Cast Your Vote in the 2022 AFS Election
This year, AFS members will vote for AFS President, three seats on the Executive Board, one seat on the Nominating Committee, and five proposed changes to the AFS Bylaws.
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AFS Executive Board Proposes Amendments to Bylaws
The American Folklore Society proposes five amendments to the AFS Bylaws for your consideration. Together, these proposed amendments aim to make AFS more inclusive, adaptable, agile, and sustainable for the long term.
Make Your Voice Heard in the 2022 Member Survey
The 2022 Member Survey is now available securely online and available until December 30, 2022.
Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance Seeks Folklore Consultant
The Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance has recently been named as a provisional partner in the PA Council on the Arts’ Folk and Traditional Arts program. As a part of the new initiative, PRAA seeks to hire a folklorist/consultant to build the program.
Western Kentucky University Seeks Luce Foundation Term Assistant Curator for Folk Art
Western Kentucky University Seeks Luce Foundation Term Assistant Curator for Folk Art. The expected hire date is on or about January 23, 2023.
Sandy Spring Museum Seeks Community Programs Coordinator
Sandy Spring Museum—the Regional Folklife Center for Montgomery County, Maryland—is seeking a motivated individual with a background in public folklore, applied ethnomusicology, and/or related disciplines to serve as Community Programs Coordinator.
The Moth Radio Hour podcast featured the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering on their November 29 episode.
The Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Folklore Association invites application for their conference, themed "Decolonization". The deadline for proposal submission is March 15, 2023.
The Oral History Association (OHA) seeks to hire a full-time program associate to assist in the operation of its Executive Office.
Join us in congratulating Meredith McGriff, AFS Director of Membership and Information Systems, who has accepted a position as Director of Technology and Communications for the Financial Women’s Association.
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