Newer Researchers’ Day 2023: Folklore Now! Sponsored by The Folklore Society, The Elphinstone Institute, and the University of Hertfordshire Thursday 25 May 2023, from 10am to 4pm Centre for Folklore, Myth, and Magic in Todmorden, Yorkshire The Newer Researchers Day brings together researchers from all disciplines with an interest in folklore research. It is a...
The Legend of Saint Sebastian, the Queer Icon A Folklore Society online talk by Eric Huang, of Saint Podcast Tuesday 23 May 2023 Since the Renaissance, Saint Sebastian has been one of the most depicted saints in art. A 3rd-century Roman warrior (the captain of the Praetorian Guard) he was a closeted Christian who was famously...
Scandinavian Werewolves A Folklore Society online talk by Tommy Kuusela (Institute for Language and Folklore, Uppsala, Sweden) Tuesday 9 May 2023, 18:00 BST In this talk, we will meet the werewolf from Old Norse sources through to contemporary popular culture in Scandinavia. The talk will mostly focus on descriptions of the werewolf as recorded in Swedish...
‘Riders on the Storm; Riders at the Door’: The Nordic Legends of the Wild Ride A Folklore Society online talk by Professor Terry Gunnell (University of Iceland) Tuesday 25 April 2023, 18:00 BST This lecture, a blend of academic discussion and storytelling, will introduce the main types of Nordic legend associated with the Wild Ride,...
Art of Belonging: Sicilian Folk Art Practices Today A Folklore Society online talk by Pina Santoro Tuesday 11 April 2023, 18:00 BST The Malocchio is a ritualistic cleansing practised throughout southern Italy. My creative practice and research has uncovered the present traditional practice, taking from a hidden secret and carrying it into today’s every day...
Lighthouses and the Paranormal A Folklore Society online talk, by Mark Lewis Tuesday 21 March 2023, 18:00 GMT Lighthouses have always had a long association with the supernatural and are the focus for many mysterious stories, often involving murder, suicides or strange disappearances. This talk discusses and attempts to interpret the accounts of ghosts, poltergeists,...
‘There wis a lady dressed in green’: William Montgomerie’s recordings of children in the streets of Dundee, 1952 A Folklore Society online talk by Prof. Margaret Bennett (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) Tuesday 7 March 2023, 18:00 GMT William Montgomerie and his wife Norah began collecting childlore in the 1920s and 30s as they were interested...
Spring-heeled Jack on the Continent A Folklore Society online talk by Dr Petr Janeček (Charles University, Prague) Tuesday 21 February 2023, 18:00 GMT Spring-heeled Jack is one of the most peculiar demonic beings of British folklore. Since the beginning of the 20th century, legends about this mysterious urban phantom reached Continental Europe and adapted to...