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On October 20, in Room 2015 of MacPherson Hall, my Introduction to Folklore class took a colorful turn. Nursing a broken toe and a foot injury, I was not feeling my best, so I decided to…
Humanities Institute and Center for Folklore Studies Partner to Celebrate Mothman Legend
This November marks the 60th anniversary of the first Mothman sightings in Ohio and West Virginia…
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…
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…
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
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…
Center for Folklore Studies GRA Nick Booker, alongside fellow students Di Wang and Ted Nagasawa, interviewed Dr. Stephen Mitchell on Scandinavian folklore and memorial landscapes.
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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
Congratulations to OSU folklore alumna Puja Batra-Wells on receiving a 2025 Distinguished Staff Award. Puja is currently the Associate Director of the the Global Arts + Humanities office.