Contemporary Folklore Research Centre

Promoting the study of folklore, vernacular traditions and cultural practices across all disciplines @SheffieldUni

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

Prof Richard Jenkins will be examining current scholarly and public perceptions of folklore at this free talk next week, in person and online!
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[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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: https://t.co/kW4vsTqG7w

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

Join centre members Julia Bishop @DrJuliaBish and Cath Bannister @cathbannister1 at @ihr_history to explore how the Opies' ground-breaking childlore survey and child-centric methods continue to inspire researchers in a digital era.
https://t.co/pAmQ9UTBOg

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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

[The Folklore Society @FolkloreSociety]

📢CfP📢 'Folklore and the Senses'. The Folklore Society’s annual conference, in collaboration with the Department of Folklore and Ethnology @UCC. Fri 20 Jun - Sun 22 Jun 2025. Hybrid conference, online & at University College Cork. Proposal deadline 31 Jan https://t.co/lhuQbI2orq

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

Can you help @CFRC_Folklore member Dr Jessica Bradley @EducationSheff 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.

[Ryan Bramley 🐻 @BramleyTweets]

Be a 'Subtitler for a Day' at Millennium Gallery!

Our fantastic @UniShefPlayer team have designed some brilliant activities - including a spooky film to subtitle for Halloween (can you guess which one?)

@EducationSheff @KirstyLiddiard1 @SheffMuseums @ALittleOutlook @beevans129

[Dr Abbi Flint @DrAFlint]

One of my final archival visits for @AllFootsteps today at the excellent @wcmlibrary looking at songbooks. Followed up with Weird as Folk at @ThePortico - great little exhibition & fabulous artworks by Lucy Wright @research_artist

[The Folklore Society @FolkloreSociety]

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, @derbymuseums. Proposal deadline 31 Oct 2024. More info: https://t.co/IvZh6b5WGn

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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 @ItsOurHeritage #Samhain #Folklore

[Our Irish Heritage @ItsOurHeritage]

This #Samhain, we invite you to share ghost stories that have been passed down through oral tradition in your locality. Or, you can choose and submit one of the stories recorded by school children for the Irish Folklore Commission in the 1930s.

https://t.co/iV456Qa0Pg

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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

[Wessex Museums @WessexMuseums]

TOURING EXHIBITION COMING SOON!
Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex
In November 2024, @WessexMuseums will launch a major touring exhibition celebrating folk art & seasonal customs of Wessex, past & present. 🌿
https://t.co/I0YRZukCN9

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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

[CharlotteRose Millar @drcmillar]

Ghost Conference Alert!! @SnedAndrew @tait_clodagh and myself are delighted to be organising a conference on historical representations of ghosts at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick in June 2025. CFP attached! Please share! #earlymodern #twitterstorians #emotions #emostorians

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_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
https://t.co/2DCW32nk1a

[Sunny Bank Mills @sunnybankmills]

◆ 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

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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!

[Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @CFRC_Folklore]

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

[The Folklore Society @FolkloreSociety]

The #BeingHuman2024 programme includes the half day event 'Fangs and Folklore' as part of @DerbyUni'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: https://t.co/3YuY8kSmRL

[siefhome @siefhome]

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 ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/LPJYJCOYS5
@ei_folklore @aberdeenuni