American Folklore Society
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American Folklore Society
Long-established American society, founded in 1888, concerned with the scholarly study, collection, and publication of folklore throughout the world. It works to establish public policy to honor diverse cultures and their traditions. The society holds an annual convention and publishes the quarterly Journal of American Folklore and other studies as well as the American Folklore Newsletter (six issues per year). Address: 4350 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 640, Arlington, VA 22203. Website: http://afsnet.org/.
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About the American Folklore Society. http://www.afsnet.org/. March 8, 2000.
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American Folklore Society
The American Folklore Society is the US-based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada, and around the world. It was founded in 1888 by William Wells Newell,[1] who stood at the center of a diverse group of university-based scholars, museum anthropologists, and men and women of letters and affairs. At present, almost half of its 2,200 members practice their work outside of higher education. In addition to professors, members include museum curators, librarians, arts administrators, freelance researchers, and others involved in the study and promotion of folklore and traditional culture. The Society is based at the Ohio State University and has an annual convention every October. The Society's quarterly publication is the Journal of American Folklore. The American Folklore Society is a member organization in the American Council of Learned Societies.
Over the years, prominent members of the American Folklore Society known outside of academic circles have included Mark Twain, Joel Chandler Harris, Zora Neale Hurston, Franz Boas, Ella Deloria, Ben Botkin, Alan Lomax, John A. Lomax, Jan Harold Brunvand, William Ferris, John Miles Foley and Marius Barbeau. The current president is C. Kurt Dewhurst, Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives, and Senior Fellow for University Outreach & Engagement, and Professor of English at Michigan State University. Past presidents include Samuel Preston Bayard, Dell Hymes, and Henry Glassie.
Awards
The Women's Section inaugurated in 1983 two prizes in the memory of anthropologist Elli Köngäs-Maranda.[2] The Children's Folklore Section awards the annual W. W. Newell Prize, which is presented for the best student essay.[3]
Other awards given by the Society are named after Aesop, Ben Botkin, Américo Paredes, Archie Green, Zora Neale Hurston, and William Still.
See also
References
- ^ Bell, Michael J (Jun. - Aug. 1973). "William Wells Newell and the Foundation of American Folklore Scholarship". Journal of the Folklore Institute 10 (1/2). JSTOR 3813877.
- ^ "Women's Section". American Folklore Society. http://www.afsnet.org/?page=women. Retrieved December 28, 2011. "Each year, the Women’s Section of the American Folklore Society awards two prizes in honor of pioneering scholar Elli Köngäs-Maranda."
- ^ "W.W. Newell Prize". American Folklore Society. http://www.afsnet.org/?Newell. Retrieved December 28, 2011. "The Children's Folklore Section annually offers the W. W. Newell Prize, which includes a cash award, for the best student essay on a topic in children's folklore."
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