The American Folklore Society invites proposals for its 2021 Annual Meeting.Proposal submission deadline: April 30, 2021 Meeting dates: In-person sessions will be held October 21–24, 2021 at the Hilton Harrisburg in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This portion of the meeting will have limited capacity, so we will
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AFS is hosting a number of small group salons to continue the conversation from the heritage webinar a few weeks ago. These salons will be facilitated by senior scholars and practitioners in the field on April 9 at 11am and 2pm EDT. Sign up
The American Folklore Society deplores acts of racist violence and harassment directed at Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders. We have signed the statement condemning anti-Asian violence issued by the American Council of Learned Societies as well as the statement of the
A lively conversation has begun with “Folklore Talks: Heritage, Folklore, and the Public Sphere,” the webinar co-sponsored by the AFS Fellows and the Public Programs Section, with occasions for follow-up discussion to come. A large audience attended the live event on March
The following Journal of American Folklore articles were the 20 most viewed, printed, or downloaded from JSTOR during 2020. 1. E. C. Perrow. 1915. “Songs and Rhymes from the South.” JAF 28:108.6863 prints, views, or downloads 2. Fletcher Gardner. 1906. “Philippine (Tagalog) Superstitions.” JAF 19:74.6352 prints, views, or downloads
Explore key conceptual issues and challenges in heritage theory, policy and practice in a webinar on March 10, 1:00-3:00 PM EST, sponsored by the Fellows the American Folklore Society and the AFS Public Programs Section. The webinar leaders will outline current ways
The 2020 winner of the Benjamin A. Botkin Prize of the American Folklore Society is Dr. Marsha MacDowell. Photo courtesy of Marsha MacDowell. The Botkin Prize is awarded by the AFS Public Programs Section and the AFS Executive Board to an individual
The American Folklore Society has joined the American Historical Association statement condemning “the actions of those who, on January 6, stormed the United States Capitol, the seat of the nation’s legislature, the heart of its democratic form of governance.” AFS unequivocally condemns the actions
The following AFS members were elected to office in the balloting that ended December 31: President:Marilyn White (Kean University, retired)(President-Elect in 2021, as President in 2022-2023, and as Past President in 2024) Executive Board (2021–2023):Mintzi Martinez-Rivera (Providence College)Fernando Orejuela (Indiana University)Langston Collin Wilkins (Center for Washington Cultural