This year, AFS members will vote for President-Elect, two seats on the Executive Board, and one seat on the Nominating Committee. Those elected will take office on January 1, 2025. The voting deadline is December 23 11:45am ET.
AFS News
News about the American Folklore Society
Center yourself in Albuquerque through care and wellness sessions scheduled each morning at the Annual Meeting.
AFS thanks numerous sponsors for their support of the 2024 Annual Meeting.
Listen to The UPside, a podcast conversation between editors Lisa Gilman and Anand Prahlad about the special issue of the Journal of American Folklore on folklore and disability.
AFS is grateful for the support of New Mexico Arts and Folk Arts Program Coordinator, Amy Mills for their guidance planning and producing the 136th Annual Meeting in Albuquerque.
Lindsay D. Williams, cover art contest winner for the 2024 AFS Annual Meeting commemorative notebook, will be in attendance at the Exhibitor Hall at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Saturday, November 9.
Section convenors for several AFS Sections have prepared guides for the Annual Meeting that highlight sessions they have sponsored or are related to their area of expertise and focus.
Make plans to cast your vote in time to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society in Albuquerque, New Mexico next week!
The History and Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society (AFS) announces the finalists for the 2024 Wayland D. Hand Prize. The winners will be announced at the AFS annual meeting in Albuquerque, November 6–9, 2024, and communicated in TFH: Journal of History and Folklore.
The AFS Fellows are currently taking names for registration for the Breakfast with a Fellow event, which will take place at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society in Albuquerque on Friday, November 8, from 7 - 8:30 a.m.