WACultures is hiring a fieldworker for its Cultural Traditions Survey Fieldwork to be conducted in North Central Washington this summer. Applications are due May 22, 2026.
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Negotiations of the Sacred (University of Hawai'i Press) offers a fresh perspective on one of Japan’s most famous festivals and will be welcomed by students and scholars of Japan, particularly those interested in religion, festivals, folklore, political and social structures, and cultural heritage.
The True Texas Collection consists of photographs and oral histories taken and conducted by independent folklorist Douglas Manger. These materials are now available online through Angelo State University's digital repository.
In Once upon a Time There Was Truth (Yale University Press), Jack Zipes argues in a collection of essays that fairy tales remain relevant and powerful, that they still speak truth to power in the contemporary world.
The Spring 2026 JAF: A Global Quarterly includes essays proposing an “ethnography of singing” and new classifications for Persian folk poetry, Perspectives on Crisis and Action Part II, and obituaries and reviews of recent work in the field.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) encourages nominations of master folk and traditional artists to recognize artistic excellence, lifetime achievement, and contributions to our nation's traditional arts heritage. Nominations for the 2027 class of NEA National Heritage Fellows are due May 11, 2026.
Lisa Gilman has been selected as a recipient of Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards for the 2026–27 academic year. She will participate in a bi-national program of educational exchange between the United States and Iceland and will be teaching two folklore classes at the University of Iceland.
National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions are in search of projects that support the work of traditional artists, knowledge holders, and heritage practitioners to preserve cultural heritage for communities around the world. Applications are due June 4, 2026.
Leela Prasad has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences among a class of 252 new members in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research, and science.
Only Girls Bleed (Legend Times Publishing), a debut novel by AFS Past President Elaine Lawless, will be released this June and September. A special session about this book is planned for the 2026 AFS Annual Meeting.
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