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The National Endowment for the Arts has honored the rich, artistic heritage of America through the NEA National Heritage Fellowships since 1982. The nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts includes an award of $25,000 to each of the nine
JMMD solicits articles for publication in a special issue on Heritage Language Revitalization and Music, guest edited by Dr. Begoña Echeverria (University of California, Riverside) and Dr. Heather Sparling (Cape Breton University). A response to the incredibly complex challenge of language decline demands not
The Society for Ethnomusicology will hold its 66th Annual Meeting on October 28–31, 2021, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Peachtree Center, Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting will be hosted by Georgia State University, University of Georgia, and Florida State University. A pre-conference symposium, “Beyond
Children’s Folklore Review is accepting submissions. Given its specific focus on children’s folklore, the journal is truly one-of-a-kind. They regularly publish articles on all aspects of children’s traditions: oral, customary, and material culture. In addition, CFR will consider articles dealing with the
Volume 40 of the Children’s Folklore Review is now available to view and download at https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/cfr/index. The volume is the first issue edited by K. Brandon Barker, who recently assumed the editor position held previously by Brant Ellsworth. Formed in 1977, Children’s
We are excited to unveil the new look of AFS, a visual redesign that matches the vibrancy, relevance, and immediacy of our field. The new package, featuring an updated and improved website, was designed and developed to better communicate our work to
Forming Cultural Lineages: Appropriation v. Inclusion The first of the Philadelphia Folklore Project’s four-part series on cultural appropriation will take place June 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM EDT. This panel will cover concerns on becoming integrated within a culture. How should
American Lore Theater will present a live, in-person performance of Salt Water People, a play by Jake Rosenberg based on fieldwork in East Hampton, New York, on September 10-12, 202 at Brooklyn’s Waterfront Museum in Brooklyn. Salt Water People spins the legend
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Program Officer of International Programs will help design and implement activities supporting humanities scholars and the communities in which they work. The Program Officer will help oversee ACLS’s rigorous peer-review processes; monitor the progress of
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