Hello readers! I am excited to announce that several members of Folkwise, an organization I co-founded, collaboratively wrote an article on the making of Folkwise, our ethic, and our future goals and practice as an organization is now available for you to read! Thank you Cultural Analysis for taking on and publishing our article, along with the others that will make up a special Pandemic Series for the coming months.

Check it out by following the link below:

Becoming Folkwise: Sustaining Digital Community While Socially Distant

Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic reconnected a group of early-career folklorists leading to the launch of WiseFolk Productions, LLC. The organization uses digital platforms to share folkloric research interests with new communities, build the field’s visibility, and present alternative venues for intellectual discussion while physically distancing. This reflection explores social media’s potentiality for enhancing the reach of folkloristics and inspiring broader participation in discussions of everyday life. This essay is organized around the four core values of the group’s primary project, Folkwise, and offers a transparent example of what they define as Public Digital Humanities.

Keywords: public humanities, folklore, livestream, accessibility, digital media, collaboration