We’re pleased to share these new, important announcements about our upcoming Annual Meeting. Preliminary Program The dates of the conference are now set: October 18-24, 2021, with virtual sessions October 18-20, and in-person sessions in Harrisburg, October 21-23. Some in-person events will
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The 2021 AFS Annual Meeting will be held October 18-23, 2021. October 18-20 will be virtual meeting sessions, followed by in-person sessions from October 21-23 at the Hilton Harrisburg in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Some of the events from the in-person meeting will be
The revised Folklore Advocacy Toolkit is a guide to promoting and sustaining folklore work in the United States, now including tips and case studies specific to nonprofit organizations, higher education, independent folklorists, and community scholars. The revised toolkit broadens the scope of
Join textile and fiber artists Ann Parsons Holte, Joni Osterhout, and Anju Singh, with folklorist Yvonne Milspaw, on July 8 at 2:00 pm EDT to learn how they craft community through handcrafted textiles.
The application deadline has been extended to July 31, 2021 for the following prizes: Travel Stipend for Independent and Public FolkloristsTravel Stipend for Women and Independent Folklorists Sections See Annual Meeting Financial Support for more information about these prizes and how to
AFS joins over 80 other organizations in a joint statement against legislative efforts to restrict education about racism in American classrooms. The statement was authored by the American Association of University Professors, the American Historical Association, the Association of American Colleges &
Volume 40 of the Children’s Folklore Review is now available to view and download at https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/cfr/index. The volume is the first issue edited by K. Brandon Barker, who recently assumed the editor position held previously by Brant Ellsworth. Formed in 1977, Children’s
We are excited to unveil the new look of AFS, a visual redesign that matches the vibrancy, relevance, and immediacy of our field. The new package, featuring an updated and improved website, was designed and developed to better communicate our work to
Tim Lloyd, Executive Director of AFS from 2001 to 2018, recently published a guest post on Jason Baird Jackson’s Shreds and Patches describing how the Annual Meeting program has shifted over the years, measured by the types of sessions presented. Members are
AFS is hosting a number of small group salons to continue the conversation from the June 2 webinar on reflexivity and Latinidades. These salons will be facilitated by senior scholars and practitioners in the field on June 11 at 11:00 AM and 2:00