` The archive of an unfunded project is a strange thing to behold. It recounts a set of best-laid plans that … Missed it by that much – The Folklore Institute Ventriloquism Project
The writer David Giffels suggests that living in the postindustrial Midwest means making peace with loss. This idea is so … The Rust Belt knows how to remember
At the Indiana University Folklore Institute, a copy of the Handbook of American Folklore can be found in most offices. … A book that sits on every shelf
` Christopher Columbus has fallen from grace in recent decades. At issue is the explorer’s persistent prestige when his 1492 arrival … What changes is what stays the same
It’s not that dropping to the floor in a spasm of joy upon receiving the Holy Spirit is wrong, exactly. … How to demystify Pentecostalism
` A few years ago, I was sitting at a wedding reception table that felt like it was a quarter mile … Dispatches from a remote wedding table
` The archive of a long-term ethnographic study of Hungarian ethnic identity is now available for perusal at University Archives and … This is about to get personal
` The principle of contagious magic states that personal energy can travel through objects. If a master potter creates a pitcher, … Contagious magic and the accomplishments of Linda Dégh
` The interview for this job wasn’t even an interview. Assistant archivist Carrie Schwier sat me down in a conference room … The folklorist’s progress at University Archives