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Sheila Bock featured in UNLV Magazine

OSU Alumna Dr. Sheila Bock is featured in "Signs of the Times," an article that explores the decoration of graduation mortarboards. Sheila's project, titled “Decorated Mortarboards: Forms and…

Jasmine Stork is ABD!

Congratulations to Jasmine Stork, who has passed her candidacy exams and is now ABD!  Jasmine's committee is comprised of Amy Shuman (English), Miranda Martinez (Comparative Studies), Merrill…

Amanda Randhawa awarded Presidential Fellowship!

Congratulations to Amanda Randhawa, who was awarded the Presidential Fellowship to complete her dissertation: Being Punjabi Sikh in Chennai: Women’s Everyday Religion in an Internal…

Dr. Foulis created Ohio Habla podcast

Elena Foulis publishes article

Congratulations to Elena Foulis on her recent publication, titled "Historias: Latin@ Voices in Ohio." Elena's article comes out of the oral history project "Oral Narratives of Latin@s in Ohio,"…

Katherine Borland edits JAF Special Issue on Family Folklore

Check your mailboxes for the JAF Special Issue on Family Folklore (130(518) Fall 2017), edited by Katherine Borland. In addition to co-writing with Patricia Sawin and Diane Tye the…

Dorry Noyes to Deliver annual Richard M. Dorson Memorial lecture

Dorry Noyes, President of the American Folklore Society will deliver the annual Richard M. Dorson Memorial lecture on Thursday, April 12th, 2018 at Indiana University.  Go Dorry!

Ana Marina Alvarenga and SHARE-El Salvador to visit CFS Archives

Ana Marina Alvarenga, FMLN deputy in the El Salvador Legislature, will be visiting the Center for Folklore Studies archives on November 3rd, 2017.  Deputy Alvarenga will be accompanied by…

The Center for Folklore Studies went abroad!

Director Katherine Borland, Assistant Director Cassie Patterson, and Graduate Students Assistants Jordan Lovejoy and Sarah Craycraft presented at the…