Upcoming Events

Center for Folklore Studies January Lunch over a blue rectangle with a pie in the corner
January 31, 2025

January Folklore Lunch

455 Hagerty Hall
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February 28, 2025 - March 1, 2025
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March 28, 2025

Folklore Monthly Lunch

455 Hagerty Hall

Recent News

Folklore Studies Grants and Funding

SP25 Graduate Student Travel Grants

The Center for Folklore Studies is offering one-time, small travel grants for currently enrolled graduate students pursuing the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization to present at folklore…

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Logo / Design Art Competition for Upcoming Conference

The Folklore Student Association is hosting an art competition to design a mascot and design element for the annual Indiana University and Ohio State University Graduate Student Conference in…

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A New Spring Course by Dr. Katherine Borland and Dr. Claudia Wier: Creation of Outreach Theatre

Creation of Outreach Theatre: The Urban Forest

This undergraduate course will give students a chance to explore performance as a means of impacting our community. Details of the course are below!…

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Call for Papers: Shared Traditions: More than Human Experiences

Shared Traditions: More than Human ExperiencesFebruary 28- March 1, 2025 | The Ohio State University | Columbus, OHSubmissions due December 13, 2024*We constantly interact with people, objects, and…

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Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Instructor
Director, Center for Folklore Studies; Associate Professor, Folklore and Scandinavian Studies
Professor Emeritus