The Western States Folklore Society invites you to explore the theme of “The Magic of the Everyday,” and to exchange ideas on other topics within the field. The 80th annual Western States Folklore Society’s Annual Meeting theme is The Magic of The Everyday,
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The National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, TN is seeking a scholar in ethnomusicology or Black music history to serve as Vice President of Exhibitions and Education. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the ideal candidate will have experience managing teams and knowledge of museum curation.
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The Alabama Folklife Association has opened applications for its 2022 Joyce H. Cauthen Fellowships. Applications are due by March 1, 2022.
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is seeking a new director, following folklorist Elizabeth Peterson's retirement after 10 years at the helm. Applications are due by February 14, 2022.
Press release from Folk Alliance International Kansas City, MO (January 13, 2022) – Aengus Finnan, Folk Alliance International’s fourth Executive Director in the organization’s 35-year history, has announced that he will step down from the role in 2022. He has been at the
Meg Glaser, the longtime program director for the Western Folklife Center and the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, has retired from her position after a 37-year tenure.
The Bishir Prize, named for longtime member and influential scholar Catherine W. Bishir, is awarded annually to the scholarly article from a juried North American publication that has made the mostsignificant contribution to the study of vernacular architecture and cultural landscapes. In
The organizing committee of the third EUI Conference in Visual and Material Culture Studies is calling for proposals discussing the trajectory of souvenirs from their creation, distribution and their eventual musealization or destruction, from the twelfth to the twenty-first century. Proposals are due by January 31, 2022.
The Midwest Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology invites students and scholars in all branches of music scholarship and related disciplines to submit 250-word abstracts for the hybrid MIDSEM annual meeting to be held from Saturday-Sunday, April 2-3, 2022, in-person and on Zoom (hosted by the University of Kentucky).
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