Wayne State University Press recently published Inviting Interruptions: Wonder Tales in the Twenty-First Century, an edited volume by Cristina Bacchilega and Jennifer Orme. Inviting Interruptions: Wonder Tales in the Twenty-First Century anthologizes contemporary stories, comics, and visual texts that intervene in a range of
Andrea Kitta recently spoke with Slate Magazine about the emergent folklore surrounding COVID-19 and vaccinations. To read her take on how narrative and belief impact vaccination efforts, check out the interview on the Slate website.
Missouri 2021 featured the state’s history and culture with their virtual event, “Legends, Lore, and Stories of the Show Me State” on March 2. Missouri is rich in its history, folklore, and storytelling. The bicentennial year offers a range of opportunities to
City Lore recently launched a digital project called “Across the Great Divide,” that aims to bring out the individuality and common humanity of Americans from different backgrounds, political orientations, ages, genders, and parts of the country. You can participate by sharing your
The theme for the next Modern Language Association Convention (Washington, D.C., January 9–12, 2022) is “Multilingual U.S.” AFS@MLA seeks paper proposals that highlight the linguistic diversity—both literal and metaphorical—of folk groups in the United States. For instance, how does multilingualism enhance the
Rutgers University Press recently released Rafael Ocasio’s Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore: Franz Boas and John Alden Mason in Porto Rico. Ocasio also edited an anthology of folk narratives from Puerto Rico, which is forthcoming. Read below for descriptions of both
The Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience and the John Carter Brown Library invite applications for the Hodson Trust – John Carter Brown Fellowship, a unique research and writing fellowship. The Hodson Trust – John Carter Brown Fellowship supports work
Applications are now being accepted for public sector folklore internships supported through the internship program of the New York State Council on the Arts and New York Folklore. This year, two internships are being offered, to be hosted by Center for Traditional
Princeton University seeks an Associate Director of the Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship (ProCES). The Associate Director of ProCES furthers the development of community-engaged learning and scholarship at Princeton through assisting faculty members with service-oriented and community-engaged course development, outreach to faculty members
On March 5 and 6, the Kentucky Folklife Program, part of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at WKU, will host the first virtual Kentucky Folklife Network Gathering. The two-day event is dedicated to creating more robust avenues of communication among
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