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| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| Mon 08-30 | Introduction |
| Wed 09-01 | Paganism |
| Wed 09-08 | Icons, Saints, and Devils |
| Mon 09-13 | Stylistic Characteristics |
| Wed 09-15 | Fairy Tales and Psychology |
| Mon 09-20 | Folklore as a Special Form of Creativity |
| Wed 09-22 | Two-Sibling Tales |
| Wed 09-29 | Animal Brides and Grooms |
| Mon 10-04 | Feminism and Fairy Tales |
| Wed 10-06 | Bad Wives and Wise Maidens |
| Mon 10-11 | Collecting Folklore in Russia Today: Spells, Incantations, and Other Genres |
| Wed 10-13 | Wicked Stepmothers and Cinderella |
| Mon 10-18 | Villains |
| Wed 10-20 | Structuralism |
| Mon 10-25 | Epics and Byliny |
| Wed 10-27 | Snow White |
| Wed 11-03 | Sleeping Beauty |
| Mon 11-08 | Snow White: A Tale of Terror |
| Wed 11-10 | Snow White: A Tale of Terror |
| Mon 11-15 | Marxism and Fairy Tales |
| Wed 11-17 | Pushkin |
| Mon 11-22 | Objects That Love |
| Mon 11-29 | Sadko |
| Wed 12-01 | Gogol′ |
| Mon 12-06 | Nina Sadur |