Pennsylvania Center for Folklore @PAFolklore
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Dr. Jeffrey Tolbert’s new co-edited book, Mobius Media, is available for pre-order! The book features essays by Drs. Tolbert and Buccitelli, among many others.
Join us on Saturday, April 6 for the one-day symposium to mark the 15th anniversary of our doctoral program. The keynote will be delivered by Amy Milligan, one of our first doctoral grads! Free and open to the public with advance registration. eventbrite.com/e/american-stu…
We are hiring! Our department is seeking applicants for a Visiting Assistant Professorship in Ethnomusicology to begin in Fall of 2024. For best consideration, apply by April 15. Apply here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/23032
Apply for the American Folklife Center summer internship program! DL 3/1 Internships provides experiences in archival practice, cultural heritage research, and programming, while building participants’ knowledge about ethnographic materials. usajobs.gov/job/773041300
Congrats to Dr. Anthony Bak Buccitelli who, as part of a group of researchers at the College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg, received seed funding from the CSRI for their project "“Engaging AI Healthcare Imaginaries through the Arts and Humanities.” psu.edu/news/research/…
Dr. Anthony Bak Buccitelli's research on writer and folklorist Jon Y. Lee was recently highlighted in Eastwind: Politics and Culture of Asian America. Read a reprint of one of Lee's "The Tragedy of the Seventh Day, with an introduction by Eddie Wong, here: eastwindezine.com/the-tragedy-of…
What’s that I see in the latest issue of Western Folklore? A review of Patricia Turner’s book Trash Talk by AMST PhD candidate Steven T. Lee!
A big shout out to PhD student Jack Daly, who has been awarded this year's Warren E. Roberts Prize for his essay "Devil in the Skies, Stars on the Barns: The Snallygaster, Barn Stars, and Hex Signs"! americanfolkloresociety.org/our-work/prize…
Today, we're kicking off our annual faculty and student spotlight series for this academic year by celebrating one of Dr. Tolbert's publications "How to Make (And Possibly Unmake) a Digital Monster"!
Dr. Jeffrey Tolbert’s co-authored article “Digital Folkloristics: Text, Ethnography, and Interdisciplinarity” is featured in this recent list of essential readings on digital ethnography from Jstor Daily! daily.jstor.org/digital-ethnog…
Check out this new exhibit at the PSH Library!
AMST PhD candidate Julie Still has collected the open access versions of Stith Thompson's Motif Index of Folk Literature into a single collection on HathiTrust. This is a great resource if you cannot access the version on Past Masters. Check it out here: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?a=listi…
Congratulations to Penn State’s Bill Ellis on be awarded the American Folklore Society’s 2023 Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award!
George Washington’s troops at Valley Forge have become a symbol of the fortitude of Revolutionary War patriots. In a recent tribute, one of those veterans—Lt. John Peyton Powell—was honored with a Patriot Burials #historicalmarker. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3t42t39b
Legend has it that a witch on a white horse roams the hills of Hexebarger. Often called Hexie or Witches’ Hill, this mysterious area in southwest PA has long held tales of a reputed witch named Prissy. Go to tinyurl.com/2p8cwjdn to delve deeper into the lore. #halloween
A Feast of Folklore @FolkloreFoody
5K Followers 4K Following Support my book on food and folklore here: https://t.co/5ruUvKPoKk Run by @bentheepicure.
Dr. Kristina Downs @LeapingPrincess
916 Followers 960 Following Executive Director, Texas Folklore Society. Assistant Prof Tarleton State Narrative, gender, colonialism, and vernacular crime discourse. She/her.
Dr. Andrea Kitta 🎃.. @AndreaKitta
3K Followers 2K Following Folklorist;Professor; Author: Vaccinations & Public Concern in History, Diagnosing Folklore, Kiss of Death; belief & legend scholar; #COVID19 folklore; spookyAF
Paul Cowdell @PaulCowdell
1K Followers 1K Following I research, write on, & talk about folklore. Happy to have been variously described as an 'expert in morbid eschatology' and a 'cannibalism celebrity'.
