Emily Hilliard explores contemporary folklife in West Virginia in Making Our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia, which is available from the University of North Carolina Press.
Indiana Humanities names folklorist Jon Kay a “Humanities Hero,” a designation that highlights the work of public facing humanities scholars in Indiana.
This #GivingTuesday, your donation supports scholarships for membership and meeting registration by those students or early career professionals who reach out to AFS to seek assistance.
Folklorist and American Routes host Nick Spitzer celebrated Thanksgiving with the 2022 National Heritage Fellows.
In response to a request for more time for public discussion of the proposed amendments before voting begins, the first ballot members receive is limited to the candidates for office, and voting on the bylaws amendments will take place on a separate ballot. Voting on the bylaws will run from December 15 to January 31.
The theme for the 2023 conference is “Roots, Rootlessness, and Uprooting.” The theme points to historic, natural, and social processes of connection, creation, and removal in relation to spaces, environments, and social groups.
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is now accepting applications for ARSC Conference Grants for its Annual Conference, to be held May 17-20, 2023, in Pittsburgh, PA. All applications and supporting materials must be received by January 6, 2023.
Roots of American Culture: A Cross-Country Visit with Living Treasures of the Folk and Traditional Arts, which celebrates the 2022 NEA National Heritage Fellowship honorees, is available to view now.
This year, AFS members will vote for AFS President, three seats on the Executive Board, one seat on the Nominating Committee, and five proposed changes to the AFS Bylaws.
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum and the University of Illinois Press are partnering to co-publish and distribute books on country music and related music styles. The first release in the partnership is Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock, the museum’s new companion book to its major multi-year exhibition of the same name.
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