The AFS Fellows are presenting an online salon on Friday, December 3, 12:00–1:30 pm EST for anyone interested in joining in dialogue concerning the issues raised in the 2021 AFS Fellows Utley Panel, “Heritage, Tourism, Community: A Conversation with Owe Ronström.”
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Join us for a virtual Candidates’ Forum on November 11, 2021, 1:00 PM EST, to hear the candidates for AFS Executive Board and Nominating Committee speak to current concerns in conversation with the current Nominating Committee. Register to attend the
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 AFS prizes who were named at the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 AFS Annual Meeting: Américo Paredes Prize: Diana N’Diaye (Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage) Awarded by
We hope that you’ll join us for these AFS-sponsored events: 12:00 pm: Quo Vadimus: Where Are We Going?Watching University Football: An Informal Workshop in the Hotel Bar 3:30 pm: Honoring Pang Xiong Sirirathusak Sikoun (1944-2020): Keeper of Hmong Culture and
We hope that you’ll join us for these AFS-sponsored events: 12:30 pm: Worlds of Papercut Art 4:30 pm: Festival of Ideas: A Call to Action 7:00 pm: Don Yoder Memorial Lecture in Religious Folklife 8:30 pm: “Come On In” and
We hope that you’ll join us for these AFS-sponsored events: 9:30 am: 31-05 Negotiating Cultural Appropriation: Lineage, Inclusion, and Relationships 11:15 am: Theorizing Folklore from the Margins: A Forum 12:00 pm: Understanding Folklore and Medicine I: How Knowledge of Medical Legends, Belief,
We hope that you’ll join us for these AFS-sponsored events: 11:15 am: 22-05 Toppling Folklore’s Racists Monuments: Paths and Approaches for a Liberatory, Abolitionist, Justice-Centered, Equity-Based, and Decolonial Folkloristics 1:00 pm: Francis Lee Utley Memorial Panel: Heritage, Tourism, Community: A Conversation
We’re hosting a virtual open house at 7:00 pm EDT Sunday, October 17, to answer questions about the Annual Meeting Hub. Drop in to take a tour of the meeting platform, learn about login, and ask any questions you might
On this year’s Annual Meeting Hub, we’ve added forums plugins to help you keep connected throughout the week, whether you’re attending virtually, in-person, or both. Log in to access the Forums: look for the “Forums” at the top of the
Keep an eye on AFS Annual Meeting News for new developments, especially October 18-23, 2021, the week of the conference. AFS staff will use this channel to share announcements. You can also keep an eye on AFS on Twitter to