Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology News

Oct 8th, 2019

On Saturday, October 5th, the Kentucky Folklife Program and WKU Folk Studies graduate students participated in “Hammer-In,” an event organized and facilitated by Western Kentucky University’s Kentucky Museum.

Sep 23rd, 2019

On Saturday, September 21, the Kentucky Folklife Program organized and facilitated "Chattin' on the Porch," a narrative stage event held during the annual Horse Cave Heritage Festival, with help from WKU Folk Studies graduate students and faculty.

Sep 17th, 2019

The Kentucky Folklife Program, housed in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, has received funding from the NEA to support a traveling exhibit and associated programming centered on the musical heritage and culture of Southcentral Kentucky.

Sep 9th, 2019

Hannah Hudson, the youngest daughter of Mark and Scarlett Hudson, has been named the Dr. Delroy & Patricia Hire Special Collections Intern for 2019. Hannah is a sophomore at WKU pursuing a degree in Cultural Anthropology with a minor in Folk Studies.

Aug 29th, 2019

Folk Studies faculty Brent Björkman and Ann K. Ferrell gave an invited presentation at the workshop, Heritage on the Move: Collaborative Engagements and New Museum Futures, held August 14-16 at Lund University, Sweden.

Aug 27th, 2019

The Kentucky Folklife Program is happy to welcome Joel Chapman, of Bowling Green, and a native of Indiana, as the new Folklife Specialist beginning August 23, 2019.

Jun 13th, 2019

The department welcomed the award-winning Kentucky Archaeological Survey effective June 1. Since 1995, the Survey has worked with teachers, students, landowners, and government agencies to protect archaeological sites and educate citizens across Kentucky.

Jun 3rd, 2019

Dr. Ashley Stinnett, assistant professor of anthropology, was selected to receive the 2019 Office of Scholar Development Mentor Award.

May 29th, 2019

In April 2019, Jennifer N. Molchan of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology was awarded a competitive $2,000 Field Research Fellowship from the American Center for Mongolian Studies.

May 28th, 2019

Cameron Knight graduated from WKU in December 2005 with a BA in Photojournalism and Anthropology. He was recently part of an investigative team at the Cincinnati Enquirer that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for their project "Seven Days of Heroin."