The Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites students to study the art of storytelling across languages, cultures, and historical periods. Combining literary analysis with the exploration of oral traditions and cultural narratives, this program equips students to interpret the world’s most enduring texts and tales.
A Comparative Study of Trickster Figures in African and Native American Folklore
Themes of Resistance in Postcolonial Literature from Asia and Africa
The Role of Myth in Nation Building: Greece vs. India
Analyzing Gender Roles in European Fairy Tales vs. Contemporary Rewrites
Oral Poetry Traditions in the Balkans and Their Modern Adaptations
Magic Realism in Latin American vs. South Asian Fiction
Comparing the Hero’s Journey in Western and East Asian Narratives
Storytelling as Resistance in African American Slave Narratives
Folktales as Moral Instruction: A Study of Panchatantra and Aesop’s Fables
Translation and Cultural Loss in Multilingual Storytelling
Ritual and Performance in Indigenous American Story Traditions
The Vampire Motif in Eastern European and Western Popular Culture
Examining Supernatural Motifs in Scandinavian and Japanese Folklore
Postmodernism and Intertextuality in Contemporary World Fiction
Feminist Folklore: Reclaiming the Witch in Slavic and Celtic Traditions
The Oral Tradition of West African Griots and Their Role in Preserving History
Narrative Structure in Ancient Epics: The Mahabharata vs. The Odyssey
Adaptation and Authorship: From Classic Folklore to Disney Films
The Function of Proverbs in Cultural Identity and Social Commentary
Exploring the Role of Humor in Middle Eastern and Jewish Folklore
Narrative Memory and Trauma in Holocaust and Partition Literature
The Monster Archetype in Global Folklore Traditions
Examine how stories shape culture and identity by studying global literatures and folk traditions through UW–Madison’s interdisciplinary program.
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