The International Society for Ethnology and Folklore is coming to Aberdeen! 📢The call for panels is open now until 7 October 📅 3 - 6 June 2025 📍The University of Aberdeen More info here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ siefhome.org/congresses/sie… Elphinstone Institute University of Aberdeen

The #BeingHuman2024 programme includes the half day event 'Fangs and Folklore' as part of University of Derby's Being Human Festival Hub programme. Sat 16 Nov 2024, 10.30am - 2.30pm, Derby Museum & Art Gallery. Free to attend but booking required. More info at: derbymuseums.org/event/fangs-an…

Sacha Coward's Sacha Coward new book unearthing the hidden queer history of myth and legend is now available online through our University Library University of Sheffield Library. Our library stocks a wide range of folklore-related books and academic journals - why not explore?

We'll be around to chat all things Folklore at the Arts and Humanities Faculty Research Centres showcase this afternoon (2nd October) so if you're a year 1 PGR attending Faculty Induction and interested in becoming a member, or just want to find out more, please say Hi!

◆ LORE EXHIBITION OPENING EVENT. ◆ SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2024 | 6.30pm-9.00pm Tickets are £6 and can be booked via the link in our bio. #SunnyBankMills #Farsley #Leeds #Folklore

Our lovely reading group Lore and Lunch is back on the 17th October 12-1pm and open to all. We're discussing fairy tale specialist Jack Zipes' article 'The Changing Function of the Fairy Tale' and you can find more details on our website …mporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/centre-activit…

The calls for papers are dropping faster than autumn leaves - any members interested in a ghost conference, Limerick 2025?

Those lovely folk at Wessex Museums Wessex Museums have tipped us off that this is coming soon - so if you're down that way...

We're Lore and Lunching at 12pm today, discussing Jack Zipes' 'The Changing Function of the Fairy Tale' #Folklore

Call for Papers: Dracula Returns - a conference and celebration marking the 101st anniversary of Dracula’s licensed stage appearance in Derby. 15–18 May 2025, Derby Museums. Proposal deadline 31 Oct 2024. More info: derby.ac.uk/departments/hu…

In time for spooky season the National Museum of Ireland wants to know if local ghost stories are still being told in the 21st Century. You can contribute a story via this link Our Irish Heritage #Samhain #Folklore

Be a 'Subtitler for a Day' at Millennium Gallery! Our fantastic University of Sheffield Player team have designed some brilliant activities - including a spooky film to subtitle for Halloween (can you guess which one?) Education@Sheffield Dr. Kirsty Liddiard Sheffield Museums Charlie Little Beth Evans

One of my final archival visits for In All Our Footsteps today at the excellent WCML looking at songbooks. Followed up with Weird as Folk at The Portico Library - great little exhibition & fabulous artworks by Lucy Wright @research_artist

Can you help Contemporary Folklore Research Centre member Dr Jessica Bradley Education@Sheffield spread the word about this new survey for Maternal Journal practitioners in the UK and worldwide? The research team wants to learn more about the global community around this creative practice.

CFP: The Folklore Society The Folklore Society with University College Cork, Ireland UCCFolklore seeks abstracts for its June 2025 conference 'Folklore and the Senses' . Details at the link!

Join centre members Julia Bishop Julia Bishop and Cath Bannister @cathbannister1 at Institute of Historical Research to explore how the Opies' ground-breaking childlore survey and child-centric methods continue to inspire researchers in a digital era. history.ac.uk/events/intervi…

We've got some new followers here recently - hello! If you want to find out more about us, our reading group, seminars, affiliated projects and any upcoming events, you can visit our website here: …mporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk

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