Lisa Gilman is Director of the Folklore Program and Professor of Folklore and English at George Mason University in the United States. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American Folklore. Her research interests include intangible cultural heritage, performance, music, dance, trauma, w...
Past Event
Thursday, April 04, 2024
Exploratory Hall (formerly Science and Tech II), L004
One of our graduate students, Ozzy Whitley, is hosting an event on Appalachian music in DC as part of her thesis project. An Appalachian trio will demonstrate music followed by discussion and q&a. Food will be provided. Register on Mason360: Celebration of Appalachian Music
Digital Storytelling (DTS) is a interdisciplinary field that utilizes traditional narrative storytelling with photographs, video, animation, sound, music, text, and a narrative voice to produce multimedia narratives. Transmedia storytelling is the practice of designing, sharing, and participating in ...
Digital Storytelling (DTS) is a interdisciplinary field that utilizes traditional narrative storytelling with photographs, video, animation, sound, music, text, and a narrative voice to produce multimedia narratives. Transmedia storytelling is the practice of designing, sharing, and participating in ...
This class will neither ask nor answer the question “what is science fiction.” Instead, we will pose a more interesting and challenging question: “what does science fiction do?” How has SF allowed writers and thinkers to address changing technological and social realities? How does it help us to anal...
The minor in Folklore and Mythology is interdisciplinary and offers students tools to explore the compelling meanings within these seemingly simple, everyday cultural texts, and helps them become more aware of the ways these texts are used by individuals and institutions for various goals. Students s...
Associate Professor of French and Global Affairs. Regional interests: West Africa, Central Africa. Jonathon Repinecz specializes in francophone literatures of West and Central Africa. While he has particular expertise in Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo, he regularly teaches texts and ...
Professional Organizations and Networks The American Folklore Society (AFS): The American Folklore Society, founded in 1888, is the professional association for folklorists. The Society produces publications, sponsors meetings, and resources to support their members’ work “to study, understand, ...
It is one thing to discuss folklore in the classroom. It is something entirely different to be immersed in an environment where you learn by interacting with locals, visiting heritage sites and archives, eating popular foods, and listening to folk music and local lore. For 12 students this past wi...