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China-US Folklore and Intangible Cultural Heritage Project
The Asia Program of the Henry Luce Foundation has awarded the American Folklore Society a three-year grant to continue its work to build relationships between folklorists and folklore studies institutions in China and the US.
Outcomes:
In the first phase of the project, AFS produced a series of four bilingual conferences (in Guangzhou, Nashville, Wuhan, and Washington, DC) comparing folklore and ICH policy, case studies, field methods, and archiving practices in both countries.
Contact Info:
American Folklore Society
Mershon Center, The Ohio State University, 1501 Neil Avenue, Columbus OH 43201-2602 USA
614/292-4715; fax: 614/292-2199; www.afsnet.org
Source:
Government?:
No
Type of Exchange:
culture
Partners:
The Luce Foundation
the Ford Foundation
the Lingnan Foundation
the National Endowment for the Humanities
the Asian Cultural Council
and the China Ministry of Education.
Sponsor(s):
Henry Luce Foundation
Hyperlink 1:
Exchange Date:
Sunday, May 1, 2011 to Thursday, May 1, 2014
Entry By:
VS
Continuing:
No
Level of Government:
int'l organization
Location:
Guangzhou,Wuhan, Nashville, Washington, DC
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