As you review the program online, bookmark individual sessions and events in the 2024 Annual Meeting platform to build your schedule for the on-site and virtual portions of the meeting. Use the "bookmarked" filter to view your personalized schedule.
Whether or not you’re able to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society in Albuquerque, New Mexico, there’s plenty to enjoy from the comfort of a cozy chair! Choose the “virtual” filter on the Annual Meeting platform to view
The Presidential Invited Lecture for the 2024 Annual Meeting features University of New Mexico (UNM) Professor of American Studies Dr. Jennifer Nez Denetdale (Diné) and NEA Heritage Fellow and UNM Professor Emerita Eva Enciñias in a conversation focused on their respective and collaborative cultural and educational work in New Mexico. The conversation will be facilitated by AFS President Amy Skillman.
Congratulations to the inaugural awardees of the American Council of Learned Societies' Extended Engagement Microgrants, which were awarded by the Intention Foundry. The ACLS microgrant will fund a workshop at AFS’ 2024 Annual Meeting and follow-up conversations centered on inclusive folklore pedagogy.
The Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation in Homestead, PA is seeking a President & Chief Executive Officer. Applications are due by 5pm on October 30, 2024.
The Fall 2024 JAF: A Global Quarterly is out, featuring revealing essays addressing issues of professionalism, disability, and conceptions of racial identity, as well as a dozen reviews of recent work in the field.
Arts Midwest announces nine recipients of its inaugural Midwest Culture Bearers Award in recognition of their work of preserving cultural traditions rooted in community and prioritizing the next generation across the region.
Whispers in the Echo Chamber: Folklore and the Role of Conspiracy Theory in Contemporary Society calls on folklorists to engage more fully with conspiracy theories. It is edited by Jesse A. Fivecoate and Andrea Kitta and published by the University of Wisconsin Press.
The 17th International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF) congress will take place at the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK 3–6 June 2025. Call for panels, roundtables, workshops and combined formats is open until 7 October 2024.
The 2024 Annual Meeting Local Organizing Committee is pleased to share the offerings of outings throughout New Mexico before, during and after our meeting.
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