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Folk Studies Faculty Member Organizes Applied Folklore Conference
Dec 7th, 2018
Dr. Tim Frandy, assistant professor of folklore, recently co-organized a public and applied folklore conference entitled "Folklore and the Wisconsin Idea." It featured the many ways folklorists collaborate with community partners across the US.
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Kentucky Folklife Program receives Kentucky History Award for Community Impact
Nov 16th, 2018
The WKU-based Kentucky Folklife Program receives a 2018 Kentucky History Award for Community Impact from the Kentucky Historical Society.
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Folk Studies Professor Tim Evans Interviewed on WKYU about "Bowling Green Massacre" and Fake News
Oct 30th, 2018
Folk Studies Prof. Tim Evans was recently interviewed by Kevin Willis of WKYU radio about his article on “the Bowling Green Massacre,” published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Journal of American Folklore.
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WKU Folk Studies at the Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society
Oct 23rd, 2018
WKU Folk Studies has just returned from another successful and productive Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society! Faculty, current students, and alumni presented papers, served on forums, and participated in leadership and section meetings.
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"Fake News" the topic of forthcoming issue of the Journal of American Folklore
Oct 1st, 2018
The Editors of the Journal of American Folklore (JAF), currently based in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at Western Kentucky University (WKU), are pleased to announce a forthcoming issue on the topic of "fake news."
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Sam Cole Visits Folk Studies Class Ahead of "Hillbilly" Screening
Sep 24th, 2018
Sam Cole, an archival researcher for the documentary film hillbilly, visited Dr. Ann Ferrell’s Women’s Folklife class on September 18 prior to a screening of the film at the Capitol Arts Center that evening. The film premiered in May of this year.
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Folk Studies Instructor Barry Kaufkins Featured in CCSJ's September Spotlight
Sep 23rd, 2018
Folk Studies instructor Barry Kaufkins has been featured in CCSJ’s September spotlight! This write-up details, among other things, his use of service learning in his Folk Studies classes.
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Folk Studies Faculty Member Helps Run 4th Annual Wild Ricing Camp for Native American Medical Students
Sep 19th, 2018
Dr. Tim Frandy helped to coordinate a Wild Ricing camp on the Lac du Flambeau reservation in northern Wisconsin for NACHP students, staff, and their families to learn about indigenous food ways and the Anishinaabe tradition of wild rice harvesting.
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Folk Studies and Anthropology Newsletter Now Available
Sep 18th, 2018
The WKU Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology's latest newsletter is available for download.
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Folk Studies and Kentucky Folklife Program Present at Horse Cave Heritage Festival
Sep 18th, 2018
On Saturday, September 15th, graduate students, faculty, and staff in the WKU Folk Studies Program and Kentucky Folklife Program partnered to produce the Chattin’ on the Porch stage at the Horse Cave Heritage Festival in Horse Cave, Kentucky.
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Kentucky Folklife Program Featured in Humanities for All
Aug 6th, 2018
The Kentucky Museum exhibit "A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green" and the Bowling Green Bosnia Oral History Project were recently featured in Humanities for All, a National Humanities Alliance site showcasing publicly engaged humanities work.
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Folk Studies MA Graduate Appointed Director of Studio Potter
Jul 30th, 2018
Anthony Stellaccio, a recent graduate of Western Kentucky University’s Folklore MA Program, has been appointed as the new Director of Studio Potter (SP).
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Folk Studies Faculty Member Publishes New Book on Disaster
Jul 23rd, 2018
Kate Parker Horigan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, has just published Consuming Katrina: Public Disaster and Personal Narrative (University Press of Mississippi: 2018).
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Folklife Archives Granted KOHC Accreditation
Jun 18th, 2018
Western Kentucky University’s Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, a part of the Department of Library Special Collections, was recently granted accreditation status by the Kentucky Oral History Commission (KOHC).
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Folk Studies MA student Nicole Musgrave wins WKU's John D. Minton Award
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.
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Congratulations to 2018 Folk Studies MA Graduates!
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!
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Brent Bjorkman, Director of KFP, travels to Washington D.C.
Mar 15th, 2018
Brent Bjorkman, Director of the Kentucky Folklife Program, travels to Washington D.C. for the National Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting.
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WKU student successfully nominates property to the National Register
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.
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Kentucky Folklife Program hosting Bosnian Coffee Demo on March 7th
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
Read MoreTeacher of the Week: Chris Antonsen
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-
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