Society Folklore Academic Departments

21 sites in Academic Departments

Academic Programs in Folklore on the Internet Save
Ph.D and MA programmes in universities (U.S. centric).
http://www.afsnet.org/aboutfolklore/w...

Australian Folklore Research Unit Save
Archiving, researching, teaching, and related activities at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia.
http://www.ari.curtin.edu.au/afr_inde...

Baltic Institute of Folklore (BIF) Home Page Save
The Institute was founded by the academic folkloric institutions of the three Baltic states -- Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania -- in 1995 to coordinate folklore studies and research. The site includes archives, a newsletter, academic contacts, and conference information.
http://www.folklore.ee/BIF/

Center for Folklore and Ethnography, University of Pennsylvania Save
Undergraduate and graduate programs in folklore and folklife. Events announcements and links.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/folklore/

Cultural Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Folklore and Popular Culture Save
A peer-reviewed internet and hadcopy journal dedicated to investigating expressive and everyday culture; based at the University of California, but global in scope.
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~caforum/

Folklore Program Save
Course description, information on their masters and doctorate programs, and faculty pages.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~flr/

Folklore and Mythology at Harvard Save
Information on their program and searchable electronic archives.
http://fas-www.harvard.edu/~folkmyth/

Folkloristics Save
Discipline within the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Turku, focusing on fieldwork-oriented research on the folklore and religion of the Finno-Ugric peoples.
http://vanha.hum.utu.fi/folk/english....

Indiana University Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology Save
Established 1962 by Stith Thompson and Richard Dorson; specialities include language and literature, folk and traditional arts, and ritual and belief.
http://www.indiana.edu/~folklore/

Indiana University Folklore Collection Save
The Indiana University Bloomington Libraries Folklore and Ethnomusicology Collection home page contains general Folklore references, a list of links to other sites, and a description of the Collection.
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.ph...

Jewish Folklore in Israel Save
A history of the development of academic Folklore studies in Israel with additional links to many other sites, both Jewish and Folkloric.
http://www.folklore.org.il/

Memorial University of Newfoundland Department of Folkore Save
Presents information about bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in folklore, including course descriptions. It also provides faculty, staff and student contact numbers and related folklore links.
http://www.mun.ca/folklore/about/

Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature Save
One of the largest repositories of South Slavic heroic song; located at Widener Library, Harvard University; online exhibition of photos, song transcriptions, and video.
http://www.chs.harvard.edu/mpc/

National Centre for English Cultural Tradition Save
Part of the University of Sheffield, UK. Details of current research projects and courses offered.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/english/natcect...

Oral Tradition, Popular Lore, and Mythology Studies at UCLA Save
Educational site presenting a wide variety of material on folklore, art, medicine, music, religion, and dance.
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/opm/

Southern Folklife Collection Save
An introduction to online cultural resources offered by the Manuscripts Department, Academic Affairs Libraries, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: finding aids and guides, databases, photographs, sound recordings, and exhibits.
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/sfc1/

University of California at Berkeley, Department of Folklore Save
The home page for UC-Berkeley's distinguished Department of Folkore.
http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/folklore/...

University of California at Berkeley, Folklore Program Save
Description of the program, news, events postings, and links.
http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/folklore/

University of Missouri Center for Studies in Oral Tradition Save
Academic site fostering the interdisciplinary growth of Oral Tradition Studies, a highly complex field derived from the older and more defined areas of folklore, anthropology, literary studies, and linguistics.
http://oraltradition.missouri.edu/

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Curriculum in Folklore Save
Program description, searchable manuscripts, and news.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/folklore/

Western Kentucky University Programs in Folk Studies and Anthropology Save
Description of course studies and a reading list.
http://www.wku.edu/folkstudies/