The Planning Committee is pleased to announce the theme for the 138th Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society. The theme of the conference is "Community Persistence: Reckoning with Change, Imagining Futures."
The Middle Atlantic Folklife Association (MAFA) has transitioned to a Section of the American Folklore Society. A virtual meeting to kick things off will be held on March 18, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET.
The JAF Editorial Collective invites submissions addressing any aspect of generative AI and folklore for a themed issue of the Journal of American Folklore. Submissions are due March 1, 2026.
Dr. Mark Y. Miyake (Western Washington University) has been elected by the AFS Executive Board to serve as a member of the Board from 2026-2028. Please join us in welcoming Mark to the AFS Executive Board!
The American Folklore Society Executive Board is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 election.
Registration will soon open for the NEA National Heritage Fellowships information session, which will detail the updated nomination process.
Folklorists Ebony Bailey & Lamont Pearley joined the Society of Reluctant Anthropologists (SORA) Podcast to deep dive into the film ‘Sinners‘, exploring its themes of cultural appropriation, historical context, and the interplay of music and desire. We discuss the significance of the
In Banshees, Hags, and Changelings (Syracuse University Press), Molly Ferguson examines how contemporary writers reappraise Irish folklore replete with images of transforming women.
Consisting of seven chapters that document both the history of Nordic folkloristics and the ongoing vivacity of Nordic folklore, Folklore in the Nordic World (University of Wisconsin Press) demonstrates how the informal, traditional elements of a culture/subculture are an integral and vibrant part of the Nordic world.
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