I am sharing the CFP on behalf of Tenno Teidearu (Estonian National Museum) who is the head of the conference committee for the 5th International Artefacta Conference: Sustainability…
The Council for Museum Anthropology (CMA), a section of the American Anthropological Association, recognizes innovative and influential contributions to the field of museum anthropology. The Aug…
It would take a book to itemize and admire all of the vital tasks and key accomplishments that Amy Skillman realized during her year as American Folklore Society…
Even before 2026 began, many American Folklore Society (AFS) members were already getting a first glimpse of Journal of American Folklore (JAF) 139 (551), the Winter 2026 issue.…
The Council for Museum Anthropology (CMA) invites applications for the next Co-editor of the section’s peer reviewed academic journal, Museum Anthropology. The three-year term runs from January…
Jon Kay with Jason Baird JacksonIndiana University Bloomington Jon Kay is Director of Traditional Arts Indiana and an Associate Professor of Folklore at Indiana University Bloomington. In this…
Book Award The Council for Museum Anthropology Book Award was created to recognize and promote excellence in museum anthropology. The award is awarded to a scholar within the…
Student Travel Award The CMA Student Travel Awards are designed to support graduate student travel to the annual AAA meeting to present papers and/or posters. Students and recent…
The Council for Museum Anthropology is seeking nominations for its Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes CMA members whose careers demonstrate extraordinary achievements that have adv…
I am happy to note that my book Concept Work: Constructing Frameworks for Folklore Studies is in press with Indiana University University. Look for it in October and…
I am happy to announce the opening of a small exhibition titled Shoulder Bags and Ethnic Identity in Southern Yunnan, China. For such a small exhibition, the project…
I happily share the following CMA announcement: 2024 COUNCIL FOR MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY AWARDS We’re delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Council for Museum Anthropology aw…
All, or almost all of the ACLS Scholarly Societies are in mutual aid relationships with university-based scholarly publishers (=university presses). In the case of folklore studies and the…
My run of posts on scholarly societies in general, and my scholarly societies in particular, has, I know, been heavy on facing unhappy developments and low, so far,…
My run of posts on scholarly societies in general, and my scholarly societies in particular, has, I know, been heavy on facing unhappy developments and low, so far,…
This is an essay (or “essay”) mainly authored by Copilot, the LLM-based AI tool provisioned to me by Indiana University. Spelling and typographic errors made by JBJ have…
This is an essay (or “essay”) mainly authored by Copilot, the LLM-based AI tool provisioned to me by Indiana University. Spelling and typographic errors made by JBJ have…
A satellite image of hurricane Milton via PBS https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/live-map-track-the-path-of-hurricane-milton My parents raised me to worry about hurricanes and hurricane season. …
A satellite image of hurricane Milton via PBS https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/live-map-track-the-path-of-hurricane-milton My parents raised me to worry about hurricanes and hurricane season. …
Miami tradition bearer and Allen County Resident Dani Tipman (center) being recognized by Jon Kay (left) and Scott Willard, NAGPRA Program Director for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.…
Miami tradition bearer and Allen County Resident Dani Tipman (center) being recognized by Jon Kay (left) and Scott Willard, NAGPRA Program Director for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.…
“Whack a Mole” by Kathleen Moore via Flickr CC-BY-NC 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/knmoore/5097464623/ Unbury the Lede: Here I reflect on the ways that the crises of the current mo…
“Whack a Mole” by Kathleen Moore via Flickr CC-BY-NC 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/knmoore/5097464623/ Unbury the Lede: Here I reflect on the ways that the crises of the current mo…
One key role placed by scholarly societies is to monitor the health of a field on a local, national and international level. Knowing what the state of affairs…