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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Had a great discussion at with my colleagues about the career of Penn State folklorist Samuel P. Bayard, and the role of shared affect in building networks in fieldwork and the academy. -At @goetheuni.bsky.social for “Folklore Knowledge and Knowledge Transfer: Transnational Perspectives” workshop.

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Amidst a busy week of workshopping with folklore colleagues, one must make time to visit Frankfurt’s famed Institute for Social Research and to see Adorno’s desk (which is now under glass on the new campus)!

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Excited for the first day of “Folklore Knowledge and Knowledge Transfer: Transnational Perspectives” at @goetheuni.bsky.social! Thank you to Hande Birkalan-Gedik for organizing such a wonderful meeting!

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Thinking about the state of democracy as the US turns 250 years-old this summer? We are too. The Folklore of Democracy is out now. Get your copy and join the conversation. www.upress.state.ms.us/.../The-Folk...

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A big congratulations to Wenhong LUO on the publication of her newest article: “American “Quilt” in Thick Translation: An Autoethnography from a Museum Translator” in Cultural Analysis!

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Cultural Analysis, Volume 24.1, 2026: Luo/ American “Quilt” in Thick Translation

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Thank you also to Sherri Kermanshachi and her team for supporting these efforts in the Office for Research and Outreach!

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I am grateful to be at a comprehensive college like Penn State Harrisburg, where I can work freely with wonderful partners like Shirley Clark, Sara Imanpour, and Bernice Hausman, who are equally excited to engage in interdisciplinary research!

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I believe strongly that there is great value in disciplinary knowledge making, and yet when scholars from different disciplines can come together, it can be tremendously productive in new ways as well.

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Although research collaboration can take many forms, I have found interdisciplinary collaborations particularly exciting and fruitful.

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I’m very honored to say that recently I was recognized by Penn State Harrisburg for “excellence in research collaboration.”

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I am thrilled to post the cover image for my newest book, The Internet is Real Life: Performing Folklore Online and Off, which is slated for publication with @uwiscpress.bsky.social in November. Check it out and pre-order here: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/T/The-...

The cover design for "The Internet is Real Life: Performing Folklore Online and Off" by Anthony Bak Buccitelli. It shows colorful text and a cluster of heart-eyed and heart emojis.

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Don't forget to pre-order your copy of The Folklore of Democracy, out July 2026!

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Opening day of #wsfsam2026. Happy to be here in Eugene!

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Penn State Harrisburg Office of Graduate Programs @psuhgradprograms.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Penn State Harrisburg Graduate Students: Join Drs. Levon Esters, Dean of the Fox The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School, Vahid Motevalli, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and @abbuccitelli.bsky.social, Interim Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, for an informal lunch chat (1/2)

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Penn State Harrisburg Office of Graduate Programs @psuhgradprograms.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Reminder: Come chat with Dr. Shirley Clark (SSET) and Dr. Raffy Luquis (BSED) this Tuesday! Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Programs.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 08/01/2026

The works of Plato are now being banned at schools in the United States. Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔

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Plato Has Been Censored; What Next?

PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

We welcome applicants whose research or creative practice engages with generative artificial intelligence, including (but not limited to) strategic communications, advertising, audience analysis, data analytics, digital pedagogy, and media production. (3/3/)

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Areas of expertise sought include both disciplinary knowledge in communications and media studies and professional competence in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications. (2/3)

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Reminder: We have a great position open for a dynamic emerging scholar of communications and artificial intelligence! We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual who shares our commitment to teaching, research, and service. (1/3)

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Assistant Professor of Communications, Tenure Track

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

@loudbasket.bsky.social, I am working on an academic book related to digital technology and folklore. I am interested in including this image as an example of the variability of rickrolls. Is there a way we could get in touch directly? My email is abb20@psu.edu, or let me know another way!

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PA Center for Folklore @pafolklore.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

With the arrival of harvest season, we thought it was the right time to look at examples of wheat weaving from our collections. Though these samples originate elsewhere, the practice has been active in Pennsylvania. Interest re-emerged in the mid-20th century, when some of these were created.

Wheat weaving from the Yvonne Milspaw Collection.

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

We are looking for a dynamic researcher and teacher with expertise in artificial intelligence, as well as areas such as strategic communications, advertising, audience analysis, data analytics, digital pedagogy, and/or media production.

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

It’s also humbling to be carrying on a tradition of Fellows at Penn State University that has included Samuel Preston Bayard, David Hufford, and of course my friend and mentor Simon Bronner.

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’ve been elected a fellow of the American Folklore Society! It’s such a great honor to be part of this group, which includes so many of the scholars who have mentored and inspired me over the years.

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American Studies at Penn State University @pennstateamst.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Opening night at the American Folklore Society Annual Meeting and Penn State Harrisburg is already well represented! Faculty Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Jeffrey Tolbert, and Simon J. Bronner were joined by alumni Amy Milligan, Mary Sellers, and Susan Asbury, and PhD candidate Steven Lee.

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Modern Language Association @modernlanguage.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

We're delighted to announce that Ramón Saldívar will receive the 11th MLA Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement. A renowned scholar of Chicano and Chicana studies and narrative form, Saldívar will accept the award at the #MLA26 Awards Ceremony in Toronto. news.mla.hcommons.org/2025/10/14/r...

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Love Fairy Tales? I’m teaching a new course this spring on folktales and legends in American literature. It’s open to Penn State undergraduate and graduate students. Sign up today! #academicsky #folklore #fairytales

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

No human would stack books like that…

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

When you find the nerdiest and also somehow timeliest drink coaster…. #therevolutionwillnotleaveawaterring

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Well that’s a wrap for Folklore Studies and Folklore Theory at Xi'an International Studies University. Here’s me with my wonderful students on the final day!

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Today was my first day teaching Folklore Studies and Folklore Theory in the 2025 International Summer School at Xi'an International Studies University. I have a wonderful group of students, who are doing a great job of wading through tough ideas in a non-native language!

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Kaplan offers a creative set of solutions here that, speaking as a former journal editor, I hope will open up a much-needed discussion about the systematic reforms we need!

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Opinion | What RFK Jr. Got Right About Academic Publishing

The system no longer works for anyone except corporate publishers.

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

This was our snack on the British Airways flight from Heathrow today. Seems like a sign that it’s time to go home!

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Just arrived in Cork for “Folklore and the Senses,” the annual meeting of The Folklore Society, which is taking place at University College Cork. Can’t wait to take part!

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

NEW on Wonkhe: The British Academy has released analysis of what social sciences, humanities, and arts graduates do after graduation. Pablo Roblero and Alfie Denness introduce the findings buff.ly/pB45bCX

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

After my talk at #SIEF2025 in Aberdeen, I had a chance to visit to the Highland Folk Museum. Founded in 1935 and modeled on the Scandinavian open air folk museum concept, it presents buildings from different periods, including this stone thatched roof cottage, interpreted from the late 1800s.

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

On my way to Aberdeen to attend the last couple of days of #SIEF2025. Looking forward to seeing friends and colleagues there!

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Anthony Bak Buccitelli @abbuccitelli.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I’m delighted. I’ve just received my pre-release copies of “Emerging Perspectives in the Study of Folklore and Performance” from Indiana University Press! It has been a joy and an honor to work with them, our wonderful authors, and my fantastic co-editor Solimar Otero.

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