The 43rd Perspectives on Contemporary Legend International Conference will be held in Lexington, KY next June. Abstracts are due March 2, 2026.
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Chinese Patchwork (MFA Publications) is the first English-language publication on the art of Chinese patchwork textiles. It includes reproductions of patchwork objects, accompanied by scholarly essays about the tradition and history of the art form, and interviews with makers.
The Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) is now accepting proposals from prospective graduate student participants for its 2026 program, which will be held in Washington, DC next summer. Application deadline is March 1, 2026.
Considering what songs say about texts and what texts say about songs, The Unraveling Heart (Columbia University Press) offers new insight into the importance of labor and gender to aesthetics and develops a novel approach to the concept of the literary.
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.
The Western States Folklore Society (WSFS) will hold a special lecture, "German Folklore during National Socialism, with Some Thoughts on Today’s 'Alternate Facts,'" on Sunday, January 4, 2026, beginning at noon MST.
Culture & Tradition is now accepting articles and projects for its Volume 37 themed "Carnivalesque." Submissions are due January 24, 2026. The journal is also concurrently seeking peer reviewers for this volume.
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.
In Historical Roots of the Wondertale (Indiana University Press), Propp compares folktale structures and content to rituals and customs of aboriginal societies from around the world and with people who were the first to envision religion and myth. This book is freely available as an Open Access monograph.
The FLS Annual Conference next year will be held at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, June 5–7, 2026, followed by an online-only day. The theme for the conference is “Folklore on the Move.” Paper submissions are due December 14, 2025.
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