Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology News

Oct 29th, 2024

On Thursday, October 31st, 2024 The Kentucky Folklife Program in collaboration with the Department of Society, Culture, Crime, & Justice Studies and the Kentucky Museum will present Ellos no Sabían que Éramos Semillas ~ They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds

Feb 23rd, 2024

On Monday, February 26th, at 5:30 pm the Kentucky Folklife Program (KFP), in the WKU Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, will host an online premiere of the Spring 2024 issue of its digital magazine, Kentucky Folklife. This eighth issue highligh

Feb 21st, 2024

Julius Ayin, a senior studying anthropology and folklore, will present “To Leave the Dead in the House: Deathways, Community, and Change in Yap Island” as part of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology’s monthly Brown Bag Lecture Series.

Feb 13th, 2024

Associate professor Jean-Luc Houle was awarded a grant from the Rust Family Foundation to support his ongoing archaeology research in Mongolia.

Feb 1st, 2024

The application window for the 2024-2025 Drs. Du-Powell Scholarship in Anthropology opened on February 1 and applications will be accepted until February 29, 2024.

Jan 25th, 2024

The Kentucky Museum will host the grand opening for the Farmer Cultural Awareness Project from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; remarks will begin at 4:30 p.m. The exhibit is a collaborative effort to collect and share the experiences of area farmers.

Jan 2nd, 2024

WKU's Kentucky Archaeological Survey partners to reprint the classic "Kentucky Before Boone" poster.

Dec 22nd, 2023

Retired Professor of Folk Studies William Lynwood Montell passed away on December 21. WKU Folk Studies joins his family, friends, colleagues, and his many admirers in Kentucky and beyond in the deep sadness of our collective loss.

Oct 16th, 2023

The WKU Department of Folk Studies & Anthropology and the Kentucky Folklife Program will host a meet-up for oral historians in Southcentral and West Kentucky on November 17, with funding support from the Oral History Association.

Oct 10th, 2023

The Kentucky Folklife Program in partnership with the International Communities Liaison Program and the WKU Folk Studies & Anthropology Department, will host a Hispanic Heritage Celebration titled, “Tejido por la Historia; Sobrevivido de Corazón ~ Wov