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Adina M. Yoffie @adinayoffie.bsky.social · Mar 13

In 2 hours, I'm going to put on synagogue clothes & a theater mask, grab a noisemaker, & go hear the story of a young woman who risked everything to save her people. While I do, I'm going to think of American Jewish groups and all CEOs, uni presidents, and Dem leaders. Not in a complimentary way.

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Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Jan 8

Thank you 🙂. From Boas to BKG, I’ll try my best standing on the shoulders of giants. Thankfully AFS has great current leaders and 136 years of tradition and experience.

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 30

Hope you make it to Tartu! Look up Washing Machine Made of Beetroot.

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 30

Glad you’re there. I hope you can make it to Tartu and the Estonian National Museum. Don’t miss Cafe Werner.

Basketry Craft Practice in Southwest China: The Case of Defeng Village | Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 22

A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL + partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. Up 4/4 is "Basketry Craft Practice in Southwest China: The Case of Defeng Village" by Lijun Zhang and myself. Special thanks to the great JEF team. (Also on Sciendo)

“I Will Stitch It Back and Pass It Down”: A Bai Elder Makes and Teaches Buzha | Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 19

A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL+partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. Up 3rd is "“I Will Stitch it Back and Pass it Down”: A Bai Elder Makes and Teaches Buzha" by Jon Kay. [The issue is now on Sciendo too] Special thanks to the great JEF team

Basketry and Festival among the Dong (Kam) People | Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 17

Here is the 2/4 article in the group of papers that my colleagues just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics (JEF). On OJS now. In Sciendo later. Special thanks to the great JEF team.

Material Culture & Heritage Studies Laboratory @ IU Bloomington @mchsl.bsky.social · Dec 17

A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL+partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. Up 2nd is "Basketry and Festival among the Dong (Kam) People" by myself and Lijun Zhang. ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/JE...

Basketry and Festival among the Dong (Kam) People | Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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Material Culture & Heritage Studies Laboratory @ IU Bloomington @mchsl.bsky.social · Dec 17

A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL+partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. Up 2nd is "Basketry and Festival among the Dong (Kam) People" by myself and Lijun Zhang. ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/JE...

Dressing the Part: Producing Ethnic Minority Textiles in the Era of Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism | Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 14

Out now in JEF's OJS instance. Sciendo later.

Material Culture & Heritage Studies Laboratory @ IU Bloomington @mchsl.bsky.social · Dec 14

A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL+partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. 1st up. Carrie Hertz' "Dressing the Part: Producing Ethnic Minority Textiles in the Era of Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism" #Dong #Yao #桂 ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/JE...

Dressing the Part: Producing Ethnic Minority Textiles in the Era of Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism | Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics

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Material Culture & Heritage Studies Laboratory @ IU Bloomington @mchsl.bsky.social · Dec 14

A cluster of articles arising from the work of the MCHSL+partners was just published in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. 1st up. Carrie Hertz' "Dressing the Part: Producing Ethnic Minority Textiles in the Era of Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism" #Dong #Yao #桂 ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/JE...

Material Culture and Heritage Studies Laboratory

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 13

Morgensterns v2.0 Bloomington Ind.

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Material Culture & Heritage Studies Laboratory @ IU Bloomington @mchsl.bsky.social · Dec 13

Hello! This is the new Bluesky account for the Material Culture and Heritage Studies Laboratory at IU Bloomington. Find us on the web at mchslab.folklore.indiana.edu

[Link image shows a Dong townscape seen from across green rice fields.]

mchslab.folklore.indiana.edu

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Tim Elfenbein @timelfen.bsky.social · Dec 10

The founding editors of @limnpress.bsky.social conclude their short reflection on the history of the magazine w/ "Limn is dead; long live Limn."

Like the king's two bodies, a publication like Limn has both a material instantiation & a life beyond it. #PublishingMetaphysics

Is Limn Obsolete? - Limn

The founding editors reflect on the journal’s origins

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Judith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · Dec 4

Hello academia, you take note of what’s happening in Aotearoa / New Zealand right now?
Anthropology, indigenous studies, Māori studies, sociology, political science, public health, nursing etc all deemed without “a purpose”& funding cut.

#humanities
#highereducation

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Government's Marsden Fund cuts: All humanities, social sciences research funding slashed

Cutting all research funding for the fields is a massive step backwards, critics say.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 1

Hi y’all. Here is another post from the run of fall reflections on the work of scholarly societies now (special focus on the American Folklore Society). (Includes AI generated text)

[This title is AI generated:] The Risks Posed by LLM-Based AI Tools: A Call to Action for the American Folklore Society

This is an essay (or “essay”) mainly authored by Copilot, the LLM-based AI tool provisioned to me by Indiana University. Spelling and typographic errors made by JBJ have been silently c…

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Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 1

Just read the Nature letter and the longer article in Postdigital Science and Education on AI/LLMs and academic work. Very helpful and instructive.

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 1

Congratulations!

How to Study Folklore When You Cannot Go to Graduate School?

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Dec 1

Hi everyone! Here is a blog post from earlier this fall. Part of a series centered on the disciplinary futures (especially in folklore studies).

My run of posts on scholarly societies in general, and my scholarly societies in particular, has, I know, been heavy on facing unhappy developments and low, so far, on positive prospects. Here is a…

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Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Nov 26

Thanks for sharing it! I had not seen it but I’ve been worrying about these issues with renewed intensity of late. With appreciation!

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Nov 24

I believe it. I look
forward to reading the article. Thanks! (It relates to my interests in several ways including how SFI rearranged philanthropy (and volunteer work) in Santa Fe, impacting, for instance, the museums.

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Nov 24

Thank you. Speaking of SFI, I did not expect to find it lurking in the yuck NYT story about Cormac McCarthy today. Fewer dots between your post and that story than one might guess. I appreciate what you shared on CAS and SFI.

Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Nov 23

5 best things about #AAA2024Tampa : (1) friends (2) the best weather of this Floridian’s life (3) the Seminole collections @ Tampa Bay History Center (4) new Limn team/issue (5) conference rooms w/ sunlight blue sky and water

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Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Nov 22

I enjoyed organizing the strong poster session for #AFSAM11, but have never myself been a poster presenter. Today, Lijun Zhang and I are each presenting posters at #AAA2024Tampa. Thanks to the Council for Museum Anthropology for greenlighting us.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · Nov 20

We're joining you in Tampa this week for #AAA2024! Our blog today has details on how to browse and save on our latest #Anthropology titles. ow.ly/61Cu50U6xBP

Text reads, "American Anthropological Association 2024 Conference Exhibit. Use code AAA24 for 30% off when you order from dukeupress.edu." Background features assorted book and journal covers arranged in columns.

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Jason Baird Jackson @jasonbairdjackson.bsky.social · Nov 21

Looking forward to Council for Museum Anthropology gatherings today at #AAA2024Tampa as well as a wonderful opportunity to be a part of "Anthropology in/of the World of Scholar-Led Publishing," a roundtable/town hall happening today at 12:45 pm in TCC 121.