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Isaac Weiner on All Sides w/ Ann Fisher
Tune in to hear one of the Center's associated faculty members, Isaac Weiner, Assistant Professor of Comparative Studies, discuss his book, Religion Out Loud: Religious Sound, Public Space, and…
Remembering Erika Bourguignon
Erika Eichhorn Bourguignon, 90, died in Columbus, Ohio, February 15, 2015. She was professor emerita of anthropology at The Ohio State University, where she taught for more than 40 years. She is best…
Richelle Schrock receives tenure
Congratulations to Richelle Schrock who has received tenure at Ohio Wesleyan. Dr. Schrock completed her PhD in Folklore and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies in 2008 under the direction of Amy…
Borland and Aubry attend School of the Americas Watch Vigil
On November 23, CFS Director Dr. Katherine Borland and folklore graduate student Stephanie Aubry traveled to Fort Benning, just outside Columbus, Georgia to document and participate in the 14th…
Students in CS 4597.03 Global Folklore Class videoconference with students at the American University of Cairo
On November 12 and 19 Comparative Studies undergrads in Professor Katherine Borland's Global Folklore course embarked on a global conversation about global folklore in film with students from Prof…
ASFS Student Paper Awards
Association for the Study of Food and Society's student paper prize competition. Deadline for Annual Submission: February 1. Electronic submissions ONLY! The ASFS invites current…
Congratulations to Dr. Noyes on her recent publication
Professor Dorothy Noyes recently published an article entitled "Aesthetic Is the Opposite of Anaesthetic: On Tradition and Attention" in The Journal for Folklore Research. Abstract Studies of…
Congratulations, Dr. Shuman!
Amy Shuman and Bridget Haas (Case Western University) received a grant of $16,000 from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research to hold a workshop titled “Political Asylum and the…
Katherine Borland receives Ratner Award
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Dr. Katherine Borland has been named one of the inaugural Ratner Teaching Award winners! The Deans of Arts and Humanities, Comparative Studies…