From Trad Lives to Trad Wives: Contemporary Homesteading
FOLKMYTH 121
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Description
This course explores contemporary homesteading as a way of life, from the mid-20th c to present. Readings will explore meanings and motivations (including politics and ideology) for homesteading, the practical skills and logistics of homesteading (canning, foraging, and provisioning; textile production; animal husbandry; waste and water management, etc.), viral marketing of the “off grid” lifestyle and influencer culture on perceptions and practices of homesteading, and the “folk ideas” that undergird urban-rural mobility. We will primarily focus on case studies from North America, Europe, and East Asia, but a culminating capstone project will invite students to bring in case studies from other locales.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Folklore & Mythology
Course Component
Seminar
Subject
Folklore & Mythology
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Arts and Humanities
Course Level
Primarily for Undergraduate Students
