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The Center for Folklore Studies at the Ohio State University supports the learning, teaching, research, and outreach of folklorists and students of folklore. With participation from across the university, the center promotes interdisciplinary dialogue about the important role of vernacular knowledge and practice in all areas of human activity, from confronting climate change to battling food insecurity, from understanding aging to transforming urban neighborhoods. Center activities include:

  • Coordinating the folklore course offerings across departments and advising students
  • Facilitating research and outreach projects of both local and international scope
  • Organizing lectures, conferences, and workshops
  • Providing organizational and financial support to folklore-related activities across campus
  • Maintaining an archives of over 12,000 recordings and projects, a testament to over half a century of folklore research at OSU
  • Conducting ethnographic research with Ohio communities and supporting archival collections across the state.

For undergraduates, the center offers a Folklore Concentration within the Comparative Studies major or a Folklore Minor, open to students in any department, through the Department of Comparative Studies. For graduates, the center offers a full MA or PhD in Folklore through the Department of English or the Department of Comparative Studies, or a Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization (GIS), offering a compact but rigorous preparation.

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455 Hagerty Hall
1775 College Rd. S
Columbus, OH 43210

cfs@osu.edu 
 

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Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth

Dr. Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth 
468 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road South
waugh-quasebarth.1@osu.edu