Conference news
Online Folklore Society Conference: Open Voices: Folklore for All, Folklore of All
Friday 6 to Sunday 8 May 2022, 09:30-17:30
This conference explores the contribution of folklore and folkloristics to diversity of all types, including ethnicity, religion, nation, region, gender, sexuality, disability, class, and others, via all aspects of folklore, including jokes, tales, legends, myths, symbolism, music, calendar customs, folk drama, material culture, the rituals of everyday life, and many others besides, in order to interrogate the collaborations and contestations arising from cross-cultural engagements across time and place. To improve accessibility, the full texts of several papers will be available to download by conference participants who wish to read along during the talks. Saturday afternoon’s talks will be signed by British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters. And live closed captioning will be available throughout the conference.
Full list of speakers and details here: https://folklore-society.com/event/open-voices-folklore-for-all-folklore-of-all/
Book a ticket here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-voices-folklore-for-all-folklore-of-all-tickets-255163048547 Tickets are for the whole three-day conference. Contact thefolkloresociety @ gmail.com for more information re bookings, tickets and Reduced rate if you’re a Speaker or a Student. The Conference will be held via Zoom...
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Folklore Museums Network Conference, dec 16 2021
The Folklore Museums Network, Historic Environment Scotland, and Museums Galleries Scotland will present an exciting conference on folklore, material culture, intangible culture, heritage and museums on Thursday December 16, 2021. The day will bring together speakers of international standing, case studies of projects, inspiring perspectives on collections and the archaeological/heritage landscape, to drive forward the ways in which museums and heritage organisations deal with folklore and related fields.
Folklore and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland and the UK
Thursday, December 16
10.30 am
Welcome & Introductions
Peter Hewitt (Folklore Museums Network)
Ben Thomas and Laura Harrison (Historic Environment Scotland)
Jacob O’Sullivan (Museums Galleries Scotland)
Keynote Speaker:
10.35 Hugh Cheape– Taking forward Material Culture and Folklore: our engagement with people, place and regional ethnology
11.20 Q&A (15 mins)
11.35 Break (15 mins)
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1st Session
11.50 Tina Paphitis - The Place of Folklore in Archaeological Landscapes: Plurality, Participation and Practice
12.10 Jeremy Harte - These boots were made for walking: haunted objects in museums
12.30 Rhona Ramsey - Nacken chaetrie: finding the material culture of Gypsy/Travellers in Scottish museums
12.50 Q&A (15 mins)
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13.05 Lunch (55 mins, reconvene at 14.00)
2nd Session
14.00 Miriam Morris - Talking Statues Case study: Archives, Walks and Talks
14.20 Gauri Raje - Passing down stories: Working across generations with migrant stories
14.40 Valentina Bold - 'The Kinmont Willie Sword and other Tales of Mettle'
15.00 Q&A (15 mins)
15.15 Break (15 mins)
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15.30 Round Table Discussion
16.00 End
To book your free place please go to: Museums Galleries Scotland | Folklore and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Scotland