<p>Lecture, three hours; fieldwork, one hour. Study of traditional calendrical, religious, and local festivals and related events in their cultural and historical contexts, with emphasis on American festival occasions and their Old World antecedents. Topics include carnival and carnivalesque and politics of celebration. Concurrently scheduled with course C241. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

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Carnival and Festivity

WLARTSC141

4 units