The Folklore Society @FolkloreSociety
23K Followers 584 Following Since 1878 we've promoted the study of all forms of folklore, published research and provided information on folklore
Emily Hilliard @hey_emhilly
5K Followers 2K Following Folklorist & writer (former WV state folklorist) | MAKING OUR FUTURE @UNC_Press 2022 | Film reviews editor, Journal of Am Folklore | Co-owner @spinstersounds
Victoria Jaye @demonfolklorist
1K Followers 2K Following The Black Hours: Modern Demonic Experiences & Folklore (out now)✨️ Demon folklorist, podcaster, columnist, librarian, deathworker, momma to Salem🐈⬛She/her.
Oregon Folklife @oregonfolklife
802 Followers 731 Following Oregon Folklife Network partners with communities & Tribes to support Oregon’s cultural heritage Follow us on Facebook and Instagram: Oregon Folklife Network
Eerie Essex Podcast @Eerie_Essex
1K Followers 538 Following A podcast for those who want to join us on our journey into the stranger side of the county. Presented by Bethan and Ailsa
Dr Ian Brodie @AVulgarArt
965 Followers 1K Following Folklorist, author (A Vulgar Art, Old Trout Funnies), President of both @fsac_acef and @ISCLR, and, to be clear, NOT Stephen Harper’s former Svengali. He/him
Dawn Keetley @DawnKeetley
3K Followers 2K Following Prof @LehighEnglish Co-founder of @horrorhomeroom Co-ed of FOLK HORROR, Co-ed of PLANT HORROR, author of MAKING A MONSTER Email: [email protected]
New York Folklore @nyfolklore
571 Followers 190 Following New York Folklore (NYF) works to nurture traditional arts and culture in New York State through education, support, and outreach.
American Folklore Soc.. @afsfolklorists
4K Followers 1K Following An association of people who study and communicate knowledge about folklore: scholars, teachers, arts and cultural professionals, and community members.
Bethan Briggs-Miller @BethanJones9
3K Followers 2K Following Folklorist, Artist, Voice Actor, Paranormal Historian, Welsh, Podcast host on Eerie Essex and Spectre of the Sea, Mum, EDS zebra ,RandyGoat 🛸🐉👻👽🧚♂️🧜🏽♀️
Sarah Gunning @SKgunning
802 Followers 1K Following Assoc. Professor, technical communication & rhetoric @TowsonU 🐯 Still pretty much a Luddite (except in the classroom). and reggaeton ♥️.
David Brack @DavidBrack8
173 Followers 875 Following
Milind Solanki @imilindsolanki
441 Followers 5K Following Assistant Professor, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India
Robiel(ተሽየዋ) @SKdsti
291 Followers 877 Following My struggle is to create a country where people are respected....💙
Kashiser @Kashiser268435
29 Followers 2K Following
The Folklorist @FolkloristPod
166 Followers 261 Following Committed to telling stories from around the world, each episode explores the dark, wonderful and sometimes terrifying tales of folklore. By Alannagh Cooke 🎙️
Alan Mays @aemays
4 Followers 43 Following
Lisa Gilman @lmgilman4m
64 Followers 165 Following Folklorist, Professor, writer, African studies, women’s and gender studies, intangible cultural heritage
Basic Witch ® @realbasicwitch
56 Followers 92 Following Your Basic Guide to Queer Magic History, Theory and Practice… 🏳️⚧️❤️🌈 (This account is deactivated and we are now making queer magic elsewhere!) 💕✨🌈
#FolkyFriday @folkyfriday
341 Followers 432 Following A new Friday hashtag celebrating folklore and folk traditions. New themes each week! Tag posts #FolkyFriday for retweets 10am/10pm GMT. Run by @threeravenspod
Robert Piotrowski @PierRoberrto
20 Followers 106 Following Cultural anthropologist interested in the relationships between humans and the abiotic environment. Researcher at @igsopas @AnthroGeoLAB #erraGiants project.
Renee @Narase646071
6 Followers 2K Following The sunshine washes your face, the morning breeze brushes your teeth, smiles, and cheers you up.
