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Congratulations, Bishal Karna!
Congratulations to Bishal Karna, who successfully passed his candidacy exams yesterday! Bishal's committee included Katey Borland, Melissa Curley, Tom Kasulis, and Isaac Weiner. Way to go, Bishal…
Dr. Shuman receives ASC grant for Cartelami!
Congratulations to Dr. Amy Shuman, who received a $20,000 Arts and Humanities Larger Grant for "Cartelami: New Discoveries from Northern Italy in the Allied Arts of Theater, Painting, and…

Merrill Kaplan to discuss An Enemy of the People
Friend-to-folklore Lesley Ferris is directing a production of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at OSU Theatre from Thursday, November 5 through Sunday, November 15th at the Thurber Theatre (…

The Appalachian Project to be featured in the Vice President for Research's State of Research Address
Vice President for Research, Caroline C. Whitacre, will feature the work of The Appalachian Project, Ohio in her State of Research Address this Thursday, October 22nd at 8:30am in the Ohio Union,…

Congratulations, Rachel Hopkin!
Congratulations to Rachel Hopkin, whose audio documentary Banjo Pickin' Girls and Fiddlin' Women will air on Australia's National Radio on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The show focuses on…

Congratulations, Cristina Benedetti!
Congratulations to Cristina Benedetti, who completed her PhD candidacy exam process with the oral defense. On her committee were Shilarna Stokes (Theatre), Isaac Weiner, Katey Borland, and Dorry…

Congratulations, Dr. Patterson!
Chocolate cake and flowers were enjoyed in the Folklore Archives on Friday, July 17th, in celebration of CFS Assistant Director Cassie Patterson’s successful dissertation defense. Dr. Patterson’s…

You and Noyes contribute to UNESCO issue of JFR
New PhD Ziying You and Professor Dorothy Noyes contributed to a special issue of the Journal of Folklore Research (52:2-3), UNESCO on the Ground: Local Perspectives on Global Policy for Intangible…

CFS Goes International
CFS faculty Dorry Noyes and Katherine Borland delivered talks at the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore Conference in Zagreb, Croatia on June 22nd. Their panel, entitled Gesturing…