Gail Faith Edward's new book Benedicaria: The Blessing Way of Southern Italian Folk Medicine invites the readers to reclaim and reintegrate Old World spirituality, animism and mysticism back into one's daily, modern lives and offers its reader both the map and tools needed to do so.
Recent Releases
The upcoming new anthology "E c'erano gerani rossi dappertutto" focuses on amplifying the voices of the Italian diaspora in North America, particularly through the lens of women who have experienced or confronted emigration firsthand. It will be released on March 28, 2024.
Bird of Four Hundred Voices: A Mexican American Memoir of Music and Belonging, available August from Heyday Books, follows Eugene Rodriguez of Los Cenzontles as he leads his young students from a California barrio to uncover their ancestral roots.
The JAF editorial team is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Winter issue of JAF: A Global Quarterly (v. 137, no. 543), a special issue on “Folklore, Heritage, and the Public Sphere."
The volumes 39 and 40 (2022 – 2023) of TFH: Journal of History and Folklore sponsored by the AFS History and Folklore Section have been published online. Access the latest volumes TFH: The Journal of History and Folklore is an online journal devoted
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies announced new resources about grant making, including a fresh edition of the Funding Choice Points tool.
Finding the Singing Spruce: Musical Instrument Makers and Appalachia’s Mountain Forests (West Virginia University Press) considers the meanings of work, place, and creative expression in drawing music from wood.
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) announces the release of its 34-year impact report. Analyzing over three decades of work, the report showcases NALAC's transformative contributions to the Latinx arts and cultural landscape across the nation.
Claiming Space: Performing the Personal through Decorated Mortarboards (Utah State University Press) examines the growing tradition of decorating mortarboards at college graduations, offering a performance-centered approach to these material sites of display. Taking mortarboard displays seriously as public performances of the personal,
Henry Glassie and Pravina Shukla brings the artists of the Brazilian Northeast in their new book Folk Art: Continuity, Creativity, and the Brazilian Quotidian.