Water in Legend and Tradition: the 18th Legendary Weekend of The Folklore Society Saturday 31 August and Sunday 1 September 2024 St Peter’s by the Waterfront, College Street, Ipswich IP4 1BF, UK CALL for PAPERS, Presentations or Performances: Deadline 1 July Cry me a river! The tears of the Virgin would fill a bottomless pool,...
Through the Looking Glass: What is a Doppelgänger? A Folklore Society online talk by Sophia Kingshill Tues 16 July 2024, 18:00 BST Identity is always fluid: in the digitally mediated spectrum, it can flow and alter in ways we are only beginning to examine. Online, any of us can create an avatar to perform on...
Digital Folklore The Folklore Society’s Annual Conference, a hybrid conference in collaboration with the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London Friday 28 to Sunday 30 June 2024 Online and at King’s College London, Strand Building, Strand, London WC2B 4BG, UK Digital and networked technologies offer a wealth of new modes of folklore genre, performance...
RESCHEDULED from 16 January to 18 June 2024 Reproductive Bodylore: The Role of Vernacular Knowledge in Contraception Decision-making A Folklore Society online talk by Dr Victoria Newton (Open University) Tuesday 18 June 2024, 18:00-19:30 Reporting on the Reproductive Bodylore project, this talk looks at the usefulness of folklore for viewing public health issues in a...
Re-inventing national history through conspiracy theories: the case of the Greek neomythological narratives A Folklore Society online talk, by Dr Afrodite-Lidia Nounanaki (University of the Aegean) Tuesday 4 June 2024, 18:00 BST In popular culture, history seems to be perceived as a fluid concept that can be recast to prove expectations or redress ‘injustices’. The...
Sheela-na-gigs on Medieval and Early Modern Buildings A Folklore Society online talk, by Dr Rosemary Power (Affiliate, CAMPS, University of Galway) Tuesday 21 May 2024, 18:00 BST These figures are found in northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are some 7-8 in county Clare alone. They are often found on churches from in the middle...
Martyrdom and Demonic Possession: The Virginal followers of Saint Ursula A Folklore Society Online Talk, by Eric Huang Tuesday 7 May 2024, 18:00 BST Saint Ursula is a princess and martyr from Roman Britannia. Her legend is based around a pilgrimage to Rome that included an entourage of 11,000 virgins. They met their end in...
Beastly Beasts: Hybrids in Folklore and Fantasy A Folklore Society Online Talk, by Dr Juliette Wood (Cardiff University) Tuesday 23 April 2024, 18:00 BST If you are familiar with modern fantasy writing, you will undoubtedly have encountered dragons and hippogriffs, but have you ever read about the Bonnacon from the medieval bestiary or seen a...