american folklore society – WiseFolk Productions

Andrea Kitta, Ian Brodie, and Lynne McNeill walk into a bar….

Folkwise ran a special live episode live from the 2022 American Folklore Society Annual Meeting in Tulsa, OK. We interviewed more folklorists than ever before! However, one interview (group interview) was just too…. special not to make a Patreon exclusive! The famous folklore trio of Lynne McNeill, Andrea Kitta, and Ian Brodie were so unhingedContinueContinue reading “Andrea Kitta, Ian Brodie, and Lynne McNeill walk into a bar….”

Folk Cited Recap: Zora Neale Hurston, Fieldwork, and Florida Folklore

Black and white image taken from a film by Zora Neale Hurston of African American children playing games and dancing. Text on the image reads "Folkwise Live. Folk Cited: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston." There are also small symbols in just black of pears, a mule, and an old fashioned audio tape player.

It’s the middle of summer; what season could be better to read folklorist Zora Neale Hurston’s renowned Their Eyes Were Watching God? The heat, ethnography, and Dr. Dom’s position as the current State Folklorist of Florida inspired us to explore the history of folklore in this Southern state through the legacy of Hurston for thisContinueContinue reading “Folk Cited Recap: Zora Neale Hurston, Fieldwork, and Florida Folklore”

Folkwise will be at the American Folklore Society’s Annual Conference!

Folkwise has been hired by the American Folklore Society to make the 2021 annual conference experience feel more hybridized for attendants.