On March 23, 2021, Routledge Press will publish Climate Change Temporalities: Explorations in Popular, Vernacular, and Scientific Discourse, a volume edited by Kyrre Kverndokk, Marit Ruge Bjærke, and Anne Eriksen. Climate Change Temporalities explores how various timescales, timespans, intervals, rhythms, cycles, and changes in acceleration
John Burrison, curator of The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia, was interviewed by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) about the museum’s current exhibit on women potters, “The Men Won’t Tell Us Anything.” From the article: “’Good clay deposits are critical, but there is more
The AFS Career Center connects folklorists across all disciplines and career stages with a large and diverse collection of relevant career opportunities. The AFS Career Center is powered by YM Careers, the leading provider of job websites and career centers for professional associations. This
New York Folklore seeks applicants for a full-time “Staff Folklorist” for the Capital Region of New York State. For more information about this opening, see the AFS Career Center.
Folklorica, the peer-reviewed Journal of the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Folklore Association, is accepting submissions for a thematic issue “Folklore and Protest.” Whether expressing disapproval or advocating for change, protests are integral parts of contemporary political processes. They can vary in
Wayne State University Press recently published Inviting Interruptions: Wonder Tales in the Twenty-First Century, an edited volume by Cristina Bacchilega and Jennifer Orme. Inviting Interruptions: Wonder Tales in the Twenty-First Century anthologizes contemporary stories, comics, and visual texts that intervene in a range of
Andrea Kitta recently spoke with Slate Magazine about the emergent folklore surrounding COVID-19 and vaccinations. To read her take on how narrative and belief impact vaccination efforts, check out the interview on the Slate website.
Missouri 2021 featured the state’s history and culture with their virtual event, “Legends, Lore, and Stories of the Show Me State” on March 2. Missouri is rich in its history, folklore, and storytelling. The bicentennial year offers a range of opportunities to
City Lore recently launched a digital project called “Across the Great Divide,” that aims to bring out the individuality and common humanity of Americans from different backgrounds, political orientations, ages, genders, and parts of the country. You can participate by sharing your
The theme for the next Modern Language Association Convention (Washington, D.C., January 9–12, 2022) is “Multilingual U.S.” AFS@MLA seeks paper proposals that highlight the linguistic diversity—both literal and metaphorical—of folk groups in the United States. For instance, how does multilingualism enhance the
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