Cultural Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Folklore and Popular Culture, a peer-reviewed journal, has released its latest publication, Volume 18.2. To view the current issue, visit Cultural Analysis.
Ethnologia Europaea, an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, has released a Special Issue titled “Brexit Matters” (Volume 50, Issue 2) with Thomas M. Wilson as Guest Editor. To view the Special Issue, visit Ethnologia Europaea.
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition (GLC), part of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University, invites applications for its 2021–2022 Fellowship Program. The Center seeks to promote a better understanding of all
The Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics (INCITE) and the Mellon-Sawyer Seminar on Trust and Mistrust in Science and Experts Science at Columbia University and The American Assembly invites applications from PhD or other doctoral-level degree holders for a postdoctoral position for a period of
The American Folklore Society has joined the American Historical Association statement condemning “the actions of those who, on January 6, stormed the United States Capitol, the seat of the nation’s legislature, the heart of its democratic form of governance.” AFS unequivocally condemns the actions
Jon D. Lee, the author of An Epidemic of Rumors, puts Covid-19 vaccine conspiracy theories in folkloric context in The Atlantic, with reference to Andrea Kitta’s work on the folklore of anti-vaccination movements and Timothy Tangherlini’s analysis of the narrative differences between conspiracy rumors
Computational folklorist Timothy Tangherlini’s research into conspiracy theories and online platforms was featured in a recent article in Ars Technica. Tangherlini and his coauthors analyzed around 18,000 Reddit and Voat posts surrounding the infamous “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory to visually map out the narrative
Humanities Bulletin seeks submissions for their first 2021 issue. The submission deadline is April 25, 2021. Humanities Bulletin is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed Journal which features original studies and reviews in the various branches of Humanities, including History, Literature, Philosophy, Arts. This journal is not
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival has announced the launch of its new online Marketplace in collaboration with NOVICA, the world’s largest impact-retailer for artisans and craftspeople around the world. The Folklife Festival Marketplace offers authentic craftwork created by artisans representing communities from recent
From June 28 to July 7 in Budapest, Hungary, the Central European University (CEU) will offer a postgraduate summer course titled “Music as Heritage: from Tradition to Product. An interdisciplinary course about music as heritage, with a focus on Béla Bartók –
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