The National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Region seeks a motivated individual with an interest in applied cultural anthropology to support the region’s Cultural Anthropology Program. Applications close on October 25, 2021. Primary duties include reviewing existing ethnographic reports; conducting supplementary research;
News from the Field
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced major grants for organizations led by folklorists Kimberly Marshall, Theresa Vaughan and Amy Kitchener this month as part of the American Rescue Plan. Amy Kitchener, executive director of the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA),
This year's AFS virtual meeting will feature an exclusive screening ofThumbs Up for Mother Universe, the new, award-winning documentary feature that explores the astonishing life and work of visual artist and musician Lonnie Holley.
The Society for American Music is now accepting submissions for awards and fellowships, including support for dissertation research, research at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Library of Congress, and on topics ranging from oral musical traditions to American popular
Guest editors Mark E. Helmsing and Bretton A. Varga are calling for submissions for a special issue of the Journal of Folklore and Education, "Death, Loss, and Remembrance Across Cultures: A Role for Folklore in Education." Initial drafts are due April 1, 2022.
The Journal of Folklore and Education announced the release of its new volume, "Creative Texts | Creative Traditions." The volume features case studies, lesson plans, and research that use folklore’s values of context, candor, use, imagination, and love to help students to craft text with authentic purpose and consequences.
The Local Learning Network recently launched two new websites to increase access, visibility, and usefulness of their resources and publications.
The historic preservation resource site PreservationDirectory.com announced the launch of HistoricFunding.com, a database that provides comprehensive funding and work-training/educational resources, which cover the various fields within cultural resource management.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan named folklorist Gwen Nell Westerman as its poet laureate on Thursday. She is the first person of Native American descent to hold the state role.
Folklorist Andrea Kitta will present a talk called “Communicating About COVID: Understanding How Folklore Affects Medical Decision Making and What to Do About It" to her alma mater, Western Kentucky University, on September 30, 2021.