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2025 Annual Meeting

Utah State University, Logan, Utah

April 4-5, 2025

Theme: Folklore and Reality

For much of the twentieth century, the relation of folklore to reality was of concern to folklorists. Functionalists discussed folklore as a mirror, distortion, or pure fantasy in relation to reality, while social constructivists framed folklore as a tool through which reality is constructed, contested, manipulated and resisted. In today’s world of deep fakes, AI, digital worlds, and fake news, what is “fake” and what is “real” are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish. The conference welcomes submissions addressing any aspect of folklore in relation to reality, as well as papers on any other folklore-related topic.

The Archer Taylor Lecture will be given by Enrique Lamadrid, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico.

As always, the theme is a suggestion for those considering presentation, not a requirement. We welcome proposals for individual presentations and organized panels on any topic related to folklore.

Full particulars regarding the 2025 Annual Meeting will be provided in a formal Call for Papers in early October, 2024.