Australian Folklore Research Unit

Brief description

The Australian Folklore Research Unit (AFRU) was established within Australian Studies in the Faculty of Humanities in March 2002. The unit developed from folklore and folklife activities undertaken at Curtin University since the 1980s, including: the development of the WA Folklore Archive, teaching of folklore units, research and publication in Australian and international folklore studies, foundation of the journal Australian Folklore in 1987 and the establishment of Black Swan Press in 1992 to publish research in folklore and related fields.