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CFS Alumna Creates Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies MA in Estonia
Elo-Hanna Seljamaa (PhD Comparative Studies 2012), current Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore at the University of Tartu, created a new English…
AFS Executive Board Issues Statement on Immigration Executive Order
On February 1, 2017, the AFS Executive Board issued the following statement:
The Executive Board of the American Folklore Society (AFS), a US-based international learned society whose members…
Dr. Cassie Patterson's article published
Congratulations to Cassie Patterson, whose chapter was recently published!
Patterson, Cassie. "Performance, Frame, and Identity in Harriette Simpson Arnow's 'The Goat Who…
Folklore Students Publish!
Congratulations to Rachel Hopkin and Afsane Rezaei, who recently published articles in folklore journals!
Hopkin, Rachel. "The Critical Conservationist George Gibson and…
Anagnostou awarded Greek Diaspora Fellowship
Georgios Anagnostou, professor, modern Greek and classics, received The Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program award to work with an interdisciplinary team at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki…
Dorothy Noyes elected President of American Folklore Society
We are pleased to announce that Dorry Noyes has been elected President of the American Folklore Society (AFS) for the 2018-2020 term. Dorry has been a stalwart defender of folklore studies at OSU,…
Brittany Warman awarded English Dept. Dissertation Completion Fellowship for Spring 2017
Hearty congratulations to Brittany Warman, who was awarded the Department of English's Dissertation Completion Fellowship for Spring 2017. The fellowship offers a semester off from teaching to…
Congratulations, Rachel!
Congratulations to Rachel Hopkin, who achieved tanguicity on her candidacy exam this morning! Her committee included Amy Shuman, Katey Borland, Barry Shank, and Dorry Noyes as chair. Amy will lead…
Dr. Merrill Kaplan in the Lantern
Dr. Merrill Kaplan, core CFS faculty, engaged in discussion with open-carry protesters on Monday, December 5th, holding a sign that said "This makes me feel unsafe." Her comments are included in…