AFS invites members, Annual Meeting registrants, colleagues, and friends to reflect broadly and expansively on the meaning of mentorship as well as those who serve as mentors.
All times listed are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Thursday, October 12 (virtual only)
V4-07 Panel in Honor of Dan Ben-Amos
Thursday, October 12, 8:00 am–10:00 am (virtual only, recorded)
Sponsored by the American Folklore Society, the Fellows of the American Folklore Society, the Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Section
Thursday, November 2
03-03 “Snapshots from a Folklorist en la Frontera”: A Tribute to Norma Cantú [Hybrid]
Thursday, November 02, 2:30 pm–4:30 pm (hybrid, in Portland)
Broadway I/II
Sponsored by the Folklore Latino, the Latinoamericano, the y Caribeño Section
03-04 Celebrating Dr. Leonard Primiano’s Contributions to the Field of Folklore
Thursday, November 02, 2:30 pm–4:30 pm (in person, in Portland)
Broadway III/IV
Sponsored by the Folk Belief and Religious Folklife Section
Friday, November 3
Models of Mentorship: A Workshop with Sonia Mañjon, LeaderSpring Center [Hybrid]
Friday, November 03, 12:45 pm–2:15 pm (hybrid, in Portland)
Broadway I/II
Sponsored by the American Folklore Society
06-01 Narrative Knows No Boundaries: Papers Inspired by the Work of Amy Shuman
Friday, November 03, 2:30 pm–4:30 pm (in person, in Portland)
Pavilion Ballroom
Francis Lee Utley Memorial Panel: Legacies of Dan Ben-Amos across Folklore’s Fields: Reflections from Students and Mentees
Friday, November 03, 4:45 pm–6:15 pm (in person, in Portland, livestreamed, recorded)
Pavilion Ballroom
AFS Fellows Dinner Reception for Graduate Students
Friday, November 03, 6:15 pm–7:45 pm (in person, in Portland)
Skyline I
Sponsored by the Fellows of the American Folklore Society
Reception Honoring Our Mentors
Friday, November 03, 7:30 pm–8:30 pm (in person, in Portland)
Pavilion Foyer
Phillips Barry Memorial Panel: The Practice, Mentorship and the Future of African American Expression: An Evening with Phil Wiggins and Ben Hunter
Friday, November 03, 8:30 pm–10:00 pm (in person, in Portland)
Pavilion Ballroom
Sponsored by the Music and Song Section
Concert with National Heritage Fellow Phil Wiggins
Friday, November 03, 10:00 pm–12:00 am (in person, in Portland)
Pavilion Ballroom
Saturday, November 4
Breakfast with a Fellow: Networking, Mentoring, and Sustenance
Saturday, November 04, 8:00 am–9:30 am (in person, in Portland)
Skyline I
Sponsored by the Fellows of the American Folklore Society
Pre-registration is required by October 1. For graduate students only.