Folklore News

The Wayland D. Hand Prize for an outstanding book in folklore and history: call for submissions

The Folklore and History Section of the American Folklore Society, publisher of the journal Folklore Historian, invites submissions for its Wayland D. Hand Prize for an outstanding book that combines historical and folkloristic perspectives. A work offered for consideration can be an authored book, edited volume or reference work, or exhibition catalog published in 2008 or 2009.

The prize honors the eminent folklorist Wayland D. Hand (1907-1986), who in his teaching and scholarship encouraged historical methodology in folklore research. He was recognized for his effort by being awarded the international Giuseppe Pitre Folklore Prize and the Chicago Folklore Prize. The winner of the Wayland D. Hand Prize will receive 100 dollars and will be publicized at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society and in the pages of the Folklore Historian. The next prize will be awarded in 2010.

Submissions can be from authors or publishers. Submit three copies of the submission to Simon J. Bronner, American Studies Program, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057 USA. Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2010.

SEAing SouthEast Asian American Studies Conference: Call for Papers

The third tri-annual interdisciplinary Southeast Asians in the Diaspora conference will take place at San Francisco State University. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to sizable populations of Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Lao, Malaysian, Singaporean, Thai, and Vietnamese Americans. This conference will foreground the large Southeast Asian American communities of the Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and the Pacific Northwest, as well as continue to build momentum and grow just as the Southeast Asian American demographics increase in size and visibility here in the U.S. and in particular, on the West Coast. For further information, visit the SouthEast Asian American Studies Conference page.