations to show how you understand them
a) Tradition
b) Appropriation
c) Intertextuality
d) Border crossing
e) Ethnography
(24mks)
2. What specific points of scholarly tension do you find to exist between 'traditional'
and contemporary folklorists? Base your argument on at least four clear issues.
(23mks)
3. "Folklorists must be prepared to step into unorthodox spaces."
How does this statement enable an understanding of the nature and practice of
folklore fieldwork today?
(23mks)
4. With suitable examples discuss the form and characteristics of rumor as a
subgenre of folklore
(23 mks)
5. A) What problems arise when attempts are made to study folklore under
literature?
(l5mks)
b) Is there a convincing case for the study of folklore genres at the university?
level?
(8 mks)

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