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Interview with Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth on "Finding the Singing Spruce"
The Center for Folklore Studies celebrates the publication of Finding the Singing Spruce: Musical Instrument Makers and Appalachia's Mountain Forests by Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth,…
CFS October 2023 Newsletter
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SP23 Paper Awards for Graduates and Undergraduates
It's time to apply for our annual spring awards. The Patrick B. Mullen Graduate Prize is funded by the Patrick B. Mullen Endowment Fund, which was established in recognition of the…
New Appalachian Folklore Course for Spring 2023
We're pleased to announce a new folklore course to be offered Spring 2023. "Folklore of the Americas: Appalachia" will be taught by Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth as an undergraduate course. …
Amy Shuman and Mary Hufford reflect on 2022 Field Schools
This past semester, professors Amy Shuman and Mary Hufford were awarded Discovery Field School Grant Awards, which allowed them to “take students to domestic destinations…
Congrats to Sarah Craycraft on her Defense
On June 14th, 2022, Sarah Craycraft defended Reinventing the Village: Generations, Heritage and Revitalization in Contemporary Bulgaria, a dissertation that committee members described…
Announcing The Student Digital Folklore Collection
The Center for Folklore Studies is delighted to announce the launch of the newest collection in its archive: OSU Student Digital Folklore Collection (SDFC). The aim of the SDFC is to gather,…
Border Issues and Immigrant Rights Activism
Nine students in CS 4193 Border Issues and Immigrant Rights Activism in Ohio completed their final projects, documenting their visits to immigrant communities, immigrant rights groups and points…
Call for Entries: The Dan Barnes Undergraduate Paper Prize
Call for SubmissionsThis is an annual $200 cash award for the year's best folklore paper by an OSU undergraduate. It honors beloved emeritus professor Daniel R. Barnes, who taught folklore and…