Christina Williams @ChristineE74740
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Bikash @biktap1
518 Followers 5K Following Social Media Marketing Expert. I am also Social Media Influencer. Organically I Grow Twitter followers. #socialmediamarketing #SMM #socialmediainfluencer
Finding Folklore 🌾.. @FindingFolklore
1K Followers 4K Following 🌾NEW STORYTELLING PODCAST, June 2024💀 — unearth the deep roots of folktale, myth and legend that lurk unseen beneath the humdrum veneer of modern England 👑
Quaid Adams @AdamsQuaid
191 Followers 741 Following Folklorist; Budding Rhetorician; Monsterologist; Writer; Gamer; Foodie; Corgi Dad; Pokémon Master; DigiDestined; Millennial; he/him; Strange and Unusual
Constance THEE AKAdem.. @creneebailey
498 Followers 1K Following Alcorn & Mizzou alumna. Afrofuturist/Intersectional Folklorist. Cohost of @The_UnpackThis podcast. Expert in Kicking Azz & Taking Names...
Josh Byers @Journo_Josh
362 Followers 236 Following @TribuneDemocrat education #reporter | @PennwClarion #alum | #Johnstowner | #wordsmith | @TribdemPodcasts host (#HikingtheHighlands) | [email protected]
Lol!Oldmonk @HMeitat
80 Followers 305 Following
Mid Atlantic Arts @MidAtlanticArts
2K Followers 1K Following Mid Atlantic Arts is a nonprofit organization that bolsters artists and presenters with financial and creative support.
dittman @dittman
799 Followers 641 Following Author of Who Holds The Devil, Jack Kerouac, Masterpieces of the Beat Generation, & Small Brutal Incidents. Poetry Editor at Appalachian Lit. He/Him
kim barley A. Bea @Bea_Lucy12
670 Followers 3K Following The most beautiful thing a woman can wear is confidence. 👸𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬🐶𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫🐕 My hair is full of secrets ══❥❥
Bishoat @Bishoat175460
66 Followers 1K Following
Mandy May @MandyxStripes
18 Followers 106 Following PAWG with a Personality. Total Sweetheart... most of the time. mandyxstripes on all social media
Asli Ogulcuklu Cevik @AsliOgulcuklu
16 Followers 161 Following A world citizen🏳️ A teacher👩🏻🏫 A life-long learner👩🏻🎓 A mother 🦄🦄 A wife 🌷 A daughter 💘 A sister 🐣 A life-long friend 😍🥰
The Yaunk @Yaunko77
129 Followers 512 Following I'm a professional Chef who loves everything fantasy. My family is my life. Flow like water.
Katelin Khodai. @Katelin30211525
482 Followers 5K Following
wekan67 @wekan67
48 Followers 90 Following
wiwi @nounouwiwi31
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christmas kitten @chrstmskitten
104 Followers 432 Following
Fabric of Folklore Po.. @Fabricofolklore
402 Followers 633 Following We're a folklore podcast. Join us as we explore and deep dive into the stories, history, culture and people behind the folklore. We interview fascinating guests
Ana Cecilia Calle @laphdj
4K Followers 2K Following Editora, https://t.co/xPFF8f6A2F //Profe// Audio producer ¡Encuentra mi curso de Doméstika aquí! https://t.co/BsZxVRN7UX
Saskatchewan History .. @SKHistFolklore
559 Followers 574 Following Inspired by daily life history, folklore, storytelling and the links between the past, present, and future. We publish #FolkloreMagazineSK.
S. @twolowdancers
23 Followers 140 Following
물질문화연구회.. @2022mcseminar
4 Followers 19 Following
IDEA Interdisciplinar.. @journal_idea
177 Followers 492 Following IDEA - Interdisciplinary Discourses, Education and Analysis is an online academic journal focused on the humanities (history, anthropology, the arts)
UK Ghost Story Festiv.. @GhostStoryFest
3K Followers 5K Following The UK Ghost Story Festival returns in February 2024 at @MuseumofMaking in Derby. Co-ordinated by @AlexDavis1981
Betty ☕️ @legendsnlattes
31 Followers 273 Following Sometimes funny on Twitter. Folklorist. Over-caffeinated. Just finished grad school, entering the real world as Puppycat says "a big ass man!"
