The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is seeking a new director, following folklorist Elizabeth Peterson's retirement after 10 years at the helm. Applications are due by February 14, 2022.
The following AFS members were elected to office in the balloting that ended December 15: Executive Board (2022-2024): Karen (Queen Nur) Abdul-Malik, National Association of Black Storytellers; Clemmons Family Farm Tim Frandy, Western Kentucky University Meltem Türköz, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul Karen (Queen
AFS and the American Folklife Center will join Folk Alliance International at their 2022 meeting to facilitate a discussion about equitable professional practice. The 2022 Folklorist Summit, titled “Tradition as Profession” will be held during this year’s Folk Alliance International Conference, May
“Re-Centering the Periphery” calls us to focus on the intersections of what is marginalized and centralized both in our field and in the larger public debates about national identities in 2022.
The Women’s Section of the American Folklore Society has named Zahra Abedinezhadmehrabadi, Naomi Barnes, Ojaswini Hooda, Emilia Nielson, Rachel González-Martin, Noriko Tsunoda Reider, and Rachelle H. Saltzman as winners of the Elli Köngäs-Maranda Prizes for 2020 and 2021.
from Western States Folklore Society The Western States Folklore Society invites you to explore the theme of “The Magic of the Everyday,” and to exchange ideas on other topics within the field. The 80th annual Western States Folklore Society’s Annual Meeting theme
Discover hundreds of exciting professional opportunities available on the American Folklore Society Career Center.
The Alabama Folklife Association has opened applications for its 2022 Joyce H. Cauthen Fellowships. Applications are due by March 1, 2022.
Press release from Folk Alliance International Kansas City, MO (January 13, 2022) – Aengus Finnan, Folk Alliance International’s fourth Executive Director in the organization’s 35-year history, has announced that he will step down from the role in 2022. He has been at the
Meg Glaser, the longtime program director for the Western Folklife Center and the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, has retired from her position after a 37-year tenure.
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