The Smithsonian Institution is looking for a research anthropologist with experience in archives. Applications for this position are due by November 30, 2021.
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A librarian at the Alberta Library in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Lorisia MacLeod, has developed a citations template for indigenous oral teachings. The new citation template provides a means of including information such as the name of the source, the individual’s nation or
The University of East Anglia in Norwich, U.K. has recently announced a new, fully-funded PhD program, Climate Crisis and Indigenous Storywork: Decolonizing International Climate Change Discourse and Policy. The deadline to apply to this program is January 19, 2022.
Organizers for the National Folk Festival are now accepting applications for the festival’s host city for its 2023-2025 festival dates. Review of applications begins December 1, 2021 and will continue until the winning application is selected. The National Folk Festival is a
The Humanities Education and Research Association (HERA) invites submissions for its virtual conference on March 3-5, 2022. Submissions are due by January 25, 2022.
The Tangible – Intangible Heritage(s) conference at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK invites submissions for its conference on June 15-17, 2022. Abstracts for the initial round are due on November 30, 2021.
Organizers of an online experiment on assessing creative storytelling (IRB: STUDY00005470) are looking for participants who have expertise in creative writing and storytelling.
It’s AFS Election Season! Submit Your Ballot by December 15 for Executive Board and Nominating Committee Voting begins on Thursday, November 11, and this year, it ends December 15, 2021, so you can expect to learn the results before the new year.
The AFS Fellows are presenting an online salon on Friday, December 3, 12:00–1:30 pm EST for anyone interested in joining in dialogue concerning the issues raised in the 2021 AFS Fellows Utley Panel, "Heritage, Tourism, Community: A Conversation with Owe Ronström."
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