On July 19, the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) will host a virtual briefing to discuss the many ways that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports the documentation and revitalization of Indigenous American languages.
News from the Field
The International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF) introduces Culture in Dialogue, a series of occasional online seminars intended to encourage, initiate, and develop communication between East and West. The inaugural event features Stef Jansen on July 14, at 6:00-8:00 pm CEST.
Discover hundreds of exciting professional opportunities available on the American Folklore Society Career Center.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the winners of its 2022 NEA National Heritage Fellowships this week.
Journal of Ecohumanism aims to open up new possibilities in reconfiguring the multidimensional internship among humans and the more-than-human world by focusing on the structure, mechanics, functionalities, and representations of this internship manifested across ecohumanist and civil contexts. The journal has rolling deadlines throughout the year.
The Portland, Oregon-based Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is looking for a program coordinator. Applications are due by July 13, 2022.
The Department of Special Collections and Archives at Berea College's Hutchins Library has chosen Edward Karshner, Associate Professor of English at Robert Morris University, to receive a 2022 Media Fellowship.
The McKissick Museum of Columbia, South Carolina, seeks a full-time Folklife Program Director to plan and implement folklife-related research and public programs that engage on- and off-campus audiences.
The Alliance for California Traditional Arts, a national leader in the folk and traditional arts field, seeks a full-time Development Manager, and offers a remote or hybrid work option.
The Community Collections Grants from the American Folklife Center fund and support contemporary cultural field research and documentation within diverse communities. Available to individuals and organizations, the grants offer up to $50,000 each to support projects within their communities to produce ethnographic cultural documentation.