The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, an independent nonprofit organization that operates a nationally significant historic site in Durham, North Carolina, connects experiences of the past to contemporary human rights issues. Applications will be considered as they are received and accepted until the position is filled.
News from the Field
We are saddened to report the death of Art Rosenbaum, an American art professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, artist, musician, and folklorist.
Jeremy Wells examines structural racism in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards in a recent blog post for Lived Heritage Studies.
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 Department of English is partnering with the Center for Ethnic Studies (CES) at Ohio State University to hire a tenure-track assistant professor or early career associate professor who is an interdisciplinary scholar with a specialization in the area of Latinx folklore. The deadline for applications is October 31.
University of Helsinki will host a seminar on conceptions of Europe’s cultural heritage and monuments on September 8, 2022.
Eklutna Native Village and Museum of Early Trades and Crafts awarded NEH grants.
The British, Irish and Empire Studies Program at the University of Texas at Austin announces the first session of its Fall 2022 virtual speaker series, “Eat, Drink and Be Merry? The Politics of Food and Drink," August 30, at 12 noon CDT, 6:00 pm GMT. Preregistration required.
By Juwen Zhang—It is my honor to share the news of the publication of a trilogy of translations: one volume of essays on proverb studies by Wolfgang Mieder and three volumes of essays on fairy tale studies by Jack Zipes, both published in 2022, following a volume of essays by Dan Ben-Amos published in 2018 – all in Chinese!
Creole Soul: Zydeco Lives, directed by Burt Feintuch, is an exquisitely photographed volume of interviews with contemporary zydeco musicians.