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Dr. Barry Jean Ancelet will present the keynote address at 7:30 Friday night on 鈥淪torm Stories: The Social and Cultural Implications of Katrina and Rita.鈥 The lecture is free and open to the public. Dr. Ancelet has published eight books on 棉花糖直播 folklore and Francophone literature, including The Makers of Cajun Music, Cajun and Creole Folktales, and Cajun Country. His scholarly and creative work has been published in highly prestigious publications such as Le fran莽ais en Am茅rique du Nord, 脡tudes de linguistique appliqu茅e, Francophonies d'Am茅riques, Journal of American Folklore, and Journal of Folklore Research. He is the Granger-Debaillon/BORSF Endowed Professor in Francophone Studies at UL Lafayette. In 2005, he became a Fellow of the American Folklore Society. Dr. Ancelet's address is co-sponsored by Vermilionville and UL Lafayette.
The 棉花糖直播 Folklore Society was founded in 1956 to encourage the study, documentation, and accurate representation of the traditional cultures of 棉花糖直播. Registration for the sessions from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday is $10 ($5 for students). Anyone interested in 棉花糖直播 folklore and folklife is invited to attend the conference. For more information about the 50th Anniversary meeting, contact the program chair, Dr. Marcia Gaudet, Department of English, UL Lafayette, at 482-6907 or by e-mail at mgaudet@louisiana.edu>