On December 18, 2024, City Lore co-director Steve Zeitlin and archivist Seth Schonberg drove to Washington, DC to deliver over 40 years of the organization's archival audio and visual materials to be shared with the Library of Congress.
The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) oral history program invites experienced oral historians to submit proposals for oral history projects surrounding themes of agriculture, farmers markets, and gardening traditions in the region. Applications are due February 14, 2025.
Through March, you can freely access Traci Cox’s essay in JAF’s Special Issue on Folklore Studies and Disability that received the "Best Article of the Year" Award from the Brothers Grimm Society of North America.
The American Folklore Society Executive Board is pleased to announce the results of the 2024 election.
The 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) will be held on October 23 - 26, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. The deadline for abstract proposal submissions is February 17, 2025.
NASAA, in collaboration with NEA, released Cross-Sector Strategies for Health and Community Well-Being, which documents the strategies of seven state arts agencies with innovative programs connecting the arts sector and health care sector.
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress seeks a Program Specialist to coordinate special projects, administer grants and contracts, perform research and analysis, and maintain relationships with stakeholders in support of the American Folklife Center’s mission. Salary: $99,200 - $128,956 per year. Applications due Jan. 17.
Scholars, educators, and specialists in diverse fields of study are invited to apply for the 2025 Berea College Media Archives Fellowship, an outreach program of the Special Collections and Archives (SCA) department of the College's Hutchins Library. Proposals must be received on or by March 1, 2025.
Dr. Maribel Alvarez converses with Folk music educator and performer Eugene Rodriguez, who founded Los Cenzontles, a youth music group, in 1989 in San Pablo, California, about the joys and challenges of folklore-based education and identity politics.
Folklorist, cultural anthropologist, and AFS Fellow Guha Shankar received the Honored One Award at the 2024 Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) annual conference for his dedication to helping indigenous communities and individuals document, preserve and sustain their cultural traditions.
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