Congratulations to the inaugural awardees of the American Council of Learned Societies' Extended Engagement Microgrants, which were awarded by the Intention Foundry. The ACLS microgrant will fund a workshop at AFS’ 2024 Annual Meeting and follow-up conversations centered on inclusive folklore pedagogy.
The Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation in Homestead, PA is seeking a President & Chief Executive Officer. Applications are due by 5pm on October 30, 2024.
The Fall 2024 JAF: A Global Quarterly is out, featuring revealing essays addressing issues of professionalism, disability, and conceptions of racial identity, as well as a dozen reviews of recent work in the field.
Arts Midwest announces nine recipients of its inaugural Midwest Culture Bearers Award in recognition of their work of preserving cultural traditions rooted in community and prioritizing the next generation across the region.
Whispers in the Echo Chamber: Folklore and the Role of Conspiracy Theory in Contemporary Society calls on folklorists to engage more fully with conspiracy theories. It is edited by Jesse A. Fivecoate and Andrea Kitta and published by the University of Wisconsin Press.
The 17th International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF) congress will take place at the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK 3–6 June 2025. Call for panels, roundtables, workshops and combined formats is open until 7 October 2024.
The 2024 Annual Meeting Local Organizing Committee is pleased to share the offerings of outings throughout New Mexico before, during and after our meeting.
The Journal of American Folklore invites expressions of interest for review editors to join our editorial team, covering books, exhibits and events, music and sound, film and video, and electronic media.
The Fife Folklore Archives at Utah State University announces the accession of the Norine Dresser Collection. This collection is transferred from the Institute of Historical Survey Foundation, and it showcases folklorist Norine Dresser’s dedication to documenting global folklore.
Folklorist Natalie Kononenko is awarded the 2024 Clio Prize for her book, Ukrainian Ritual on the Prairies: Growing a Ukrainian Canadian Identity (McGill-Queen's University Press). The book is also shortlisted for the 2024 KOBZAR™ Book Award.
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