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![WKU Folk Studies at the Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7041.jpg)
Oct 23rd, 2018
WKU Folk Studies has just returned from another successful and productive Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society! Faculty, current students, and alumni presented papers, served on forums, and participated in leadership and section meetings.
View Article![WKU Kentucky Folklife Program Director to Speak at Smithsonian Symposium](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/7010.jpg)
Oct 15th, 2018
On October 23-24, WKU’s Kentucky Folklife Program and Kentucky Museum Director Brent Björkman will speak at "Building Bridges: A Symposium on Global Cultural Heritage Preservation."
View ArticleOct 3rd, 2018
Ben Lawson, candidate for state representative, spoke to Professor Victoria Gordon's class on Women and Politics on October 2nd. Lawson spoke about the role of women in his campaign
View Article![WKU CCSJ to host second lecture in 'Social Justice Salons' series on Oct. 16](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6968.jpg)
Oct 2nd, 2018
The WKU Center for Citizenship & Social Justice will host the second lecture of its Fall 2018 "Social Justice Salons" series from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 16 at Downing Student Union, room 2123.
View Article![WKU CCSJ's Scholars in Service program awards scholarships throughout year](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6967.jpg)
Oct 2nd, 2018
To encourage students at WKU to apply their knowledge in communities, the Center for Citizenship & Social Justice at WKU is accepting applications for Scholars in Service, a scholarship program awarding $15,000 a year to publicly engaged students.
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Oct 1st, 2018
The Editors of the Journal of American Folklore (JAF), currently based in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at Western Kentucky University (WKU), are pleased to announce a forthcoming issue on the topic of "fake news."
View Article![Sam Cole Visits Folk Studies Class Ahead of](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/6955.jpg)
Sep 24th, 2018
Sam Cole, an archival researcher for the documentary film hillbilly, visited Dr. Ann Ferrell’s Women’s Folklife class on September 18 prior to a screening of the film at the Capitol Arts Center that evening. The film premiered in May of this year.
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