AFS Announces Results of 2025 Election
The American Folklore Society Executive Board is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 election.
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Coming Soon! JAF (Winter 2026)
The Winter 2026 JAF: A Global Quarterly is coming soon, with essays about cross cultural encounters, an immigrant laborer, and Perspectives on Crisis and Action—plus obituaries and reviews of recent work in the field.
With Presence and Purpose, AFS Is Every Day!
As this year winds down, we warmly invite you to consider AFS in your charitable giving. Your involvement genuinely shapes what is possible in our field.
Register Now for the AFS Fellows Webinar: Ideas, Trends, and Current Complexities in Folklore in Education
The AFS Fellows in collaboration with Local Learning will present a webinar on Friday, February 6, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET examining current ideas, trends, and methods in folklore and education. Register now to receive the Zoom invitation.
JAF Calls for Submissions for Themed Issue on AI and Folklore
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.
Annual Meeting Registrants Can Engage With Digital Posters Through January
Digital posters are available on Fourwaves, the Annual Meeting conference platform, through January. View and comment asynchronously with your colleagues.
The US Regional Arts Organizations (USRAO’s) announced the grant recipients of Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color. A total of $3.34 million has been awarded to 96 grantees.
Applications are open now for the Program and Communication Coordinator – a dynamic position supporting key activities across the team. Applications will be accepted through February 17, 2026.
The JAF Collective has extended the deadline for submissions addressing any aspect of generative AI and folklore for a themed issue of the Journal of American Folklore. The extended deadline is March 1, and the target for publication is Summer 2027. For
The American Folklore Society held its 137th Annual Meeting from Oct. 18-21 in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the virtual component Nov. 12-14. Combined, the two parts of the meeting brought together almost 900 attendees, approximately 600 of whom were presenters.
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