This year, AFS members will vote for AFS President, three seats on the Executive Board, one seat on the Nominating Committee, and five proposed changes to the AFS Bylaws.
AFS News
News about the American Folklore Society
The American Folklore Society proposes five amendments to the AFS Bylaws for your consideration. Together, these proposed amendments aim to make AFS more inclusive, adaptable, agile, and sustainable for the long term.
The 2022 Member Survey is now available securely online and available until December 30, 2022.
The American Folklore Society invites you to attend the 2022 Candidates’ Forum, which will take place Friday, November 18, 2022 at 1 pm (EST).
The American Folklore Society has been working diligently with field-wide partners at various institutions to advocate for the Master of Arts program in Folk Studies and the Kentucky Folklife Program at Western Kentucky University.
New AFS Fellows were announced at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Tulsa.
The American Folklore Society congratulates all the honorees and prize recipients named in 2022. For more information on prizes and honors awarded by AFS and its sections, please click here. Américo Paredes Prize: Anand Prahlad (Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri)
AFS section prizes and award winners were announced at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Tulsa.
The Folklife in the South (FITS) Gathering will take place at Lake Guntersville State Park in Guntersville, Alabama, June 8-10, 2023.
Read AFS' open letter requesting support for the WKU Folk Studies Program.