Penn State News recently highlighted the research of folklorist and Penn State Harrisburg faculty member Jeffrey Tolbert. Tolbert studies vernacular belief as it intersects with digital media, concentrating on Slender Man as an especially apposite case. He notes, “Belief…[is] about how we
The Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen recently announced a new round of international research fellowships. The KWI fellowship program and the Thyssen @ KWI Fellowship address excellent researchers from the humanities, cultural studies, and the social sciences.
The 28th International Conference on Learning, hosted by Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, is scheduled for July 7–9, 2021. The Learner Research Network (LRN) is brought together around a common concern for learning in all its sites, formal and informal, and at all
The Eleventh International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society, which will take place at the University of Córdoba in Córdoba, Spain, June 3–4, 2021, has opened a call for proposals. Regular proposals are due March 3, 2021. The Religion in Society
The Special Interest Group (SIG) for Music of the Francophone World seeks papers to sponsor for the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) 2021 annual meeting. The SEM meeting will take place in Atlanta, Georgia on October 27–31, 2021. Co-chairs Roger Mason and Sarah
The International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR) announces that it is time to submit papers for the student essay prize given annually in honor of the memory of Dr. David Buchan (1939–1994), leading international ballad scholar and a staunch supporter and
The International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR) seeks submissions for its annual book prize, established in honor of Brian McConnell. The purpose of the award is to encourage scholarship in the field of Contemporary Legend, to recognize and inspire standards of
The deadline for South Arts’ Folk & Traditional Arts Master Artist Fellowships is fast approaching—spread the word to eligible Southern master artists before January 29! The South is home to an abundance of folk and traditional art forms. South Arts’ Folk & Traditional Arts
A new video of the series “Ethnological Matterings” is now available through the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF). In this video, Nicolas le Bigre from the University of Aberdeen coordinates the Polish-Scottish Song Group, a hub which fosters the exchange
Folklorist and Indiana University Professor Roger L. Janelli passed away on January 19, 2021 in Korea. Dr. Janelli was a faculty member at Indiana University for 32 years in the Departments of Folklore and East Asian Languages and Cultures. He was a
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