A few offhand thoughts-- Look up "Stories that we live by" by Dan McAdams. It's about the development of one's personal narrative; takes a cognitive/developmental approach.
Also, think about the topics that come up in fairy tales, and research those. Wicked stepparents? There's evolutionary research on the dangers of being a stepchild. Trolls and ogres? The "what is beautiful is good" hypothesis. I'd also recommend Pascal Boyer's "Religion Explained" for a look at how beliefs in the supernatural develop, and why certain memes are more memorable than others. Also, you might want to do a comparison/contrast on fairy tales/fables with urban legends. There is a fair amount of research on the latter, I think. It might be interesting to structure the class according to various interpretations: psychoanalytic, developmental (Bettelheim as well as McAdams), evolutionary, cognitive ... In short I TOTALLY wish I were you and were teaching this class. Robin --- Larry Daily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've agreed to team teach an Honors course on > fairy/folk tales for the > fall. After several afternoons with PsycInfo, nearly > everything I can > find adopts either a Freudian or a Jungian > perspective. Is there any > other approach to folk tales out there? Any help > would be appreciated > more than you can imagine by this > information-processing cognitive guy. > > Thanks, > Larry > > ************************************************************ > > Larry Z. Daily > Assistant Professor of Psychology > Psychology Department Chair > > Department of Psychology > White Hall, Room 216 > Shepherd University > Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443 > > Psychology phone: (304) 876-5297 > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://webpages.shepherd.edu/LDAILY/index.html > > Adam's prize was open eyes > His sentence was to see > - The Dreamer > - Tom Rush > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Notices at the bottom of this e-mail do not reflect the opinions of the sender. I do not "yahoo" that I am aware of. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
