This course will survey the relationship among Appalachian, Scottish, and Irish cultures, with an emphasis on Scotland and Ireland.

Spend three weeks in Scotland studying in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and the Isle of Skye. Learn about Scottish storytelling and literature, folklore and history, music and the arts. Attend lectures, discussions, and performances by outstanding Scottish professors, musicians, and storytellers. Meet fascinating people. Take field trips to the Scottish border, the highlands, and the islands. Broaden your understanding of one of Appalachia’s major cultural progenitors and its influence on Appalachia

A survey of Scotish ethnic and regional groups and their folk traditions. Topics covered inclue life history, material culture, subsistence patterns, folk narractive, and beliefs and customs.