We are excited to announce that this week we have taken the first step in a staged roll-out of the new AFS membership management system. Powered by GrowthZone, this new Member Portal is a significant improvement to our online membership services, providing
The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is seeking to fill an immediate opening for a state folklorist. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
If you hope to attend our in-person meeting in Harrisburg, stay tuned to this page for updates about our current planning in light of the evolving Covid situation. In short, we are prepared to meet as planned, with precautionary measures appropriate to the circumstances in October.
We’re pleased to share these new, important announcements about our upcoming Annual Meeting. Preliminary Program The dates of the conference are now set: October 18-24, 2021, with virtual sessions October 18-20, and in-person sessions in Harrisburg, October 21-23. Some in-person events will
The AFS Nominating Committee (chaired by Lisa Rathje with members Luisa Del Giudice, Anika Wilson, and Sarah Gordon) has announced its slate of two candidates for each available office in the AFS 2021 election.Executive Board (three to be elected to three-year, 2022-2024 terms):Karen
Please note: This program is distinct from the Emerging Leaders of Color program in the South Arts nine-state region. Guidelines for that program are available on the Emerging Leaders of Color page. The following information comes directly from South Arts. South Arts
Words create worlds. Words create alternatives to violence. Words predict and prepare the way for liberation. On Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 6:30 pm EDT, come hear Harrisburg’s poets and creative writers, in “Creative Texts and Spoken Word Traditions from Harrisburg,” facilitated by
The Bamberg Graduate School of Literature, Culture, and Media and Chair for English Literature Studies at the University of Bamberg, Germany is calling for papers for its upcoming conference on displacement, emplacement and migration. Proposals are due by December 31, 2021.
American Studies in Scandinavia, the journal of the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS), is calling
Academic Language Experts, an organization dedicated to helping academics adapt their research for publication, is hosting an event called "Publishing for Impact: How to Turn Your Research Project into a Front Page News Story" on Tuesday, September 14, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. EST.
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