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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…
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…
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,…
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 and the…
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.
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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…
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 joined the…
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 …