The Journal of Folklore Research released their special issue, "Latinidades: Reflexivity, Research, and the Creative Process" and is also inaugurating a new section of the journal, "Creative Practice in Process."
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The 43rd Perspectives on Contemporary Legend International Conference will be held in Lexington, KY next June. Abstracts are due March 2, 2026.
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.
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.
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.
Lincoln Lewis received the Public Humanities Fellowship from Virginia Humanities this year for his project that will assist the Tangier Island History Museum by facilitating conversations about how the community’s multiple storylines can best be captured.
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