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Being Human Festival: Fangs and Folklore

— Posted on 1st October 2024

Saturday 16 November 2024, 10:30 – 14:30, Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Did Bram Stoker read any folklorists in order to write Dracula? What did he invent outright and what did he develop? How old is traditional belief in Vampires? Where do the stories come from?

Explore these and other questions in three workshop sessions, each followed by a shorter session led by novelists, who will encourage you to develop your own vampires. This half-day event brings together leading folklorists and writers to think about how authors have drawn on folklore to create vampires.

Featuring:

  • Dr Gail-Nina Anderson, an art-historian who knows what vampires look like
  • Prof Matthew Cheeseman, principal investigator of Dracula Returns to Derby 
  • Ms Alexandra Dey, novelist
  • Mr Jeremy Harte, an expert on supernatural creatures and bargains with the devil
  • Dr Juliette Wood, an expert on vampires and the English novel

This event is part of the University of Derby’s 2024 Festival Hub programme.

The event is free to attend but places must be booked in advance. Further info and booking at https://derbymuseums.org/event/fangs-and-folklore