IGNOU MAFCS MFC 1 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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MFC 001 (July 2025 - January 2026) - ENGLISH

MFC-001 FOLKLORE AND CULTURE: CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVES

TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT

Course Code

: MFC-001

Course Title

: Folklore and Culture: Conceptual Perspectives

Assignment Code

: MFC-001/TMA-01/2025-26

Coverage

: All Blocks

Maximum Marks 100

Attempt all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. Explain the interrelationship between folklore and ideology with examples.

2. Write a note on the importance of Heritage. What are the differences between 'Heritage' and 'Culture'?

3. What is 'Sanskritization'? What are the strengths and weaknesses of 'Sanskritization'?

4. Discuss four major problems in ethical and legal dimensions in folklore preservation.

5. Write short notes on the following:

(A) Popular culture

(B) Folklore and allied disciplines

(C) Folklore and culture studies in India: approaches.

(D) National Film Archive of India (NFAI).

MFC 001 (July 2026 - January 2027) - ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT FOR
MA IN FOLKLORE AND CULTURE STUDIES
MFC 001
Programme: MAFCS
 Course Code: MFC-001/2026-27
Dear Learners,
You are required to do one assignment for each Course (MFC-001 TO MFC-009, MFC-005 being
a project paper) of the PG Diploma in Folklore and Culture Studies. Each assignment is a Tutor
Marked Assignment (TMA) and carries 100 marks. Each assignment covers the entire course.
Aims: This TMA is concerned mainly with assessing your application and understanding of the
course material. You are not required to reproduce chunks of information from the course material
but to apply the information you have acquired during the course of study. This assignment aims
to teach as well as to assess your performance. Please ensure that you read all the units of the
course. Do make points as you go along. If there is anything you do not understand, please ask the
Counsellors at your Study Centre for clarification. Once you are able to do the assignment
satisfactorily, you will be ready to take the Term-end exam with confidence.
Instructions: Before attempting the assignment, please read the following instructions carefully.
1. Read the detailed instructions about the assignment given in the Programme Guide.
2. Write your Enrolment Number, Name, Full Address and Date on the top right corner of
the first page of your response sheet(s).
3. Write the Course Title, Assignment Number and the Name of the Study Centre
you are attached to, in the centre of the first page of your response sheet(s).
The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
ENROLMENT NO………………………………
NAME…………………………………………….
ADDRESS………………………………………...
COURSE TITLE:………………………………..
ASSIGNMENT NO:……………………………..
STUDY CENTRE:……………………………….
DATE:…………………………………………….

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