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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…

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…

Borland and Shuman Publish Chapter in Routledge Handbook of Counter-Narratives

Congratulations to Drs. Katherine Borland and Amy Shuman, who published a chapter in the Routledge Handbook of Counter-Narratives.

Borland, Katherine and Amy Shuman.  2020.…

Foulis Elected to Ohio Latino Affairs Commission Board

The Ohio Latino Affairs Commission Board recently elected its new leaders for the 44th board, including two representatives from The Ohio State University. Congratulations to Elena…

Congratulations, Dr. Sims!

Congratulations to Dr. Martha Sims, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Illness Tattoos: A Study of Embodied Traditions and Narratives.” Her committee included Drs. Amy Shuman (…

Lydia Smith & Jacob Kopcienski Awarded GAH+DT Grants

During the Spring 2020 Ohio Field School, Lydia Smith and Jacob Kopcienski worked to document the cemetery in Rendville OH, a progressive and historically integrated town in Perry County. In…

DeCarlo Publishes in Trailblazer

2020 Ohio Field Schooler, Evan DeCarlo, published "Placemaking and Blue Blazes: The Ohio Field School Comes to the BTA" for the summer issue of Trailblazer, the quarterly publication of the…

Foulis Publishes about Be The Street

Alex, Stacey and Elena Foulis. "Be the Street: The Performative and Transformative Possibilities of Oral History." US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal, vol. 4, 2020, p. 45-66. …

Spring 2021 Folklore Courses

Check out folklore course offerings for spring 2021!
 

Some highlights for SP21 Graduate Courses include: