Jewish Folklore and Ethnology (JFE) is pleased to announce the publication in March 2023 of its inaugural peer-reviewed annual volume in print and online formats issued by Wayne State University Press. JFE is now accepting submissions for its second volume on Jewish practices and performances of the body, faith, home, and community in the present and the past, in oral, behavioral, visual, and material forms.
AFS News
News about the American Folklore Society
Prize application season continues! The AFS Newsletter will alert you to new calls for applications, but you can check anytime on our round up of all AFS prizes and news, including new calls for applications that are posted as they are released.
Jaime Elizabeth Johnston (Louisiana State University) received the Zora Neale Hurston Prize.Johnston's thesis, “My Mother Read My Dreams: Dream Interpretation in the African Diaspora," shares fieldwork conducted with three African American women who practice the tradition of reading dreams in New Orleans.
Jessica Cushenberry (Independent Folklorist) received the Zora Neale Hurston Prize for her thesis from Utah State University: “Home to Harlan: African American Miners’ Children Celebration of Homecoming.”
We are excited to announce the launch of a new resource on the AFS website: the Folklore Podcasts Resource, where you can find podcasts about folklore, by practitioners, academics, and producers interested in the field.
Oral Traditions in Contemporary China: Healing a Nation (2021, Lexington Books). Second place (along with Christy Williams) for the 2022 AFS Chicago Folklore Prize.
Mapping Fairy-Tale Space: Pastiche and Metafiction in Borderless Tales (2021, Wayne State University Press. Second place (shared with Juwen Zhang) for the 2022 AFS Chicago Folklore Prize.
On March 16 at 6:00 p.m. (CST), Todd Lawrence, Maria Lewis, and Lamont Pearley will host a livestream event offered by the AFS African American Section, the African American Folklorist, and Jack Dappa Blues featuring Notable Folklorists of Color creators and curators, Phyllis May-Machunda, Sojin Kim, and Olivia Cadaval.
The American Folklore Society has signed on to two statements--one from the American Council of Learned Societies and the other by the American Historical Association--opposing Florida House Bill 999, which allows political appointees unprecedented oversight of day-to-day educational decisions.
Our hearts and minds remain heavy with the continuing impact of the earthquakes and aftershocks that have devastated Turkey and Syria since the first earthquake hit on February 6, 2023. Read how we as independent members can lend our support.