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NEW YORK FIELD TRIP 2010
NY Folklore Society Graduate Student Conference
Latino Folk Culture and Expressive Traditions
November 20, 2010
New York University, 20 Cooper Square, 4th Floor, New York, NY
(just below Astor Place)

For over 65 years, the New York Folklore Society has held an annual conference, typically with guest speakers, such as master artists and academic scholars, who have addressed a particular theme. This year, in collaboration with NYU’s Latino Studies and Latin American Studies Departments, we invited graduate students to present their work on Latino Folk Culture and Expressive Traditions (See Call for Proposals below and Schedule for presentations). The NYFS seeks to encourage young scholars to continue their studies and become active contributors to the fields of folklore, ethnomusicology, anthropology and more. Read the Annual Conference Roundup published om the Spring-Summer 2011 Voices.

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Rachel Gonzalez, graduate student presenter

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New York Folklore Society Graduate Student Conference
Latino Folk Culture and Expressive Traditions
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
November 20, 2010
New York University, New York, NY

Proposals due by September 30, 2010

Theme: Latino Folk Culture and Expressive Traditions

A cumbia group belting-out Colombian tunes at an outdoor cumbiamba, a Peruvian curandero diagnosing a patient through the use of animals, a Mexican family building a Diá de los Muertos altar in their home, a décima verse sung by a Puerto Rican jibaro—all of these are examples of Latino Expressive Traditions. While some of these forms have roots in African traditions and others have roots in Indigenous traditions, all are considered Latino Expressive Traditions or Folk Arts. These traditions speak to what Latinos say, believe, make, know and do—things that they first learned from their families and community.

The length and breadth of Latino traditions literally covers two continents; and transnational migration to major U.S. cities such as Miami, Chicago, San Antonio, Newark, and New York have ensured that the impact of Latino culture continues to be profound. We support papers which explore the topic of Latino Expressive Traditions from both the homeland perspective and immigrant perspective. We particularly encourage papers that address Latino traditions in New York’s tri-state area.

Students can cover any number of topics related to traditional performing arts, materials arts, vernacular culture, sacred arts, etc. as long as the research is with a particular Latino group. While attendees should be graduate students from any academic program, they do not have to major in folklore or Latino studies. Participants can be ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, historians, etc. For more information, download the Call for Proposals/Proposal Submission Guide and Form.

The New York Folklore Society and its programs are funded by the
New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.