Spring Fed Records @SpringFedMusic
243 Followers 596 Following Spring Fed Records is a Grammy-winning nonprofit record label specializing in traditional musics of the South. Operated by MTSU's @center4popmusic.
Digital Folklore Podc.. @digiFolklorePod
703 Followers 1K Following Monsters, memes, internet urban legends, viral crazes & how each holds up a mirror to society. Hosted by @PerryCarpenter & @itsMasonAmadeus.
The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod
13K Followers 804 Following The Folklore Podcast, created by folklorist and author Mark Norman. Nearly 2 million downloads worldwide. Plus book news and updates.
Dr. Jeana Jorgensen @foxyfolklorist
4K Followers 2K Following Rogue folklorist & educator. Writer, blogger, poet. Fairy tale scholar. Professional dancer (FatChance BellyDance Style/ATS®). She/her.
Dr. Kristina Downs @LeapingPrincess
916 Followers 960 Following Executive Director, Texas Folklore Society. Assistant Prof Tarleton State Narrative, gender, colonialism, and vernacular crime discourse. She/her.
Dr. Andrea Kitta 🎃.. @AndreaKitta
3K Followers 2K Following Folklorist;Professor; Author: Vaccinations & Public Concern in History, Diagnosing Folklore, Kiss of Death; belief & legend scholar; #COVID19 folklore; spookyAF
The Folklore Society @FolkloreSociety
23K Followers 584 Following Since 1878 we've promoted the study of all forms of folklore, published research and provided information on folklore
Folklore Thursday @FolkloreThurs
62K Followers 8K Following #FolkloreThursday is a hashtag day for sharing folklore facts, and a website filled with articles! Founded by @DeeDeeChainey & @WillowWinsham. https://t.co/FRlvWDZiwG
Maria Tatar @mariamtatar
3K Followers 959 Following Author of Heroine with 1001 Faces, Senior Fellow at Harvard
Oregon Folklife @oregonfolklife
802 Followers 731 Following Oregon Folklife Network partners with communities & Tribes to support Oregon’s cultural heritage Follow us on Facebook and Instagram: Oregon Folklife Network
Dr Ian Brodie @AVulgarArt
965 Followers 1K Following Folklorist, author (A Vulgar Art, Old Trout Funnies), President of both @fsac_acef and @ISCLR, and, to be clear, NOT Stephen Harper’s former Svengali. He/him
The Folklore Library .. @LibraryFolklore
4K Followers 223 Following Official Twitter account of the FLA. Preserving folklore materials for future open-access research. Patron: Michael Rosen. Registered Charity Number 1203418
New York Folklore @nyfolklore
571 Followers 190 Following New York Folklore (NYF) works to nurture traditional arts and culture in New York State through education, support, and outreach.
American Folklore Soc.. @afsfolklorists
4K Followers 1K Following An association of people who study and communicate knowledge about folklore: scholars, teachers, arts and cultural professionals, and community members.
Quaid Adams @AdamsQuaid
191 Followers 741 Following Folklorist; Budding Rhetorician; Monsterologist; Writer; Gamer; Foodie; Corgi Dad; Pokémon Master; DigiDestined; Millennial; he/him; Strange and Unusual
Josh Byers @Journo_Josh
362 Followers 236 Following @TribuneDemocrat education #reporter | @PennwClarion #alum | #Johnstowner | #wordsmith | @TribdemPodcasts host (#HikingtheHighlands) | [email protected]
Sandy Spring Museum @SSMuseum
723 Followers 1K Following The Sandy Spring Museum develops meaningful connections with and within our community. We also host the annual Strawberry Festival. #SSMStrawFest
Saskatchewan History .. @SKHistFolklore
559 Followers 574 Following Inspired by daily life history, folklore, storytelling and the links between the past, present, and future. We publish #FolkloreMagazineSK.
Spring Fed Records @SpringFedMusic
243 Followers 596 Following Spring Fed Records is a Grammy-winning nonprofit record label specializing in traditional musics of the South. Operated by MTSU's @center4popmusic.
