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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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Kentucky Folklife Program Accepting Nominations for 2019 Homer Ledford Award

Oct 30th, 2018

The Kentucky Folklife Program is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Homer Ledford Award. Nominations accepted through December 5th, 2018.

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WKU Kentucky Folklife Program Director to Speak at Smithsonian Symposium

Oct 15th, 2018

On October 23-24, WKU’s Kentucky Folklife Program and Kentucky Museum Director Brent Björkman will speak at "Building Bridges: A Symposium on Global Cultural Heritage Preservation."

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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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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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Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange announces 2018 cohort, WKU hosting first exchange

Jun 6th, 2018

The Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) will gather in Bowling Green this weekend for the first 2018 Rural-Urban Exchange Community Intensive, hosted by the Kentucky Folklife Program at WKU.

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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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Kentucky Folklife Program to receive $20,000 Art Works grant from NEA

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.

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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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Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange accepting new applicants

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.

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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

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