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WKU Folk Studies MA Alumnus Tommy Hines Wins Kentucky Historical Society Award
Nov 9th, 2020
On Friday November 6th, the Kentucky Historical Society awarded WKU Folk Studies MA alumnus Tommy Hines ('86) with the Frank R. Levstik Award for Professional Service.
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WKU Folk Studies MA Alumnus Wins Prestigious Chicago Folklore Prize
Nov 3rd, 2020
WKU Folk Studies MA alumnus Andrea Kitta (?03) is a 2020 recipient of the American Folklore Society?s Chicago Folklore Prize for her 2019 book The Kiss of Death: Contamination, Contagion, and Folklore (Utah State University Press).
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WKU Folk Studies Alum is Associate Producer on New Country Music Documentary
Oct 27th, 2020
Folk Studies MA alumna (2005) Emily Hudson Mitchell is associate producer on the new documentary "Hank Locklin: Country Music's Timeless Tenor," premiering on WRSE (a PBS member station) on October 29th.
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Presentations, Prizes, and Professional Gatherings at American Folklore Society Annual Meeting
Oct 14th, 2020
This week, October 13th through October 17th, students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology will be attending, presenting, and receiving awards at the American Folklore Society’s 2020 Annual Meeting.
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Folk Studies MA Student Interning with the Smithsonian
Oct 8th, 2020
Folk Studies MA student Taylor Burden is interning with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage on the project, "American Ginseng: Local Knowledge, Global Roots."
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Kentucky Folklife Program to Host Virtual Watch Parties Beginning October 8th
Sep 29th, 2020
Join the Kentucky Folklife Program for virtual Folkstreams Documentary Watch Parties!
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WKU's Folk Studies Graduate Program Announces New Concentration in Museum Studies
Aug 17th, 2020
The Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology is happy to announce the establishment of a new Museum Studies Concentration in the MA Program in Folk Studies, formalizing a longstanding strength of the program in preparing students for museum careers.
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Folk Studies MA Alum (2020) Wins Archie Green Fellowship from Library of Congress
Jul 1st, 2020
Samuel Kendrick, a 2020 graduate of WKU's Folk Studies MA program, has been awarded a 2020 Archie Green Fellowship from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
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2020 National Heritage Fellowship Awarded to Mino-giizhig (Wayne Valliere)
Jun 23rd, 2020
We are delighted to announce the awarding of a 2020 National Heritage Fellowship to Mino-giizhig (Wayne Valliere), a longterm collaborator of WKU Folk Studies’ own Tim Frandy.
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Departmental Statement of Solidarity
Jun 16th, 2020
In accordance with Western Kentucky University’s dedication to social justice, as outlined recently in We Are One WKU, the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Congratulations to our 2019-2020 Graduates and Awardees in Folk Studies and Anthropology!
May 26th, 2020
On Saturday May 23rd, the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology held a virtual Graduation Reception, Awards, and Hooding Ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2019-2020 graduates and award winners.
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KFP Launches "Connecting Across the Commonwealth in the Time of Coronavirus"
Apr 16th, 2020
The Kentucky Folklife Program, in partnership with WKU Folk Studies Program and the Kentucky Oral History Commission, is launching a new project, Connecting Across the Commonwealth in the Time of the Coronavirus.
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Folk Studies MA Student Zahra Abedi is PCAL's Outstanding Graduate Student
Apr 14th, 2020
Congratulations to Folk Studies MA student Zahra AbedinezhadMehrabadi, who has just been named the 2019-2020 Outstanding Graduate Student for Potter College of Arts and Letters! The Graduate School announced the winner for each college on Friday.
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Folk Studies MA Student Camille Acosta Presents Research on Artistic Responses to El Paso Shooting
Feb 20th, 2020
On Saturday, February 22nd, WKU Folk Studies MA student Camille Acosta will present her original research at "20/20 (Re)Vision," the 13th annual OSU/IU Student Research Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
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Graduate Student Camille Acosta Prepares Dia de los Muertos Altar
Nov 11th, 2019
Folk Studies graduate student Camille Acosta prepared a Dia de los Muertos altar in her Speech and Debate office to celebrate her Mexican heritage.
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Folk Studies MA Student Wins Award at National Conference
Nov 5th, 2019
Zahra AbedinezhadMehrabadi was awarded with the Elaine J. Lawless Graduate Student Travel Award by the American Folklore Society, for her research paper on vernacular shrines in Iran, presented in Baltimore, MD, at the annual meeting of the Society.
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KFP and Kentucky Museum Present "A Conversation with Jackie Abrams"
Oct 24th, 2019
The Kentucky Folklife Program, Kentucky Museum and The Basket Maker’s Catalog recently presented, “A Conversation with Jackie Abrams: An Artist’s Weaving Life,” featuring highly-respected fiber artist Jackie Abrams.
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Dr. Michael Ann Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Folk Studies, Emeritus, Awarded Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership
Oct 21st, 2019
On Thursday, October 17th, Dr. Michael Ann Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Folk Studies, Emeritus, was awarded the Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership at the 2019 American Folklore Society Annual Meeting in Baltimore.
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Folk Studies Graduate Students and KFP at Hammer-In
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.
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Kentucky Folklife Program and WKU Folk Studies at Horse Cave Heritage Festival
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.
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