The 42nd Perspectives on Contemporary Legend conference hosted by The Institute for Language and Folklore, The Mid Sweden University and Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency is currently accepting abstracts for papers!
Abstracts are due March 17th! Learn more here: bit.ly/3EQd9c4
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Page from a cookery book, describing various ways to make pancakes.
Happy Pancake Day!
This pancake recipe is from 'The Cook's and Confectioner's Dictionary' (1723) by John Nott, the oldest cookery book in our collections.
"...it will make them crisp, look yellow as Gold, and eat very well."
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#PancakeDay #ShroveTuesday #RareBooks
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ICYMI: CALL FOR PAPERS
The International Society for Contemporary Legend Research is pleased to announce a call for papers for the 2025 Perspectives on Contemporary Legend 42nd International Conference.
28.02.2025 01:49 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
I’m gonna clear the air - I know nothing about birds I just love them and think they’re beautiful my favorite is the mighty pigeon !!!! 2025 is birds year!!!!!
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David Buchan Lecture | Elphinstone Institute | The University of Aberdeen
Thurs 21 Nov at 6:30 pm, the David Buchan Lecture, live-streamed from The Elphinstone Institute: www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/...
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I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
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Is there a starter pack for miserable people who had to get up at 5am for a flight?
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Sign. Me. Up.
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i can't believe they've redefined "crypto" to be short for cryptocurrency instead of its original meaning: cryptozoology
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U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
https://substack.com/@senatorwarren
classically trained artist.
theartofpants.com
Mondays at 9pmET on MSNBC
MaddowBlog.com
Andrew Young: The Dirty Work: MSNBC.com/Andrew-Young-The-Dirty-Work
From Russia with Lev: MSNBC.com/Lev
Ultra podcast: MSNBC.com/Ultra
Prequel: MSNBC.com/Prequel
Historian, IEH2, University of Geneva
History of medicine & psychiatry, gender issues & drinking studies in the colonial Maghreb. Current: https://wetdreams.hypotheses.org/ 🗃️🍸
Passionate about literature and theatre.
She/her
https://nina-studer.com
Join us in exploring the University of Exeter Library's Special Collections, which include archives, manuscripts, rare books and maps. There's something for everyone, and everyone is welcome.
Find out more! ➡️ libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives
Entrepreneur
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Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
Proud to represent the Ninth Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Amy -
Part-time Goblin 🐸
Folklorist researching the Folklore and Ghostlore of Shropshire 👻
Teacher of Religious Studies
Writer of 'The Best Of Men' -A Shropshire folk horror 🦇
- Currently working on a book about The Devil in Shropshire Folklore
A proud neurosparkly geek, folklorist, grandmother, japanese culture expert, viking reenactor and a connoisseur of runes and madeira wine ;)
Reposting interesting comments on modern folklore. Urban myths, rumors, legends, hoaxes, misconceptions, and apocryphal anecdotes.
I’m the friend of your friend.
North Carolina, United States
Folklorist and Journalist. Associate Professor, Sheffield Hallam University. Project lead, AHRC National Folklore Survey. Views expressed entirely my own. http://www.drdavidclarke.co.uk/
Blog: https://drclarke.substack.com/
English Professor at the University of Toledo. Pop Culture, Horror, and Folklore Scholar.
UKRI AHRC funded project based at the Centre for Contemporary Legend, Sheffield Hallam University nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk
Folklorist. Childless cat lady. Wine maker. Goth fairy. I research legend and crime. She/her
Thoughts are my own, not speaking for anyone else.
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