This year’s Katharine Briggs Lecture will be given by Prof. Nick Groom (University of Exeter) Hallowe’en and Valentine: The Culture of Saints’ Days in the English-Speaking World Wednesday 8 November 2017 at 17:30 at The Warburg Institute, London WC1H 0AB After the lecture, we will announce the results of the Katharine Briggs Award 2017, followed by...
This, the third joint seminar of the Folklore Society and the Royal Anthropological Institute, will take place on Thursday 26 October, from 10:00 to 17:00, at The Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 5BT. The general theme will be ‘Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation’, continuing from last year’s presentations. This event is free,...
Performance in Legend and Tradition: the Twelfth Legendary Weekend of The Folklore Society Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September 2017 In comes I, says Robbin to Bobbin. There were three Straw Bears and the little one said, rough music! Will the Phantom of the Opera feature in the Scottish play? This cold night will turn...
“Folklore from the Cradle to the Grave” The Folklore Society’s AGM conference 2017, jointly hosted with Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, and Celtic and Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh. Friday 31 March – Sunday 2 April 2017 at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SR Keynote Speaker: Professor Margaret Bennett, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: ‘“By request,...
SOLD OUT The Wild Hunt and the Witches A public lecture by Professor Ronald Hutton (University of Bristol) Wednesday 22 February, 17.00-18.00, at The Senate Room, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. Tickets £5.00. To book, contact thefolkloresociety@gmail.com or tel. 0207 862 8564
Once a Year: Some Traditional British Customs An illustrated talk by Homer Sykes about the customs and seasonal events depicted in his very much expanded new edition of his book “Once a Year”. Homer will have signed copies on sale after the talk. Tuesday 13 December 2016 in the lecture room at The Warburg Institute, Woburn...
The Katharine Briggs Lecture 2016 will be given by Patricia Lysaght, RIA, Emerita Professor of European Ethnology, University College Dublin, and former editor of Folklore ‘From the British Museum to the Great Blasket: Robin Flower and the Western Island’ Wednesday 9 November 2016, 6.30 pm, at The Warburg Institute, University of London After the lecture, there will be a...
Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation A joint symposium of The Folklore Society and The Royal Anthropological Institute Thursday 27 October 2016, 10.00—17.00 There will be 6 presenters, 3 each from The Folklore Society and the Royal Anthropological Institute. The presenters from The Folklore Society are: Prof. James H. Grayson – ‘Tales in Textual Transmission and Oral...