Devoted to the Study of Folklore and Tradition

• Start date: 9th Jul 2019
• End date: 6th Jul 2020
• Royal Mail

New postage stamps celebrate some of the amazing traditions in the UK, from the ancient Abbots Bromley horn dance to the more recent Burning the Clocks of Brighton....

• Date: 15th Nov 2019
• Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP

A free half-day conference to be held at Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Friday, 15 November 2019, 2.30-5.30 pm Organised by the University of Sheffield, in partnership with the British Academy Research Project ‘Childhoods and Play’, and in association with Oxford University Press The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren by Iona and Peter O...

• Start date: 16th Nov 2019
• End date: 17th Nov 2019
• Cecil Sharp House

"The British Isles have a rich history of step dancing of many forms and in many contexts some of which are relatively well known and others largely lost. It is a history which goes back many centuries and links with traditions in other parts of the world. The aim of the conference is to further our knowledge and understanding, and to stimulate debate. The conference will be of inte...

• Date: 2nd Dec 2019
• Cecil Sharp House

"Internationally published folklorist Steve Roud presents with Laura Smyth, EFDSS’ Library and Archive Director, this popular introductory level day exploring the history of English folk song. Topics will include: the many possible definitions of ‘folk’, the songs themselves, the singers, the places and times for singing, the music, cheap printed broadsides and other source...

• Start date: 5th Feb 2020
• End date: 8th Feb 2020
• University Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus, Sarawak, Malaysia

The CALA (2), The Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2020, with Official Partners Taylor and Francis Publishers, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) at the University of London, and Nanyang Technological University, invite you to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentations. The conference, its proceedings, and all authors, will be SCOPUS indexed, and all p...

• Start date: 17th Aug 2020
• End date: 23rd Aug 2020
• University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Joensuu

Call for applications (extended until October 31, 2019) The 10th Folklore Fellows` Summer School is hosted by the School of Humanities at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) in Joensuu, 17-23 August 2020. Folklore Fellows` Summer School 2020 "The Violence of Traditions and the Traditions of Violence" will provide the participants with an inspirational forum for learning a...

• Start date: 26th Aug 2020
• End date: 30th Aug 2020
• University College London (UCL)

Call for Participation 5th Biennial Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) Conference ACHS 2020 “Futures” University College London, UK, 26-30 August 2020 Organised by the AHRC Heritage Priority Area in association with the UCL Institute of Archaeology The Fifth Biennial Conference of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) will be held at Universit...

• Start date: 2nd Sep 2020
• End date: 5th Sep 2020
• The American College of Greece

Call for Abstracts - The COMELA 2020, The Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology 2020 Following the growth of The Global Network for Linguistic Anthropology, we announce The COMELA 2020, The Conference on Mediterranean and European Linguistic Anthropology 2020. Purpose and Structure - Over 500 scholars globally will gather to present papers and engage...