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Dr. Foulis Publishes in Journal of Hispanic / Latino Theology

Congratulations to Dr. Elena Foulis, whose article "Latin@s en la Fe: Gender, Solidarity, and the Common Good Among Latin@ Christians in Ohio" was published in the Journal of Hispanic /…

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New episodes of Covid Conversations: Life in a Time of Corona are available!

Episode 4: Two world-class musicians are featured from two of the world’s greatest orchestras. 

Mark Kosower is Principal Cello with the Cleveland Orchestra. He has been with the…

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Remembering Dean "Pappaw" Bradbury

The Center for Folklore Studies mourns the loss of Dean "Pappaw" Bradbury, a friend of the Ohio Field School program. 

Earl Dean Bradbury, beloved husband of the late Velma Bradbury (…

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Jared Gardner Named Director Of Humanities Institute

Professor Jared Gardner, the Joseph V. Denney Designated Professor of English and the director of the Popular Culture Studies program, has been named director of the Humanities…

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CFS Remembers David Brose, 1951-2021

The Center for Folklore Studies mourns the loss of David Brose, 1951-2021 to cancer. David was a Columbus, Ohio, native. After an early introduction to American traditional music, he received a…

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CFS Receives GAH+DT Funding for Revisioning Folklore Studies in the Academy and the Public Square

The Center for Folklore Studies has received a $25,000  Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme (GAHDT) Centers Grant, for its project: “Revisioning Folklore Studies in the Academy…

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Alumna, Dr. Seljamaa, gives plenary on socialist/Soviet-era folkloristics

Alumna Dr. Elo-Hanna Seljamaa will give the plenary address at a Zoom conference on socialist/Soviet-era folkloristics from the University of Latvia. 

Register here.

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Marsden is ABD!

Warmest congratulations to Mariah Marsden, whose sprightly oral defense capped her passing of her qualifying exams. Mariah’s committee consisted of Drs. Katey Borland, Dorry Noyes (chair), Beth…

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Remembering Dr. Elizabeth Jean MacLaughlin

The Center for Folklore Studies mourns the passing of Dr. Jean (Mayo) MacLaughlin on October 27, 2020.  Trained at the Folklore Institute at Indiana University (MA 1970, PhD 1977), Jean…