Folklorist Hasan M. El-Shamy died on August 16, 2026 in Bloomington, IN at the age of eighty-eight.
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This year, Indiana University's Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology has been hosting a series of events that highlight its intellectual core. A crowdsourcing campaign is ongoing and a symposium focusing on the foundations of the disciplines will be held on October 9, 2026.
Dissenting Through Dance (University of Michigan Press) examines how femme activists in contemporary Turkey deploy folk dance as a powerful tool of political resistance and collective solidarity. Open Access content is available for this title.
West Valley City, Utah seeks to hire a Festival Director who is responsible for the conceptual creation, strategic planning, operational execution, and long-term local, regional, and national growth of the City’s signature, large-scale annual festival. The position is open until filled.
The Italian American Review, a bi-annual, peer-reviewed journal of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, is seeking an editor for exhibition reviews. Applications are due October 15, 2026.
Arkansas State University’s Department of English, Philosophy, and World Languages is calling for papers and presentations for their 32nd annual Delta Symposium next April. Submissions are due December 18, 2026.
Folklore in the Public Square (Utah State University Press) brings together folklorists working in the humanities and the social sciences committed to applying their research to help solve contemporary social challenges, formalizing an undercurrent of thought that has gained growing attention.
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is hiring a Folklife Specialist (Research and Programs). Applications are due August 31, 2026.
Classical Myth and Literature in Parody (Bloomsbury Publishing) examines the evolution of classical parody, from its origins in ancient Greece and Rome to its resurgence in modern times.
The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage seeks AFS members to write 1,600 to 2,500 word festival features or big-picture essays about their Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals. Writers are paid $500 for a completed article. Story pitches are due Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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