by abb20 | Dec 23, 2018 | Announcement, News, Uncategorized
The Pennsylvania Center For Folklore is pleased to announce “Folk/Americana: Music, Art, and Social Change,” a series of free public events that will take place on Penn State Harrisburg campus in the Spring 2019 term. These events, organized around the...
by abb20 | Dec 11, 2018 | Announcement, News, Uncategorized
Check out the folklore-related courses that are on offer for undergraduate students in the Summer 2019 terms: Cams 045 Classical Mythology (WEB) Am St/Engl 105 Popular Culture and Folklife (Schuykill, Aurand) Cmlit 108 Myths And Mythologies (WEB) Hist 203 History of...
by abb20 | Oct 22, 2018 | Announcement, News, Uncategorized
At its recent annual meeting in Buffalo, NY, the American Folklore Society awarded Dr. Bronner with its highest prize: the Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award. This annual award is given “in recognition of outstanding scholarly achievement over the course of a...
by abb20 | Sep 7, 2018 | Announcement, News, Uncategorized
Registration for the spring term in 2019 is now open! Here is a list of folklore and ethnography courses being offered for undergraduate students at Penn State: AFAM 280 Historical Ethnography of Freedom (UP) AMST 105 Popular Culture and Folklife (multiple sections,...
by abb20 | Aug 21, 2018 | Announcement, News, Uncategorized
This short documentary, produced with assistance from the PACF, and featuring Penn State folklorist Simon Bronner, was nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy in the category of Arts Program/Special, given “for excellence in a program or special of visual and...
by abb20 | Jun 5, 2018 | Announcement, News, Uncategorized
From the American Folklore Society website: Harrisburg and the surrounding Central Pennsylvania area have played a major role in the history of American folklore and folklife studies. Pennsylvania State Librarian William Egle in Harrisburg was a founding member...
