The Asian American Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania announced the launch of the new podcast Yellow and Brown Tales: Asian American Folklife Today. The podcast is an exploration of the cultural history of Asian Americans and their lives now. Acknowledging
The journal Narrative Culture (H-Index: 4) is looking for new editors. The journal claims narration as a broad and pervasive human practice, warranting a holistic perspective to grasp its place comparatively across time and space.
The Department of Music at Emory University in Atlanta, GA invites applications for a tenure-track position in ethnomusicology at the rank of assistant or associate professor. Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2021, and applications received until November 15th will
The National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Region seeks a motivated individual with an interest in applied cultural anthropology to support the region’s Cultural Anthropology Program. Applications close on October 25, 2021. Primary duties include reviewing existing ethnographic reports; conducting supplementary research;
The conveners of the Transnational Asia/Pacific Section have put together the following guide highlighting panels, papers, and other events that might be of interest to section members or anyone interested in the folklore of Asia and the Pacific.
Looking for professional development and networking opportunities? Social events to let loose? Important conversations about the past, present, and future of Folklore? Then the Graduate Student and Young Professionals (GYSP) guide to AFS 2021 has got you.
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This guide is intended to be a quick locator for presentations and forums that those of you who focus on folk art and material culture might be interested in attending.
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced major grants for organizations led by folklorists Kimberly Marshall, Theresa Vaughan and Amy Kitchener this month as part of the American Rescue Plan. Amy Kitchener, executive director of the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA),
The official publication date for What Folklorists Do: Professional Possibilities in Folklore Studies was October 5, 2021. What Folklorists Do is a collection of 76 brief, informal, personal essays by folklorists from across our field—essays that describe the range of work those
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