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Exhibit Review: Maria Prymachenko: Glory to Ukraine
Produced by The Ukrainian Museum by Peter Doroshenko (review) Published in the Journal of American Folklore Earlier this year, I published a review in the Journal of American Folklore of a wonderful exhibit which passed through New York City at the Ukrainian Museum. Please Enjoy this review available on Muse here: https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/25/article/963974 Kennedy, Maria. Review of Read more
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Publication: Plant Perspectives
“Exploring Un-cultivation in America: Discourses of Wild and Foraged Apples“ I’m excited to share a new publication in the journal Plant Perspectives! This publication is a special issue: “Tree cultures and the arboreal humanities” edited by Caroline Cornish and Christina Hourigan. It was the end-result of a convening of panels at the Royal Geographical Society in 2022 Read more
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Foraged Fruit Talk for the Arboricultural Association
I was invited to give a webinar talk on the Foraged Fruit Project for the Arboricultural Association this week! You can find the talk here on their website: https://www.trees.org.uk/Training-Events/Webinars/Wild-orchards-in-the-American-Northeast-and-Urban-orchards-and-nature-based-solutions-in-Zagreb,-Cro The first talk by Iva Bedenko highlights urban orchard projects in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. My talk starts around the 28 minute mark. Enjoy! Read more
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American Food Course 2025
I’m excited to be teaching a new course this semester in the Department of American Studies at Rutgers University New Brunswick: “American Food.” This course was originally developed by my colleague Dr. Carla Cevasco, but I have revamped it to reflect my areas of expertise and interest. So naturally, orchard and cider content is present. Read more
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The First Day of Christmas
Query This query grew out of a very fun interview I did with a Children’s News program called First Stop News. I had a lovely time talking with the team at First Stop News and am delighted to be part of their holiday program. Here is the link to the interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI8mfuvi43A However, Read more
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The Christmas Spider: A Ukrainian and Polish Tradition
Query I’m working on a story about the origin of the Christmas spider. I was wondering if you might be able to answer a few questions to be quoted as an expert source in this story given your background in folklore. I have a few quick questions below — any insight is much appreciated! Answer Read more
Cider With Maria 