We are almost at the 50th anniversary of one of the most influential #horror films ever made - THE STEPFORD WIVES (Bryan Forbes, Feb 12, 1975). Here is a piece that takes up just one aspect of that influence on Jordan Peele's GET OUT #StepfordWives horrorhomeroom.com/jordan-peeles-…

Join us tomorrow at 5pm (GMT) for a #Valentines GOTHICA 🦇 (gothicauob.bsky.social) with Jimmy Packham 🥀🖤💔

📣Our online seminar series returns on Thursday 27 February ana will be presenting research on gender and spirituality in the L19thC. Register for free: long19century.wordpress.com/seminars/2024-…

Now available! #Dracula #BramStoker #Gothic #Vampire

Half Term Family Fun CAER Heritage centre. Join us on Mon 24th Feb, 1pm - 3pm for Wild Flower seed sowing, Arts and crafts, food & drinks. No booking needed just come along 🙂🧚‍♀️🎋🌾🌸🌷🌻🍕🍰🫖☕🧋 Cardiff University ACE Community Gateway Learn Cardiff Peter Bradbury

Call for Papers: ‘Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History’. The Ninth ‘Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation’ joint seminar The RAI & The Folklore Society. Thurs 23 Oct 2025. Proposal deadline 30 Jun 2025. folklore-society.com/blog-post/call…

Join our upcoming language session via Zoom with Jacob Wemigwans (Anishinaabemowin Instructor) on April 9, 2025 from 6PM-7:30PM EST to learn phrases from the Anishinabek Nation Gizisoo-Mzinigan. Register: bit.ly/4gMiw9i Previous Sessions: youtube.com/watch?v=FEGzU-…

'Dreams, Vampires and Ghosts' by Louise Child is now out in paperback! Draws from the anthropology of religion to explore portrayals of psychology, the sacred, and the supernatural in film and serial drama. Get your copy: bit.ly/3R7AmJE

Working on anything relating to haunting or ghosts? Check out the ‘Hauntings: Multidisciplinary Approaches’ Conference CFP! The hybrid conference is 10th-11th June at Cardiff University! #academia #conference #Research #haunting #ghosts #interdisciplinary #cardiffuniversity

Cardiff UCU smashes 50% threshold for action in defence of jobs. Are you prepared to take industrial action consisting of a strike? Yes: 83.48% No: 16.52% Are you prepared to take industrial action short of a strike (ASOS)? Yes: 85.61% No: 14.39% Turnout: 64.36% ✊💪🔥 1/3

Strong ballot turnout Cardiff UCU✊🌱. Workers are united against the opposition of cruel, unnecessary ✂️ It's time Leadership listens to its staff and opens its eyes to the massive public, political and community support, before they further damage the uni's tattered reputation.✊️

It’s wonderful to see staff work being celebrated in PR like this. It’s heartbreaking that while celebrating excellence Cardiff University bosses are mutilating the institution, destroying our chances of maintaining this excellence. 💔 cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2904…

Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training - Sign the Petition! chng.it/ntkYssJvpC via Change.org UK

A little under 1 week left* to submit an abstract for ‘Hauntings: Multidisciplinary Approaches’, taking place at Cardiff Uni June 10th & 11th. Open to students (PGT/PGR) and established academics; hybrid format; no registration fee. *Submission extensions available on request.

Drop me a line if you’d like to write a 2,000-word piece about topical 19C concerns for the Forums section of the new Taylor & Francis journal ‘Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research’ launching in 2026! 🎉✍️📄

Next week! Exploring Ancient History & Religion Family Fun Day CAER Heritage Centre. Both subjects are sadly facing closure at Cardiff, this event will highlight the incredible significance of ancient history & religious studies for communities ❤️ Flint Dibble 🍖🏺 Laurence Totelin

Woohoo! Huge thank you again to kim hester williams for leading this truly special issue!

Registration for the Hauntings: Multidisciplinary Approaches hybrid conference are now open! The event is 10-11th June 2025 at Cardiff University, Wales. Register via this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Deadline is June 1st! #academia #haunting #conference #ghosts

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Incredibly happy to announce this year York-CREMS Magic and Witchcraft!!! I hope to see many of you there 🥰