The Nordic Folklife project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is offering one 2-year Postdoctoral fellowship beginning August 18, 2025. The stipend for this position will be $60,000 per academic year. Applications are due by June 1, 2025.
Join the AFS Fellows for a webinar on May 19 at 1:30 p.m. EDT that highlights the publication of Emerging Perspectives in the Study of Folklore and Performance (IU Press, 2025). Authors engage in discussions on how folklore and performance intersect in their chapters on dance ethnography, social movements, ritual and narrative, archival practices, and the performance of tradition. Charles Briggs, Soli Otero and Anthony Bak Buccitelli moderate the discussion as Kay Turner and Stephen Gencarella provide critical commentary on the volume.
Beautiful Clay by John Burrison examines the aesthetic dimensions of what is essentially a traditional utilitarian craft, the ancient clay-based craft of pottery, from earliest times to the present. Burrison is Regents' Professor of English at Georgia State University and an AFS Fellow.
Folklore Fellows is currently holding a clearance book sale of their publication, Folklore Fellows' Communications—a refereed monograph series with 327 titles. Sale ends April 30, 2025.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 NEA National Heritage Fellowships, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
The AFS Fellows invites nominations for new Fellows for the 2025 election. The nomination period is open from now until May 6, 2025.
The Kitchen God and His Wives is a modern folk epic on the origin of the Stove God, widely venerated across China. This tale offers a valuable look at Chinese folk culture and traditional storytelling. The book is annotated and translated by Wilt Idema, Professor Emeritus of Chinese Literature at Harvard University.
Folklore Village, an organization based in southwestern Wisconsin, is searching for a new Executive Director who will provide visionary leadership and oversee all aspects of the organization. Salary is $55,000–$65,000. Application deadline is June 1, 2025.
Dr. Laura E. Ruberto and Dr. Joseph Sciorra have curated the exhibition Creativity and World War II Italian POWs in the United States, which presents the creative work and material culture made by Italian soldiers who were imprisoned by the Allied forces during World War II. The exhibit will open on May 1, 2025 and remain on view until September 26, 2025 at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute in Manhattan.
The new team of Featured Project and Review Editors for JAF: A Global Quarterly cordially invites you to reach out to them about creating reviews of work in the field. They'd like to hear your ideas about review opportunities, or they can share titles or projects in need of reviewers.
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