Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology News

May 31st, 2018

Nicole Musgrave (Folk Studies MA 2018) was selected as this year's WKU outstanding graduate student, receiving the John D. Minton Award at the university commencement.

May 31st, 2018

Seven new graduates of our Folk Studies MA program joined our alumni ranks this month. These folklorists are off to work in museums, state art agencies, and more!

May 11th, 2018

The Kentucky Folklife Program at WKU has been awarded a $20,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the establishment of a Kentucky Folklife Network and online magazine.

Mar 15th, 2018

Brent Bjorkman, Director of the Kentucky Folklife Program, travels to Washington D.C. for the National Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting.

Mar 14th, 2018

The Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange is accepting applicants for its 2018 cohort. Members from across the state will gather in Bowling Green June 8-10, in Knott County Aug. 3-5, and in Covington Oct. 12-14.

Mar 13th, 2018

Current Folk Studies MA student Susanna Pyatt researched and wrote the National Register nomination for the Chalybeate Springs Hotel Springhouse as part of Dr. Michael Ann Williams' Vernacular Architecture class in fall 2016.

Feb 23rd, 2018

The Kentucky Folklife Program will be hosting a Bosnian coffee demonstration on March 7, 2018. Join us as Senida Husić, Dženana Kadrić, and Sanida Palavra prepare Bosnian coffee and discuss the importance of coffee and ćejf to Bosnian cul

Feb 21st, 2018

Folk Studies part-time web instructor Chris Antonsen is the teacher of the week in The News Gazette! He is a middle school teacher at Countryside School in Champaign, IL. Follow the link for the full story! http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-

Dec 4th, 2017

WKU Folk Studies graduate student Joel Chapman was interviewed at a rally against taxing tuition waivers.

Oct 27th, 2017

WKU Foodways graduate class taught by Dr. Ann Ferrell, coordinated the first of two Bosnian themed demonstrations. Attendees to the first were able to learn from Bosnian communities members about the importance of coffee to their culture.