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Collins-Bramham Public Folklore Workshop with Andrea Graham

Mar 27th, 2019

On Thursday and Friday, March 21 and 22, WKU Folk Studies graduate students attended the Annual Collins-Bramham Public Folklore Workshop with this year’s guest, esteemed public folklorist Andrea Graham (Folklife Specialist at the University of Wyoming).

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Kentucky Folklife Program to Present Homer Ledford Award at Kentucky Crafted Market

Mar 14th, 2019

Visitors to The Kentucky Crafted Market, March 16-17 at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena, are guaranteed to find the best Kentucky-made art and craft, but they can also learn about the techniques and traditions of two well-known Kentucky art forms.

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Kentucky Folklife Network Gathering at the 2019 Kentucky Crafted Market

Mar 6th, 2019

Folklorists, Community Scholars, folk artists, tradition bearers and other folklife enthusiasts are invited to the Kentucky Folklife Network Gathering at the 2019 Kentucky Crafted Market at the Kentucky Horse Park Alltech Arena.

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Sarah McCartt-Jackson Poetry Reading

Feb 14th, 2019

Join us for a poetry reading by Sarah McCartt-Jackson at Cherry Hall (Room 125) on Thursday, February 21 at 7:00 pm!

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Anthropology Faculty Wins Photo Contest

Jan 29th, 2019

Dr. Ashley Stinnett, assistant professor of Anthropology in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, was one of twelve to win the 2018 American Anthropological Association Photo Image Contest.

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Recent WKU Folk Studies Alums Publish Article in History News

Jan 23rd, 2019

Congratulations to WKU Folk Studies '18 grads Anne Rappaport and Susanna Pyatt on the publication of their article "Traditional Culture, Collaboration, and Ethnography: Folkloristic Perspectives and Public History" in History News, published by the AASLH.

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Review of Stonelight, Poetry Collection by WKU Folk Studies Alum

Jan 21st, 2019

In Stonelight, winner of the 2017 Airlie Prize, Sarah McCartt-Jackson adds to a tradition of lyric narrative collections.

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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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