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The Folklore Program at the University of California, Berkeley trains intellectual leaders in folkloristics for the twenty-first century. We seek to provide a deep, critical, and theoretically-informed reading of folklore scholarship from the seventeenth century through the present. We urge students to develop a particular field of expertise in folkloristics. At the same time, we advise our gradua
04/08/2021
The 2021 Alan Dundes Lecture is today!
10/20/2020
This fall, Charles Briggs redesigned his graduate seminar at UC Berkeley in such a way as to augment its engagement with decolonial approaches by including a series of five Conversations on Racism and the Politics of Culture. You can check out the Conversations here:
Conversations — Berkeley Folklore In the Fall Semester of 2020, Charles Briggs redesigned his graduate seminar at the University of California, Berkeley (entitled “Theories of Traditionality and Modernity”) in such a way as to augment its engagement with decolonial approaches by including a series of five Conversations on Racism...
03/29/2020
A nice overview by James Deutsch of George Washington University on some of the more common forms of folklore that have emerged with the coronavirus pandemic.
The Values—and Dangers—of Folklore during a Global Pandemic Like all examples of folklore, rumors seek to inform and to build solidarity.
02/27/2020
2020 Alan Dundes Lecture is today at 5PM in the Gifford Room!
02/05/2020
The 2020 Alan Dundes Lecture will be on February 27th at 5PM. Join us in the Gifford Room!
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Folklore Archive: 110 Kroeber Hall
Berkeley, CA
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