You don’t have to wait to arrive at the AFS Annual Meeting in Tulsa to start learning more about the traditions and perspectives of the diverse communities who live there. This reading list, assembled by former poet laureate of Oklahoma, Jeanetta Mish, provides insight into the creative constructions of place through literature by Oklahoma writers.
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Volunteers who provide Zoom moderation for two or three sessions (most are 90 minutes) or work 4 hours at the registration desk will receive a full meeting registration refund or waiver.
To honor and celebrate the work of Cherokee musicians, American Song Archives, Horton Records and the American Folklore Society are thrilled to host a free concert at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa on October 15, 2022.
The deadline for the Benjamin A. Botkin Prize for lifetime achievement in public folklore has been extended to September 15.
Join Oklahoma writer and former Oklahoma State Poet Laureate Jeanetta Calhoun Mish for a two-part online writing workshop exploring the concept of sense of place on Tuesday, September 13 and 15.
Myaamia language advocate and humanities leader Daryl Baldwin (Kinwalaniihsia) will give the Presidential Invited Lecture for the 2022 Annual Meeting, "Miami Tribe – Miami University: Neepwaantiinki 'Partners in Learning.’"
Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to apply for two prizes offered by the AFS Folk Belief and Religious Folklife Section.
The Black Oklahoma Blues panel explores the experiences of the Blues people of Oklahoma, past and present, and how the many historical events informed the movement, culture and expression of the people.
The American Song Archives (Woody Guthrie Center®️ & Bob Dylan Center®️) in collaboration with the American Folklore Society will host a paneled discussion titled “This Land Is Whose Land?” on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
The new AFS Gerald L. Davis Grant creates new pathways for engagement in the field to better support new and returning BIPOC members.