Keren Threlfall @KerenThrelfall
3K Followers 5K Following #harvardgradstudent folk - anthro - soci: Mesoamérica + Migration/Refugee Studies, Appalachia, grief. coal miner's daughter, mother of 🐉. 🤍Twitter & textile🧵
Marcus Cederström @M_Cederstrom
1K Followers 1K Following Public folklorist, PhD, Community Curator of Nordic-American Folklore at UW–Madison. US & Scandinavian migration, labor, culture, folklife.
Marianne McShane @MarianneMcShan7
895 Followers 1K Following Writer. Storyteller. Author of Rónán and the Mermaid, The Fog Catcher’s Daughter. @Candlewick & @WalkerBooksUK
Michael L Trujillo @Verdolagaz
8K Followers 8K Following @UNM, American+Chicanx studies; author The Land of Disenchantment; ed. Unos Nacen con Estrella; he/him; PhD anthro; OPINIONS MY OWN; husband of @summerbrennan
Naomi Sturm - Wijesin.. @naomi_sturm
32 Followers 58 Following Public Interest Folklorist - Interdisciplinary Ethnographer - Documentarian - Writer - New Yorker - #QueensMade 🎬 @losherederosny
Mariah Kupfner @MariahKupfner
413 Followers 437 Following She/her. Assistant Professor of American Studies and Public Heritage at Penn State Harrisburg. Formerly Mariah Gruner. Never not thinking about gender and craft
Colored Conventions @CCP_org
9K Followers 4K Following The Colored Conventions Project is a collaborative that brings 19th-century Black organizing to digital life through convention records and digital exhibits.
現代民俗学 関�.. @kg_vernacular
6K Followers 1K Following 島村恭則（関西学院大学社会学部長）。現代民俗学の教育研究を行っています。業績一覧はhttps://t.co/Tb0A0CevyJへ。民俗学の大学院進学相談はhttps://t.co/NEK7oFbHJ1へ。講演依頼はDMで。
Southern Folklife Col.. @SFolklife
2K Followers 2K Following Southern Folklife Collection @WilsonLibUNC @UNClibrary collecting, preserving, and disseminating the music, art, and culture of the American South
Journal of Ethnology .. @JEF_journal
103 Followers 162 Following Ethnology, Museology, Folkloristics, Socio-Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Heritage Studies, Social Sciences. Open access, no APCs. Est. 2001.
Patrice Green @ReadingRenae
2K Followers 3K Following Curator and librarian. Old books, old stuff, old places.
Penn State Special Co.. @psu_scl
374 Followers 295 Following University Archives, Rare Books, Historical Collections + Labor Archives, the Blockson Collection, and more at University Park. Currently open for research.
Texas Folklore Societ.. @Texas_Folklore
218 Followers 95 Following The Texas Folklore Society, chartered in 1909, collects, preserves, and shares the practices and customs of the people of Texas and the Southwest.
Penn State Health @PennStHershey
11K Followers 376 Following Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine partner to improve lives through expert medical care, research and education.
Penn State Hershey Po.. @PSUCoMPostdoc
140 Followers 172 Following Join us to keep up with the last social and scientific events of the postdoc community at @PennStHershey ! Ig psucom_postdoc and FB Hershey Postdocs
JFRReviews @JfrReviews
267 Followers 444 Following JFRR is an international journal tasked with reviewing expressive cultures relative to folkloristics and ethnomusicology. New reviews are published weekly!
菅豊 Yutaka Suga @suga_yutaka
276 Followers 319 Following 東京大学教員（Professor, The University of Tokyo）, 民俗学（Folklore）, 小千谷闘牛振興協議会会員 ,著書・共編著に『川は誰のものか』 『「新しい野の学問」の時代へ』 『パブリック・ヒストリー入門』 『民俗学の可能性を拓く』 『鷹将軍と鶴の味噌汁』など
~*~ MARION VOICES FOL.. @marionvoices
113 Followers 311 Following community-collaborative folklife, cultural arts, & heritage in marion county, ohio || ~*~ equity budgeting, baby ~*~ || https://t.co/J8G8fPYUBo
laetiporus @huroniensis
107 Followers 2K Following gatherer of wild foods and folklores. medieval history nerd, microbiology nerd, mycophile. autistic with ADHD. they/she.
