Folk narratives in Slovenia

Students get an in-depth introduction to Slovenian narrative folklore, from the first records in the Middle Ages, through later historical periods, to modern (urban) legends of the 20th and 21st centuries. They get to know the main folk narrative genres: legends, fables and fairy tales as well as short folklore forms (riddles, proverbs / sayings / idioms, jokes). The most important types of fairy tales; fables; belief, historical, etiological and religious legends in Slovenia are discussed in a comparative European context. Through texts, videos and audio recordings, students become acquainted with the most important storytellers and their narratives in Slovenian speaking area. They get to know the history of narrative folklore research in Slovenia, as well as the most important collectors and researchers of Slovenian narrative folklore, and their research. They get to know the various social uses of folklore and its involvement in the processes of "heritagization"; its role in the formation and preservation of national identity, in political discourse, in tourism, and advertising, up to contemporary organized forms of storytelling.
The purpose of the practical classes is for the students to familiarize themselves with institutions that collect and classify narrative folklore material as well as with their archiving practices through direct contact, as well as with various contemporary storytelling practices and contexts. Based on their own research, students learn basic skills of field research, and archiving folklore as well as the ways of its use and dissemination.

Readings:
- Slavec Gradišnik Ingrid 2000: Etnologija na Slovenskem: med čermi narodopisja in antropologije. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU. [COBISS.SI-ID - 109402112]
- Stanonik Marija 2009: Zgodovina slovenske slovstvene folklore. Od srednjega veka do sodobnosti. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica. [COBISS.SI-ID - 250374400]
- Stanonik Marija 2013: Folkloristični portreti iz 20. stoletja: do konstituiranja slovenske slovstvene folkloristike. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU. [COBISS.SI-ID - 270922496]
- Kropej Telban Monika 2021: Pripovedno izročilo: razvoj in raziskovanje. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU. [COBISS.SI-ID - 64505091]

Recommended readings:
- Kropej Monika 1995: Pravljica in stvarnost: odsev stvarnosti v slovenskih ljudskih pravljicah in povedkah ob primerih iz Štrekljeve zapuščine. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU. [COBISS.SI-ID - 48209920]
- Klaus Simona 2014: Pa vse, kar sem hotu, so ble dobre vile: folklora v oglasih med letoma 1980 in 2011 v Sloveniji. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete. [COBISS.SI-ID - 274063360]
- Babič Saša 2015: Beseda ni konj: estetska struktura slovenskih folklornih obrazcev. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU. [COBISS.SI-ID - 278195712]
- Kvartič Ambrož 2017: Pa se je to res zgodilo? Sodobne povedke v Sloveniji. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete. [COBISS.SI-ID - 288349440]
- Mlakar Anja 2019: Skrivnostni tujec in demonski sovražnik: drugi in drugost v slovenski slovstveni folklori. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU. [COBISS.SI-ID - 299120896]
- Frlic Špela 2020: "Zgodbe si jemljemo za svoje!": za 2 groša fantazije in sodobno pripovedovanje na Slovenskem. Ljubljana: Slovensko etnološko društvo. [COBISS.SI-ID - 299120896]
- Babič Saša 2021: Uganke na Slovenskem. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU. [COBISS.SI-ID - 54816515]