Where Folklore Takes Us: The 20-year Legacy of Peter and Doris Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore.
Call for Papers
For the last twenty years, Peter and Doris Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian folklore (KuFC) has been known and celebrated as Canada’s prime destination for researchers and students in the pursuit of knowledge and scholarly expertise in the field of folklore studies.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the KuFC, and to honour our founder and mentor, Dr. Bohdan Medwidsky (1936-2021), we are holding an international symposium. We invite submissions that focus and critically explore the ways Ukrainian folklore is studied, taught and practised today, in academia, art, music, business and beyond. Proposals engaging with the topic of Ukrainian folklore from various scholarly perspectives and in diverse regional contexts are particularly welcome.
The symposium will be hosted in the hybrid format (online and in-person) on April 29-30, 2022. Proposals for roundtables, special panels, individual papers, performance, exhibits, and other formats will be considered. Expenses for those invited to participate in the conference in person, including meals, accommodation, and travel, will be partially covered.
Please submit an abstract of your paper or presentation (400 words) and a short bio electronically to ukrfolk@ualberta.ca by January 15, 2022. The authors of successful submissions will be notified by February 15, 2022.