Alina M. @alinamansfield
141 Followers 282 Following B.A. in ISF: Folklore & Mythology (U.C. Berkeley); and M.S. in Folklore (University of Oregon)
ACEF/FSAC @FSAC_ACEF
89 Followers 103 Following Association canadienne d’ethnologie et de folklore / Folklore Studies Association of Canada / #ACEFFSAC2021
Pennsylvania Historic.. @pa_history
825 Followers 670 Following Advancing the study of Pennsylvania history, especially as it relates to the larger context of world history, since 1932. Account edited by @jacobrwolff
Cliona O'Carroll @OCarrollC
179 Followers 226 Following Folklorist with Cork Folklore Project (@corkfolklore) and University College Cork. Audio-lover, accidental archivist. Mother of scallywags. She/her.
Tiber Falzett @AmPiobaire
583 Followers 597 Following #Folklorist. Asst Prof in #Folklore & #Ethnology | Léachtóir le #Béaloideas ⁊ #Eitneolaíocht @UCDScoilGLCB; Asst Ed @FolkLifeStudies; Co-I @DualchasCeilte
Aran Songs @AranSongs
2K Followers 3K Following Songs of the Aran Islands https://t.co/dOqtuaWEyc "Collecting Music in the Aran Islands" (2021) https://t.co/MKK0qg6tLP Highlighting ≠ endorsement
Folklore Society of G.. @fsgw_org
2K Followers 260 Following The Folklore Society of Greater Washington is dedicated to wonder of folk music, dance & diversity.
Texas Folklife @texasfolklife
1K Followers 987 Following Since 1984, we've been presenting, preserving & promoting the rich cultural heritage of the Lone Star State. #texasfolklife
Antahkarana @JosDazRamos2
68 Followers 1K Following
Lalipa Nilubol @Lalipa_Nilubol
1K Followers 2K Following Research translator consultant, poet, artist, traveller, heritage photographer, elephant conservationist
Nobo Kumar Sutradhar @nobo_sutradhar
3 Followers 21 Following I'm Nobo Kumar Sutradhar. Student of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Department of Folklore.
Daisy Ahlstone | Thyl.. @thyla_daisy
563 Followers 645 Following Folklorist and Thylacine Enthusiast. They/them. Co-Creator of @folkwise13 🌻 Support Ice&FireCon @http://patreon.com/iceandfirecon
Dr. Cassie Rosita Pat.. @Rosita_MiCielo
227 Followers 745 Following Folklorist. Humanities consultant. Budding homesteader. Willa’s human. Auntie. She/her.
Center for Black Digi.. @DigBlk
3K Followers 890 Following Center for Black Digital Research/#DigBlk. Home to @CCP_org • Black Women's Organizing Archive • @DouglassDayorg. https://t.co/qLIoQJFWYW • https://t.co/V2YrRyJ0pH
Lowell Brower @_LABrower
351 Followers 613 Following Teaching faculty @UWMadGNS, Alum @harvardfolklore | Folklorist, Ethnographer, Writer, African Language Enthusiast, Wisconsinite, Lucky Husband, Proud Papa.
Ayantika Chakraborty @Ayantik13499803
122 Followers 223 Following Folklorist from India. PhD Candidate @Gauhati_University working on Traditional Mask Making communities of India. Instinctively a Handicraft Preserver.
Folklore Museums Netw.. @FolkloreMuseums
3K Followers 4K Following A subject specialist network promoting folklore collections and intangible culture across the museum sector
Cliff Murphy @murphy_cliff
843 Followers 885 Following Ethnomusicologist, musician, author, husband, Dad. Director at Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage. Opinions are mine. #folklife
Shirley Moody-Turner @docmoodyturner
1K Followers 884 Following educator/author writing abt Anna J. Cooper's "courageous revolt" & how 19th/20th c Blk Wmn organized for rights. @BWOA_project @digblk
Arkansas Folk and Tra.. @arfolklife
224 Followers 272 Following Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts (AFTA) is a statewide public folklore and folk arts program of the University of Arkansas Libraries.Dr. Jeffrey Tolbert’s new co-edited book, Mobius Media, is available for pre-order! The book features essays by Drs. Tolbert and Buccitelli, among many others.
