Two anonymous donors made gifts totaling over $5 million to the University Libraries at the University of Arkansas, making history as the single largest contribution made by individuals to support the Libraries, with benefits for Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts, among others.
Jared L. Schmidt is the new editor of the AFS New Directions in Folklore Section’s online, peer-reviewed journal, New Directions in Folklore. The section and the journal are dedicated to pushing the envelope of scholarship in the exploration of contemporary culture.
Simon Bronner has been awarded the National Jewish Book Award for Education and Jewish Identity for his new book Jewish Cultural Studies (Wayne State University Press).
Congratulations to Jennie Williams for her new role as director of the Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council.
Queen’s University Belfast’s American Studies Association (ASA) is seeking submissions for “Theirstory”: An Online Conference on American LGBTQIA+ Scholarship and Activism, on Monday February 28, 2022. Submissions are due by February 7, 2022 at 5pm. The month of February has long been
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is seeking proposals for presentations, posters, and panels for its 56th annual conference to be held virtually from May 18-21, 2022. Proposals are due by January 31, 2022.
The Foodways Section of the American Folklore Society invites submissions for the Sue Samuelson Award for best student paper on food and foodways. Applications are due March 1.
Dig into the ways you can be involved in addressing the impact of climate change in a workshop with Maida Owens (Louisiana Folklife Program/Bayou Culture Collaborative), February 22, at 3:00 pm EST.
The Louisiana Folklore Society seeks papers, presentations, panel proposals, and creative works related to or inspired by the theme of “Waterlore” for its annual meeting, to be held April 1-2, 2022 at the Teche Center for the Arts in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
The journal Language, Literature, and Interdisciplinary Studies (LLIDS) is seeking submissions for an issue called "Poetics of the Travelling Self: Discursive Formations and Purposiveness of Travel." Submissions are due by January 31, 2022.
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