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American Folklore Society

January 01, 1970

The American Folklore Society (AFS) is the United States (US)-based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada, and around the world, which aims to encourage research, aid in disseminating that research, promote the responsible application of that research, publish various forms of publications, advocate for the continued study and teaching of folklore, etc.[1] The Society is based at Indiana University and has an annual meeting every October.[2] The Society's quarterly publication is the Journal of American Folklore. The current president is Marilyn White.[3]

American Folklore Society
AbbreviationAFS
Formation1888
TypeProfessional association
HeadquartersBloomington, Indiana
Location
  • United States
President
Marilyn White
Key people
Jessica A. Turner
(Executive Director)
Websitewww.americanfolkloresociety.org

As of 2016, almost half of its 2,200 members practice their work outside higher education. In addition to professors, members include public folklorists, arts administrators, freelance researchers, librarians, museum curators, and others involved in the study and promotion of folklore and traditional culture.[4]

History edit

AFS was founded in 1888 by William Wells Newell,[5] who stood at the center of a diverse group of university-based scholars, museum anthropologists, and men and women of letters and affairs. In 1945, the society became a member of the American Council of Learned Societies.[6] AFS is also an active member of the National Humanities Alliance (NHS).[7]

Over the years, prominent members of the American Folklore Society known outside academic circles have included Marius Barbeau, Franz Boas, Ben Botkin, Jan Harold Brunvand, Linda Dégh, Ella Deloria, William Ferris, John Miles Foley, Joel Chandler Harris, Zora Neale Hurston, James P. Leary, Alan Lomax, John A. Lomax, Kay Turner, and Mark Twain. Past presidents have included Samuel Preston Bayard, Henry Glassie, Diane Goldstein, Dorothy Noyes, and Dell Hymes.

Past Presidents edit

Awards edit

AFS awards various prizes to honor outstanding work in the field of folklore, at the opening ceremony of the annual AFS meeting. These include the following:

  • The Zora Neale Hurston Prize is awarded annually and honors the best student work in the field of African American folklore.
  • The Américo Paredes Prize is awarded annually and honors excellence in integrating scholarship and engagement with local communities.
  • The Benjamin A. Botkin Prize is awarded annually to honor outstanding achievements by folklorists working in the field of public folklore.
  • The Chicago Folklore Prize is awarded annually and honors author(s) for the best scholarly monograph in folklore.

Other prizes are awarded annually, by different sections of the American Folklore Society.

  • The Women's Section, inaugurated in 1983, awards two prizes in the memory of anthropologist Elli Köngäs-Maranda.[8]
  • The Children's Folklore Section awards the annual W. W. Newell Prize, for the best student essay.[9] It also awards the Iona and Peter Opie Prize approximately every two years to the author of the best recently published scholarly book on children's folklore and annually awards the Aesop Prize and Aesop Accolades.[10]
  • The History and Folklore Section awards the biennial Wayland D. Hand Prize for an outstanding book that combines historical and folkloristic perspectives and the Richard Reuss Prize for students of folklore and history.[11]

Every other year (in alternating years), AFS awards the following prizes:

  • The American Folklore Society Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award (even-numbered years) honors folklorists for outstanding accomplishments over a career of scholarship.
  • The Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership (odd-numbered years) honors those who have made contributions to supporting academic programs in folklore for outstanding achievement.[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bylaws". American Folklore Society. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "AFS to Move to Indiana University - American Folklore Society". www.afsnet.org. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Executive Board - American Folklore Society". www.americanfolkloresociety.org. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "American Folklore Society". scholarworks.iu.edu. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Bell, Michael J (June–August 1973). "William Wells Newell and the Foundation of American Folklore Scholarship". Journal of the Folklore Institute. 10 (1/2): 7–21. doi:10.2307/3813877. JSTOR 3813877.
  6. ^ "American Folklore Society". ACLS.org. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "Members List". National Humanities Alliance. May 25, 2013. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "Women's Section". American Folklore Society. 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.
  9. ^ "W.W. Newell Prize". American Folklore Society. 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.
  10. ^ "Aesop Prize and Aesop Accolades". afsnet.org. American Folklore Society. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  11. ^ "History and Folklore Section: Wayland D. Hand Prize". American Folklore Society.
  12. ^ "AFS Prizes", Retrieved May 25, 2013.