Reminder: Richard M. Dorson Memorial Lecture THIS FRIDAY, March 22 @ 3p in Maxwell Hall! “Immersed in the Storyworld: The Supernatural, the Vernacular, and Lived Realities” Dr. Ülo Valk, Dept of Estonian & Comparative Folklore, @unitartu More info: tinyurl.com/4ykknj8f
Join us on Saturday, April 6 for the one-day symposium to mark the 15th anniversary of our doctoral program. The keynote will be delivered by Amy Milligan, one of our first doctoral grads! Free and open to the public with advance registration. eventbrite.com/e/american-stu…
We are hiring! Our department is seeking applicants for a Visiting Assistant Professorship in Ethnomusicology to begin in Fall of 2024. For best consideration, apply by April 15. Apply here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/23032
Apply for the American Folklife Center summer internship program! DL 3/1 Internships provides experiences in archival practice, cultural heritage research, and programming, while building participants’ knowledge about ethnographic materials. usajobs.gov/job/773041300
Congrats to Dr. Anthony Bak Buccitelli who, as part of a group of researchers at the College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg, received seed funding from the CSRI for their project "“Engaging AI Healthcare Imaginaries through the Arts and Humanities.” psu.edu/news/research/…
What’s that I see in the latest issue of Western Folklore? A review of Patricia Turner’s book Trash Talk by AMST PhD candidate Steven T. Lee!
A big shout out to PhD student Jack Daly, who has been awarded this year's Warren E. Roberts Prize for his essay "Devil in the Skies, Stars on the Barns: The Snallygaster, Barn Stars, and Hex Signs"! americanfolkloresociety.org/our-work/prize…
Looking for some reading for the holiday? Check out PhD candidate Jack Daly's review of Emily Hilliard's "Making our Future: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia" in the Journal of Folklore Research! scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index…
Today, we're kicking off our annual faculty and student spotlight series for this academic year by celebrating one of Dr. Tolbert's publications "How to Make (And Possibly Unmake) a Digital Monster"!
Dr. Jeffrey Tolbert’s co-authored article “Digital Folkloristics: Text, Ethnography, and Interdisciplinarity” is featured in this recent list of essential readings on digital ethnography from Jstor Daily! daily.jstor.org/digital-ethnog…
George Washington’s troops at Valley Forge have become a symbol of the fortitude of Revolutionary War patriots. In a recent tribute, one of those veterans—Lt. John Peyton Powell—was honored with a Patriot Burials #historicalmarker. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3t42t39b
Legend has it that a witch on a white horse roams the hills of Hexebarger. Often called Hexie or Witches’ Hill, this mysterious area in southwest PA has long held tales of a reputed witch named Prissy. Go to tinyurl.com/2p8cwjdn to delve deeper into the lore. #halloween
Dr. Anthony Bak Buccitelli participated in a "cross-boundary dialogue" with scholars Juwen Zhang, Wanda Addison, Margaret Magat, Mark Miyake, and Raymond Summerville for the Fall issue of the Journal of American Folklore. Get your copy wherever academic journals are sold!
Folklore-minded Americanists: Look out for PSH doctoral candidate Jack Daly’s book review in the Summer 2023 issue of the Journal of American Folklore! Congrats Jack!
Dr. Anthony Bak Buccitelli is featured in a new piece by State Impact Pennsylvania about the human costs of flooding. This is part of a larger project with AMST's Dr. Jeffrey Tolbert, Sean Dixon and Stephen Lochetto, and SSET's Dr. Shirley Clark. stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2…
If you’re a fan of ghost stories, then you need to know about the legend of the White Lady. Local lore describes haunting sounds echoing around the so-called “White Lady’s Castle” in Durand Eastman Park in Irondequoit, N.Y. Learn more on our marker map: tinyurl.com/ywev2d2u
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