As AFS works to complete the preliminary schedule for the 2026 Annual Meeting, we want to remind you that this year’s conference has a different footprint from most recent years’ configurations.
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The latest JAF includes essays on a Mexican conflict zone as a site for a festival and tourism, Korean tourists dressing in rented traditional dress, occupational folk humor in a prison library, and obituaries and reviews of recent work in the field.
Applications for AFS section prizes now have a standardized July 15 deadline.
Folklorist Joseph Sciorra has published an online article about Italian American folklore for the City University of New York's Italian American Studies Open Syllabus.
The 5th International Artefacta Conference will be held in Estonia next April. The theme of the conference is “Sustainability and Heritage.” Proposal submissions are due November 15, 2026.
Southern Appalachia has a fly fishing culture that combines the contemplative nature of the sport with a focus on the region's ecology, folklore, and storytelling. Tight Lines and Tall Tales (The University of North Carolina Press) draws on archival research, personal experiences, and oral histories to uncover the hidden history of Southern Appalachian fly fishing.
TAUNY is looking for a full-time Executive Director to lead its nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the folk culture and living traditions in New York’s North Country.
The Michigan Folk School is seeking a full-time manager who will plan, organize, direct, and review the operation and maintenance of Staebler Farm County Park and the School. Applications are due June 30, 2026.
The Ballad of Fiddling Tom Freeman (University of Alabama Press) is a raw, firsthand account of feuds, fiddling, moonshining, and survival in a small Alabama town, told by its most colorful chronicler and shaped through careful historical insight.
Treasures on Earth (Reaktion Books) uncovers the deep folklore of Britain’s buried riches, fears, and desires.
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