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October 12, 2022 (October 5, 2022)

AFS 2022 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 American Folklore Society annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]

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October 1, 2022 (September 21, 2022)

Free E-book Giveaway: STORYTELLING IN SIBERIA

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October’s free e-book is here! Check out Storytelling in Siberia: The Olonkho Epic in a Changing World by Robin P. Harris before the month is over!  Olonkho, the epic narrative […]

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October 18, 2021 (October 15, 2021)

AFS 2021 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to our 2021 American Folklore Society Virtual Exhibit. Step inside to browse our journals, featured books, and more. Use Promo Code AFS21 to get 50% off all our folklore […]

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October 13, 2020 (October 13, 2020)

American Folklore Society Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to our 2020 American Folklore Society Virtual Exhibit. Step inside to see our featured titles, journals, music, and more. Browse our newest American Folklore Studies titles, and use Promo […]

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June 10, 2020 (June 4, 2020)

Banjo Roots and Branches Awarded American Musical Instrument Society’s Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize

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We are pleased to announce Banjo Roots and Branches edited by Robert B. Winans has won the American Musical Instrument Society’s Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize. The Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize is awarded […]

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November 2, 2018

“Fake News” From the Journal of American Folklore, Part 6

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This is the sixth installment of our blog series exploring the articles in the special issue on “Fake News” from the Journal of American Folklore (vol. 131, no. 522). The special issue on […]

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October 18, 2018 (October 18, 2018)

“Fake News” from the Journal of American Folklore, Part 4

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This is the fourth installment of our blog series exploring the articles in the special issue on “Fake News” from the Journal of American Folklore(vol. 131, no. 522). The special […]

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October 9, 2018

“Fake News” from the Journal of American Folklore, Part 3

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This is the third installment of our blog series exploring the articles in the special issue on “Fake News” from the Journal of American Folklore(vol. 131, no. 522). The issue […]

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June 11, 2018 (June 6, 2018)

Robin Harris Celebrates Book Launch in Siberia

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University of Illinois Press author Dr. Robin Harris recently returned to northeastern Siberia for a presentation of her book, Storytelling in Siberia: The Olonkho Epic in a Changing World. After […]

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January 18, 2018 (January 19, 2018)

Q&A with Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, editors of “New Italian Migrations to the United States”

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Laura E. Ruberto is a professor of Humanities at Berkeley City College in the Department of Arts and Cultural studies, and Joseph Sciorra is the Director for Academic and Cultural Programs at the […]

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October 17, 2017 (November 1, 2017)

Celebrating Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World

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This fall, University of Illinois Press celebrates new books published in the Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series. Since 2009, University of Illinois has been a partner in the multi-press initiative, funded […]

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January 10, 2017 (December 13, 2016)

Release Party: Politicizing Creative Economy, by Dia Da Costa

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Scholars increasingly view the arts, creativity, and the creative economy as engines for regenerating global citizenship, renewing decayed local economies, and nurturing a new type of all-inclusive politics. Dia Da […]

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