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Folklore Today/Folklore Tomorrow: Expanding the Conversation with Marilyn White

August 16, 2023 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Organized by: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Folklore Today/Folklore Tomorrow: Expanding the Conversation with Marilyn White

August 16, 2023 at 12:00 pm 1:00 pm America/Washington D.C

Folklorist Marilyn White, current President of the American Folklore Society, retired Professor at Kean University, and a pivotal member of such influential groups as the Association of African and African American Folklorists, City Lore (NYC), and the New Jersey Folklore Society, reflects on her career and the challenges that must be met for the field to become more inclusive and reflective of 21st century America.

This lecture will be recorded on video and placed online at the Library of Congress website at a later date.

Part of Benjamin A. Botkin Folklife Lectures

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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