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Fri, September 25, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:30 pm
Event Location: 455 Hagerty Hall
Event Location: 455 Hagerty Hall
Fri, October 23, 2026
Event Start Time: 1:00 pm
Event Location: Hagerty Hall Entryway & 198 Hagerty Hall
Event Location: Hagerty Hall Entryway & 198 Hagerty Hall
Fri, November 6, 2026
Event Start Time: 1:00 pm
Event Location: 198 Hagerty Hall
Event Location: 198 Hagerty Hall
Recent News
Folklorist Promotion News
We have news about our team: Merrill Kaplan, the director for the Center for Folklore Studies, has been promoted to Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies. Our CFS Affiliate, Dr. Mintzi…
Dr. Mark Bender Delivers 2026 Richard M. Dorson Folklore Lecture at Indiana University
Professor Mark Bender, (Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and affiliate of the Center for Folklore Studies), presented the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Lecture in the Department of…
Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award: Dr. Dorothy Noyes
On February 26th, the Indiana University (IU) College of Arts and Sciences presented Dr. Dorothy Noyes, director of OSU’s Mershon Center for International Security Studies, with its
Folk Narratives in Indian Literary and Performative Traditions: Dr. Mark Bender
On February 25, 2026, Professor Mark Bender (Department of East Asian Languages and Literature) gave a presentation at the International Seminar on Folk Narratives in Indian Literary and…
