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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…
Folklore Reading Room Autumn Business Hours
The folklore reading room (Hagerty 455A) is now open during specific hours for the autumn semester. These are the standard open hours through the end of the semester:
Mondays: 9 am – 5 pm
Puja Batra-Wells Receives 2025 Distinguished Staff Award
Congratulations to OSU folklore alumna Puja Batra-Wells on receiving a 2025 Distinguished Staff Award! Puja is currently the Associate Director of the GAHDT.
The Distinguished Staff Awards…
We're Hiring! Post Doctoral Scholar
Job Title
Post Doctoral Scholar - Center for Folklore Studies
DepartmentArts and Sciences | Center for Folklore Studies
Follow this link to applyThe deadline to apply is May 30.
2024-2025 Student Award Winners
At the April 22 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Institute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to…
SP25 Graduate Student Travel Grants Awarded
The Center for Folklore Studies has announced this year’s recipients of the Graduate Student Travel Grant, supporting folklore scholars as they present their research at major conferences around…
Folklore Reading Room New Business Hours
The Folklore Reading Room (Hagerty 455A) is now open during normal working hours.
These are the standard open hours through the end of spring semester:
Mondays: 10 am –…
Recap: Graduate Student Conference
"Our Shared Traditions: More than Human Experiences" conference on February 28th and March 1st, was an incredible success! Graduate students from the Folklore Student Association led the way in…
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…