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The Journal of American Folklore, edited by Lisa Gilman, is the quarterly journal of the American Folklore Society. The contents of the Journal reflect a wide range of topics and points of view, grounded in past and current folklore scholarship, and based on recognized disciplinary methods.
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Free-to-Access Articles
Free through November 30, 2025:
“This Needs More Time!: Considerations for Improving Partnerships Between Communities and Institutions in Folklore” by Sarah M. Gordon, Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth, Junious Lee Brickhouse, Ashley Minner Jones, and Naomi Sturm-Wijesinghe
“What to Wear When Saving Ukraine: Folkloric References and National Symbolism in Ukrainian Superhero Comics” by Jennifer A. Dickinson
“Safety in the Field: A Reflection and Progress Report” by Mathilde Frances Lind
“Cursed Russians and Armed Saints: ‘Angry Folklore’ and the Ethics of Precarity in Response to the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine” by Robert Glenn Howard and Mariya Lesiv
Let’s Talk
Gary Smith is an assistant acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press. He acquires projects in folklore.
Gary can be reached by email here.
Marisa Wieneke is a journals production editor at the University of Illinois Press and has a PhD in Folklore (Indiana University 2024). She works with a variety of journals in the humanities and social sciences including American Music, Journal of American Ethnic Studies, and Women, Gender, and Families of Color.
Marisa can be reached by email here.
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