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Posts by Richard Kurin
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“You Gotta Get It Right”: An Appreciation for Documentarian Roland FreemanRoland Freeman was tremendously accomplished—as a photographer, documentarian, author, organizer, exhibition producer and curator, folklorist, educator, and quilt collector.
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Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage in Times of WarOn September 22, the Ukrainian Museum in New York City hosted a special event with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska and Ambassador Oksana Markarova.
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Music and Freedom on the Streets of Kyiv, 1990In May 1990, we traveled to Ukraine to participate in the second International Folklore Festival and a scholarly symposium on folklore in the contemporary world.
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A Remembrance of Senator Bob Dole and the National World War II ReunionThe passing of Bob Dole on December 5 has drawn an outpouring of accolades.
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Remembering Tom Vennum, a Force in EthnomusicologyOur office is mourning the loss of Tom Vennum Jr., senior ethnomusicologist emeritus, who passed away on September 24 at age eighty-two.
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