Elias Ashmole and the Cottingley Fairies: from ‘An Excellent Way To Gett A Fayrie’ to Princess Mary’s Gift Book A Folklore Society online talk by John Clark (Curator Emeritus, Museum of London) Tuesday 18 March 2025, 19:00 The three butterfly-winged ‘dancing fairies’ in the first photograph taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths at Cottingley Beck...
Royal Funerals: A History A Folklore Society online talk by Helen Frisby Tuesday 4 March 2025, 19:00 GMT This talk with Dr Helen Frisby, author of the Shire book Traditions of Death and Burial, explores the funeral customs of English/British monarchs from Anglo-Saxon times to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. Some of...
Saint Valentine, the Ersatz Patron of Love A Folklore Society online talk by Eric Huang Tues 18 February 2025, 19:00 GMT Explore the legend of a Roman-era martyr and saint whose holy day is also a secular holiday, a day in which couples around the world buy each other flowers, chocolates, and other tokens of...
The Calendar Custom and Contemporary Fiction A Folklore Society online talk by Sophie Parkes-Nield Tuesday 4 February 2025, 19:00 GMT How could, or even should, a writer approach intangible cultural heritage such as the calendar custom in their creative work? This talk is based on Sophie Parkes-Nield’s doctoral research that examines the role and impact...
‘They’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats!’ AI Approaches to Folklore and Political Storytelling A Folklore Society online talk by Timothy R. Tangherlini Tuesday 21 January 2025, 19:00 GMT At a US presidential debate, Donald Trump trotted out a well-known rumor about refugees eating the pets of people living in the communities where they...