Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, Massachusetts, seeks a dynamic, collaborative scholar/teacher to serve as its next Director of Academic Programs. The Director of Academic Programs functions as Historic Deerfield’s public historian and is responsible for the development and implementation of a robust series
In this year’s annual Rosemary Miller Lecture, Duncan Campbell remembers Nancy Hiller and her deep commitment to historic preservation, the written word, fine woodworking, and personal ethics. The event takes place May 26 at 6:00 pm (EDT).
The Winter issue (v. 136, no. 540) of the JAF: A Global Quarterly will be available online and will arrive in mailboxes soon.
This year, in collaboration with the AFS Executive Board, the Nominating Committee seeks nominations and self-nominations for candidates for Nominating Committee and Executive Board. The Nominating Committee encourages all AFS members to recommend strong candidates for any of these offices by May 26, 2023.
Registration is nearly full for the 2023 Folklife in the South Gathering. FiTS takes place June 8-10, 2023, at Lake Guntersville State Park in Guntersville, Alabama.
AFS has partnered with NASAA and NEA to offer important professional development opportunities for folk and traditional arts program managers.
Midwest Folklorists and Cultural Workers Alliance invites folklorists and cultural workers in, working on, and interested in the Midwest to join their monthly Zoom conversations. MFCWA meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 2:00pm central / 3:00pm eastern for catch-ups and "shop talks" about topics of interest to our group.
The California State University, Sacramento University Library is offering the continuation of the Hellenic Research Fellowship Program (HRFP) for an 11th year. The Program supports the use of the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection by fellows for scholarly research in Hellenic studies while in residence in Sacramento, CA. The fellowship application deadline is May 23, 2023. No late applications will be considered.
Prize application season continues! The AFS Newsletter will alert you to new calls for applications, but you can check anytime on our round up of all AFS prizes and news, including new calls for applications that are posted as they are released.
This summer the Leiden Department of Middle East Studies is partnering with the University Library to organize another summer school in Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World from August 21 to September 1. The deadline for applications is June 16.
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