Scholars, graduate students, public folklorists, independent researchers, and tradition bearers are invited to submit proposals for this special folklife issue of the Journal of Ethnic American Literature (JEAL). The 2021 issue will focus on topics related to North American Folklife. The journal welcomes articles,
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The editors of, Matrix: A Journal for Matricultural Studies, are compiling a special issue that will center around the theme: “The Energy Force of Matriculture in Mythology and Storytelling Around the World,” with a publication date of May 2022. Mythology, storytelling, and story-work hold
The London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research is seeking proposals for “The Place of Memory and the Memory of Place,” a virtual conference taking place June 19–20, 2021. The deadline for proposals is April 10, 2021. Memory is a major theme in contemporary
The J.M.K. Innovation Prize seeks to identify, support, and elevate innovators who are spearheading transformative early-stage projects in the fields of social justice, the environment, and heritage conservation. In 2021, they will award up to ten Prizes, each including a cash award
In light of the ongoing need to reexamine canonical African American writers within the changing contexts of culture, community, and knowledge production, the Project on the History of Black Writing (HBW) at the University of Kansas, in cooperation with the Association for the Preservation of
Ethnographica et Folkloristica Carpathica, an international scientific journal published at the Department of Ethnography of the University of Debrecen, Hungary, has recently released a new CFP. The journal is an international platform devoted to the research and current Ethnology, Folklore, and Cultural
The online workshop “Heritage Out of Control: Inheriting Waste, Spirits and Energies” is now accepting abstracts. The workshop will take place May 17–19, 2021. Keynote speakers include: Anne Berg – Asst. Professor of History at University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and
The Institute of History of the University of Wroclaw, Poland (IH UWr), Zajezdnia (Depot) History Center, and the International Federation for Public History invite students, PhD candidates, and practitioners to share their research in the framework of the fourth Public History Summer School
The Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) invites current undergraduate and graduate students to submit papers for the William Whit (undergraduate) and Alex McIntosh (graduate) prizes, respectively. These awards recognize students’ contributions to the field of food studies. There
The ninth Migration Conference, which will take place online July 6–10, 2021, is now accepting abstract submissions. The Religion and Migration track invites the submission of papers exploring all facets of the intersections of mobility, migration, and religion. Abstracts can be submitted here.