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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 – 5…

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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 …

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, OH

The Indiana University/Ohio State University Graduate Student Conference will be…

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2023-2024 Student Award Winners

At the April 16 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Insitute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to receive…

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Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth Reports on Eclipse Folklore

By Rhiar Kanouse

CFS Director and Archivist Dr. Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth gave an interview with Ohio State News to celebrate the upcoming eclipse on April 8th. In the article, Dr. Waugh-Quasebarth provides a survey…

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CFS GRA Rhiar Kanouse Presents Paper at ACLA 2024 in Montreal

Rhiar Kanouse, the Graduate Research Associate for the Center for Folklore Studies, presented at the 2024 American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) conference in Montreal, Canada. Her…