Activity – GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale

Gloria Lee McMillan started the topic New Rust Belt Literature Group at the Commmons (Folklore, too!) in the discussion Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 6 years, 4 months ago

Ever since Indiana University Folklore professor Richard M. Dorson (1975) surveyed NW Indiana to see if industrial workers had their own folklore (they did) we have been part of your area. His Land of the Mill Rats (Harvard UP) is a landmark folklore study.
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Rust Belt Literature
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Jill Terry Rudy started the topic Forum Executive Committee Nomination, Jill Terry Rudy in the discussion Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 7 years, 3 months ago

I have been nominated to serve on the GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale forum executive committee. In 1997, I received my PhD in Folklore from Indiana University, Bloomington, and I am an Associate Professor of English at Brigham Young University (BYU). I co-direct a digital humanities project which includes graphs, visualizations, and a…[Read more]
MLA Commons deposited Recovery and Reconfigurations of New Mexico’s Oral Tradition in Ana Castillo’s So Far from God in the group GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale on MLA Commons 7 years, 7 months ago

This paper traces the origins of Chicana-centered figures and tropes found in Ana Castillo’s So Far from God to early 20th century cuentos recorded in the New Mexico Federal Writer’s Project.
Yan Liu replied to the topic CFP: "Greenwood Fashion," SEMA 2015 in the discussion Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 7 years, 8 months ago

Thank you!
Alexander L. Kaufman started the topic CFP: "Greenwood Fashion," SEMA 2015 in the discussion Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 7 years, 8 months ago

CFP: Southeastern Medieval Association (SEMA) Conference. October 22-24, 2015, Little Rock, Arkansas

International Association for Robin Hood Studies Sponsored Session:

“Greenwood Fashion: Clothing, Textiles, Skins, and Furs in the Ongoing Robin Hood Legend”

The Robin Hood ballads and other Robin Hood tellings, from the past through the…[Read more]
John Laudun deposited Gumbo This: The State of a Dish in the group GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale on MLA Commons 7 years, 8 months ago

Gumbo has become the metaphorical melting pot of Louisiana, often reducing complex histories to simple lists of ingredients. This essay offers a more complex history of the dish itself, as well as refuting some of the common misconceptions about the dish and Louisiana foodways found in popular media.
Pamela Herron replied to the topic Peer Reviewers Needed in the forum Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months ago

I tried to respond to the request for peer reviewers but the message bounced back as undeliverable. Could you please check the email address given to see if it is correct? Thank you.
Pamela Herron replied to the topic Peer Reviewers Needed in the forum Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months ago

I attempted to respond to the request for guest peer reviewers but the email was returned undeliverable. Could you please check the email address provided to see if it is correct? Thank you.
Judy Bertonazzi started the topic Peer Reviewers Needed in the forum Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months ago

Peer Reviewers Needed for ICIK E-News
Storytelling as a Mode for Expressing Indigenous Rights

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Dr. Judy Bertonazzi, Guest Editor for ICIK E-News is seeking peer reviewers. Located at the Pennsylvania State University, the Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge is part of a global network of indigenous knowledge…[Read more]
Cristina Bacchilega posted an update in the group GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale on MLA Commons 9 years ago

If you are members of the AFS Folklore and Literature section or plan to become members, please attend the section’s MLA panel and business meeting. The former will be held on January 10th from 8:30-9:45am in the Old Town room at the Chicago Marriott. The latter will be held on January 10th at 12:00-1:15pm in the DuPage room at the Marriott.
- John Laudun replied 9 years ago
  
  A friendly amendment to Cristina’s announcement:
  
  Folklore studies has two dimensions to its presence at MLA: one is this group, the Folklore and Literature Discussion Group. Its panel and business meeting are as above. The other group is AFS@MLA, which holds its business meeting at the AFS meeting, and which has a sponsored session as an…[Read more]

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