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IGNOU MFC-01 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Explain the genres belonging to folklore studies. Discuss with suitable examples.
2. Examine the interrelationships among ‘tribal’, ‘folk’ and ‘classical’ cultures and discuss some of the problems faced by the strict/rigid definitions of culture.
3. What is the subversive potential of folk forms? Discuss in detail—whether they are live performances, literature or oral traditions.
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
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.
