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Congratulations to Dr. Noyes on her recent book!
Professor Dorothy Noyes recently published a book entitled Humble Theory: Folklore's Grasp on Social Life.
Dr. Noyes offers an unforgettable glimpse of her craft and the many ways it matters…
CFS in solidarity with Yücel and Derya
On Thursday, September 1st, Ohio State alumni Yücel Demirer and Derya Keskin-Demirer were permanently dismissed from their positions at Kocaeli University in Turkey under the statute of…
Katherine Borland awarded Service-Learning Grant
CFS Director Katherine Borland was awarded a Service-Learning Grant from the College of Arts and Sciences for the Ohio Field Schools project. These grants support the development of new and…
Georgios Anagnostou interviewed by Greek News Agenda
Affiliated faculty Georgios Anagnostou was interviewed by the Greek News Agenda on Greek America studies, Greek America and the role of the diaspora in rethinking Greece. Dr. Anagnostou is a…
Congratulations, Dr. Batra-Wells!
Congratulations to Dr. Puja Batra-Wells, who just defended her dissertation, “Art/Work: Place-Making, Precarity, and the Performance of Artistic Occupational Identities in Columbus, Ohio.” Puja’s…
CFS receives $100k to fund Ohio Field Schools
The Center for Folklore Studies is pleased to announce that the Columbus Foundation donated $100,000 to support two Ohio Field Schools that will take place in summer 2017 & 2018! The…
Dr. Elena Foulis will give a talk about ONLO in Arkansas
Dr. Elena Foulis will give a talk titled, Latin@ Stories Across Ohio: Oral History in the Digital Age, on Thursday, March 3 at the University of Arkansas. Foulis will discuss how she draws on…
Amy Shuman receives Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching
We are delighted to announce that Amy Shuman has received the prestigious 2016 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. This is the university’s most prestigious teaching award, and…
Borland elected to AFS Executive Board
Congratulations to Center for Folklore Studies Director, Katherine Borland, for being elected to the Executive Board of the American Folklore Society for the 2016-2018 term!
Katherine…