Tales for Fairies (Wayne State University Press) is an exploration of how classic fairy tales have been transformed to illuminate and celebrate queer identities.
The Soul of a Folklorist (Indiana University Press) examines how, as folklorists moved toward a perspective that increasingly explored the responsibility of presentation and representation of gender, race, class, and other areas of inequities, the discipline gradually came to understand both the power of its own subject and structures of subordination within the field.
The US Regional Arts Organizations (US RAO) announced the grant recipients of Walking Together: Investing in Folklife in Communities of Color. A total of $3.34 million has been awarded to 96 grantees.
Applications are open now for the Program and Communication Coordinator – a dynamic position supporting key activities across the team. Applications will be accepted through February 17, 2026.
The JAF Collective has extended the deadline for submissions addressing any aspect of generative AI and folklore for a themed issue of the Journal of American Folklore. The extended deadline is March 1, and the target for publication is Summer 2027. For
The American Folklore Society held its 137th Annual Meeting from Oct. 18-21 in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by the virtual component Nov. 12-14. Combined, the two parts of the meeting brought together almost 900 attendees, approximately 600 of whom were presenters.
The Kentucky Arts Council will host a free webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. Eastern, featuring two traditional artists whose work reflects foodways, foraging, and folk healing practices rooted in eastern and central Kentucky. Register to receive the Zoom invitation.
As part of ACTA’s statewide program team, the Program Manager will work closely with artists, culture bearers, community partners, and institutions to develop and support public programs such as festivals, concerts, workshops, apprenticeships, and local convenings. The priority deadline is January 26, 2026. Position open until filled.
HistoryMiami Museum invites applications for a full-time Folklife Associate position with the museum’s South Florida Folklife Center. Applications will be accepted until February 6, 2026.
Join the American Folklore Society Folklore & Science Section on January 29th from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (ET) as the 2025 winner of the American Folklore Society’s Folklore & Science Prize Antti Lindfors (University of Helsinki) presents his prize-winning study, “Vernacular Knowledge Production and Cross-Kingdom Kinship in Medicinal Mushrooms.”
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