Tag Archives: Folklore

Review of ‘Reflected Shadows: Folklore and the Gothic’, 15th-17th April 2016

On 15th-17th April, I attended ‘Reflected Shadows: Folklore and the Gothic’ at Kingston University. This conference, dedicated as the name suggests to folklore and the Gothic, was jointly organised by The Folklore Society and Kingston University. The conference opened with … Continue reading

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Fairy Doors and the Fey at Easter

March 20th marked the equinox this year. There is a special calendar to mark these. Apparently an equinox occurs twice a year in spring and autumn when the Sun crosses the plane of the Earth’s equator.  Derived from a Latin term … Continue reading

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CFA – ‘The Comic Work of Neil Gaiman: In Darkness, In Light, and In Shadow’

The following CFA has been released: ‘Call for submissions to an edited collection requested by publisher Since his seminal writing on The Sandman (1989-present) and long since before and after on works such as Batman, Miracleman, The Books of Magic, … Continue reading

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CFA: ‘Exploring Teen Wolf’

The following CFA has been released for a collection on MTV’s Teen Wolf to be published by McFarland Press. ‘Looking for papers for an essay collection on the MTV television show Teen Wolf, with an emphasis on the most recent seasons. This … Continue reading

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7 YAs Based on Myths and Tales From Around the World

YA transformations of fairy tale again; this is a type of writing which fascinates me at the moment. A review here by Melissa Albert on seven such novels, metamorphosing myths and folktales from the Thousand and One Nights; Norse myth; … Continue reading

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Arthur Rackham’s Illustrations for the Brothers Grimm

This beautiful article, ‘Arthur Rackham’s Rare and Revolutionary 1917 Illustrations for the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales’ on BrainPickings.org, celebrates the beauty of Rackham’s work especially following the horrors of the World War 1. The images are absolutely magical and a celebration … Continue reading

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Talk on Fairy Tales and National Identity at the University of Chichester

The Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy have organised a talk by Professor Andrew Teverson at the University of Chichester on Monday 14th March, 5.15pm. The talk will be about how the history of fairy tales has affected … Continue reading

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Mythical Creatures from Philippine Folklore and Mythology

Over on the Facebook site, Bill has shared this very interesting article about ‘Creatures & Mythical Beings from Philippine Folklore & Mythology’. The relationship between culture, nationality and folklore and is incredibly interesting. One of my neighbours is from Trinidad … Continue reading

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CFP: BBEC Conference, University of Timișoara, Romania, 23th-25th June, 2016

I am pleased to announce that I am one of the Keynote Speakers at the Second International Conference ‘Beliefs and Behaviours in Education and Culture’ (BBEC) at the West University of Timișoara in Romania on 23th-25th June 2016. Professor Clive Bloom  will also … Continue reading

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The Difference between British and American Children’s Fiction

I read this article, ‘Why the British Tell Better Children’s Stories’, yesterday and found it very intriguing. Don’t be misled by the title, though the author of the article compares American and British children’s literature, they don’t make a definitive … Continue reading

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