Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of History and Public History Program will host the 2021 Strickland Distinguished Scholars Webinar Series throughout the month of April. The dates, titles, and speakers include: Thursday, April 8 (7:00–8:30 PM): Dr. Maria Franklin, Dr. Kendra Field, Dr.
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On Wednesday, March 25, Kathleen Mundell and other witnesses testified before Congress on the effects of COVID-19 on arts and humanities organizations. You can watch the recorded testimonies on the House appropriations website.
Following an extensive national search, the Board of Trustees for the Nebraska State Colleges voted unanimously to approve the contract of Dr. Michael Evans from an impressive pool of candidates to serve as the 34th President of Peru State College. Evans earned
Dr. Solimar Otero will deliver the Alan Dundes Lecture, “Archives of Conjure: Healing Materialities and Race” on April 8, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PDT. The event is sponsored by the Berkeley Folklore Archives and the Latinx Research Center at University of California
Frank de Caro is being honored posthumously by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities with the 2021 Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities Award. To read the article about Frank in the LEH magazine 64 Parishes (with a great photo of Frank taken
Launched in April of 2020, the NCTA staff, in direct response to and in concern of the impacts (health, fiscal, creative and more) the COVID-19 pandemic was having on the Folk and Traditional Arts landscape, decided to use its social media platforms
Missouri 2021 featured the state’s history and culture with their virtual event, “Legends, Lore, and Stories of the Show Me State” on March 2. Missouri is rich in its history, folklore, and storytelling. The bicentennial year offers a range of opportunities to
City Lore recently launched a digital project called “Across the Great Divide,” that aims to bring out the individuality and common humanity of Americans from different backgrounds, political orientations, ages, genders, and parts of the country. You can participate by sharing your
On March 5 and 6, the Kentucky Folklife Program, part of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at WKU, will host the first virtual Kentucky Folklife Network Gathering. The two-day event is dedicated to creating more robust avenues of communication among
SoundLore is a new podcast series that is produced by the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University. Each episode ventures into the research, practices, and projects of folklore and ethnomusicology. Podcast guests include current and emeritus faculty, students, and alumni