MFC-003 CULTURAL AND SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION (2022-23) ENGLISH

MFC-003 CULTURAL AND SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MFC-003
Course Title : Cultural and Societal Transformation
Assignment Code : MFC-003/TMA-01/2022-23
Coverage : All Blocks
Maximum Marks 100
Answer any 5 questions. All questions carry equal marks. (20 X 5 = 100)
1. What are the similarities and differences between textiles, totems and masks as
non-verbal folk forms? (20)
2. What are the analytical models similar to the oral-written traditions for
describing culture? (20)
3. Do you think that folk genres change and evolve over time? Give examples to
justify your answer. (20)
4. Discuss the issues and debates on ‘folk representations’. (20)
5. How is ‘translation’ different from ‘rendering’ when it comes to the translation
of Indian folk texts? (20)
6. How is folklore represented in Hindi movies? Discuss with case studies. (20)
7. Discuss folk narratives in the pre-modern and post-modern world literatures.
(20)