External links edit

  • American Folklore Society official website at americanfolkloresociety.org
  • . mnsu.edu. Archived from the original on October 29, 2005.

January 01, 1970
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The American Folklore Society AFS is the United States US based professional association for folklorists with members from the US Canada and around the world which aims to encourage research aid in disseminating that research promote the responsible application of that research publish various forms of publications advocate for the continued study and teaching of folklore etc 1 The Society is based at Indiana University and has an annual meeting every October 2 The Society s quarterly publication is the Journal of American Folklore The current president is Marilyn White 3 American Folklore SocietyAbbreviationAFSFormation1888TypeProfessional associationHeadquartersBloomington IndianaLocationUnited StatesPresidentMarilyn WhiteKey peopleJessica A Turner Executive Director Websitewww wbr americanfolkloresociety wbr org As of 2016 almost half of its 2 200 members practice their work outside higher education In addition to professors members include public folklorists arts administrators freelance researchers librarians museum curators and others involved in the study and promotion of folklore and traditional culture 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 Past Presidents 2 Awards 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAFS was founded in 1888 by William Wells Newell 5 who stood at the center of a diverse group of university based scholars museum anthropologists and men and women of letters and affairs In 1945 the society became a member of the American Council of Learned Societies 6 AFS is also an active member of the National Humanities Alliance NHS 7 Over the years prominent members of the American Folklore Society known outside academic circles have included Marius Barbeau Franz Boas Ben Botkin Jan Harold Brunvand Linda Degh Ella Deloria William Ferris John Miles Foley Joel Chandler Harris Zora Neale Hurston James P Leary Alan Lomax John A Lomax Kay Turner and Mark Twain Past presidents have included Samuel Preston Bayard Henry Glassie Diane Goldstein Dorothy Noyes and Dell Hymes Past Presidents edit 1888 89 Francis James Child 1890 Daniel Garrison Brinton 1891 Otis T Mason 1892 Frederic Ward Putnam 1893 Horatio Hale 1894 Alcee Fortier 1895 Washington Matthews 1896 John G Bourke 1897 Stewart Culin 1898 Henry Wood 1899 Charles L Edwards 1900 Franz Boas 1901 Frank Russell 1902 George Dorsey 1903 Livingston Farrand 1904 George Lyman Kittredge 1905 Alice C Fletcher 1906 Alfred L Kroeber 1907 8 Roland B Dixon 1909 John R Swanton 1910 11 Henry M Belden 1912 13 John A Lomax 1914 15 Pliny Earle Goddard 1916 17 Robert H Lowie 1918 C Marius Barbeau 1919 20 Elsie Clews Parsons 1921 22 Frank G Speck 1923 24 Aurelio M Espinosa 1925 26 Louise Pound 1927 28 Alfred M Tozzer 1929 30 Edward Sapir 1931 Franz Boas 1932 33 Martha W Beckwith 1934 Franz Boas 1935 36 Archer Taylor 1937 39 Stith Thompson 1940 41 A Irving Hallowell 1942 Harold W Thompson 1944 Benjamin A Botkin 1945 Melville J Herskovits 1946 47 Joseph M Carriere 1948 Erminie Wheeler Voegelin 1949 Thelma G James 1950 Ann H Gayton 1951 52 Francis Lee Utley 1953 54 William R Bascom 1955 56 Herbert Halpert 1957 58 Wayland D Hand 1959 60 William N Fenton 1961 62 MacEdward Leach 1963 64 Melville Jacobs 1965 66 Samuel P Bayard 1967 68 Richard M Dorson 1969 70 Daniel J Crowley 1971 72 D K Wilgus 1973 74 Dell Hymes 1975 76 Kenneth S Goldstein 1977 Ellen Stekert 1978 J Barre Toelken 1979 Roger D Abrahams 1980 Alan Dundes 1981 Don Yoder 1982 Linda Degh 1983 W F H Nicolaisen 1984 Bruce Jackson 1985 Jan Harold Brunvand 1986 Rayna Green 1987 Judith McCulloh 1988 Alan Jabbour 1989 90 Henry Glassie 1991 