I’ll be teaching two nonfiction classes at this year’s (virtual) Mountain Heritage Literary Festival, June 4-5—one on conducting and writing from oral histories, and another on writing from family recipes. I’ll also be on the nonfiction panel with author Cinelle Barnes. See the full schedule, line-up, and get more information here.
Smithsonian Folkways Curated: Emily Hilliard
“Expertly curated selections, excellent listens, this time chosen by Emily Hilliard, West Virginia state folklorist and founding director of West Virginia Folklife Program.”
Read and listen to the annotated playlist via Smithsonian Folkways
Mountaineers are Always Free Book Launch
A new book by folklorist Rosemary Hathaway explores the history and potent symbolism of the iconic West Virginia University Mountaineer. The book launch for “Mountaineers Are Always Free: Heritage, Dissent, and a West Virginia Icon” ( WVU Press, 2020) will be held in the Event Hall at the WVU College of Law on February 24 at 4 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
Hathaway, an associate professor of English, will lead a discussion about the Mountaineer with Travis Stimeling, associate professor of music, and Emily Hilliard of the West Virginia Folklife Program.
Learn more via West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
The Lexington Gathering: To Live Here, You Have To Fight, Jessica Wilkerson in Conversation
Honored to be in conversation with Jessica Wilkerson about her essential new book, To Live Here, You Have To Fight: How Women Led Appalachian Movements for Social Justice, at the 2020 Lexington Gathering in Lexington, KY, February 8, 2020.
Learn more at The Lexington Gathering
New Journal of American Folklore Editorial Team
“Lisa Gilman (George Mason University) is taking over as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of American Folklore on November 15, 2019…
An outstanding editorial team will collaboratively produce the journal through 2023.
Associate Editors: Debra Lattanzi Shutika, Benjamin Gatling, and Lijun Zhang, George Mason University
Editorial Assistant: Tanya Boucicaut, George Mason University
Book Review Editor: James Deutsch, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Exhibit Review Editor: Kelley Totten, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Film and Video Review Editor: Emily Hilliard, West Virginia Folklife Program
Sound Review Editor: Langston Collin Wilkins, Center for Washington Cultural Traditions
Digital Resources Review Editor: Natalie Underberg-Goode, University of Central Florida”
Learn more via the American Folklore Society