92 Barbara Kirshenblatt Gimblett 1993 94 Sylvia Grider 1995 96 Jane Beck 1997 98 John Roberts 1999 2000 Jo Radner 2001 Peggy A Bulger 2002 2003 Jack Santino 2004 2005 Michael Owen Jones 2006 2007 Bill Ivey 2008 2009 Elaine Lawless 2010 2011 C Kurt Dewhurst 2012 2013 Diane Goldstein 2014 2015 Michael Ann Williams 2016 2017 Kay Turner 2018 2019 Dorothy Noyes 2020 2021 Norma CantuAwards editAFS awards various prizes to honor outstanding work in the field of folklore at the opening ceremony of the annual AFS meeting These include the following The Zora Neale Hurston Prize is awarded annually and honors the best student work in the field of African American folklore The Americo Paredes Prize is awarded annually and honors excellence in integrating scholarship and engagement with local communities The Benjamin A Botkin Prize is awarded annually to honor outstanding achievements by folklorists working in the field of public folklore The Chicago Folklore Prize is awarded annually and honors author s for the best scholarly monograph in folklore Other prizes are awarded annually by different sections of the American Folklore Society The Women s Section inaugurated in 1983 awards two prizes in the memory of anthropologist Elli Kongas Maranda 8 The Children s Folklore Section awards the annual W W Newell Prize for the best student essay 9 It also awards the Iona and Peter Opie Prize approximately every two years to the author of the best recently published scholarly book on children s folklore and annually awards the Aesop Prize and Aesop Accolades 10 The History and Folklore Section awards the biennial Wayland D Hand Prize for an outstanding book that combines historical and folkloristic perspectives and the Richard Reuss Prize for students of folklore and history 11 Every other year in alternating years AFS awards the following prizes The American Folklore Society Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award even numbered years honors folklorists for outstanding accomplishments over a career of scholarship The Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership odd numbered years honors those who have made contributions to supporting academic programs in folklore for outstanding achievement 12 See also editFolklife Folkloristics Public folklore Museum folkloreReferences edit Bylaws American Folklore Society Retrieved May 25 2013 AFS to Move to Indiana University American Folklore Society www afsnet org Retrieved July 26 2016 Executive Board American Folklore Society www americanfolkloresociety org Retrieved February 6 2022 American Folklore Society scholarworks iu edu Retrieved August 18 2021 Bell Michael J June August 1973 William Wells Newell and the Foundation of American Folklore Scholarship Journal of the Folklore Institute 10 1 2 7 21 doi 10 2307 3813877 JSTOR 3813877 American Folklore Society ACLS org Retrieved May 25 2013 Members List National Humanities Alliance May 25 2013 Archived from the original on July 4 2013 Women s Section American Folklore Society Retrieved December 28 2011 Each year the Women s Section of the American Folklore Society awards two prizes in honor of pioneering scholar Elli Kongas Maranda W W Newell Prize American Folklore Society 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 Aesop Prize and Aesop Accolades afsnet org American Folklore Society Retrieved February 17 2017 History and Folklore Section Wayland D Hand Prize American Folklore Society AFS Prizes Retrieved May 25 2013 External links editAmerican Folklore Society official website at americanfolkloresociety org William Wells Newell mnsu edu Archived from the original on October 29 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Folklore Society amp oldid 1163142049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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