Julia Bishop

Come and sing Derbyshire carols! Still places left! www.villagecarols.org.uk/events/derby...

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Lore and Lunch Lore and Lunch is an online monthly reading and discussion group led by members of the Contemporary Folklore Research Centre. Everyone is welcome: You don't have to be a centre member, no formal quali...

Our #Lore and Lunch #reading #group is back on 22 October. Our online meetings are open to everyone with an open attitude and interest in #Folklore Studies. Information on how to sign up is on our website along with past readings.
contemporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/centre-activ...

Delighted to be hosting the @histchild.bsky.social conference next year at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. Calling for papers right now! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...

So many interesting conversations with up-and-coming folklore researchers! Thanks to the @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social for excellent hospitality and @folkloresociety.bsky.social for hosting!

Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance In the 1930s, an English folklorist and a French theatre director, made individual journeys in search of authentic performance

Not too late to book this online talk by Peter Harrop this evening:
Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance

Date: 9 sept • 19:00

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Looking forward to reading this! Congratulations, Abbi!

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Interesting post for someone here - 'Archiving Community '.
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It has been a lovely week at @ische-news.bsky.social #ISCHE46im Lille. Thought-provoking panels, catching up with old friends and sharing results of the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project! #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social

In Our Time - Dragons - BBC Sounds Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this ubiquitous mythical creature.

Brilliant episode about dragons. Bravo Juliette Wood and all taking part! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

School meals smaller and have less meat due to cost, caterers say A 3p rise in free school meals funding is

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I am so excited for this workshop!

Wonderful paper by this dream team, crowned with a gem of poetry from @draflint.bsky.social Looking forward to hearing more!

To try and capture some of the key themes and ideas discussed at our end-of-project conference last Thursday, we worked with Jules from Illustrated Live who produced this great live illustration for us! #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social

Excellent event - thanks to all who came and supported it. Food for thought (of course!)

Fantastic: storytelling workshop coming up - not to be missed!

Delighted that @berrypillot.bsky.social will be talking about her award-winning research on children's play in London and Liverpool in the Second World War as part of the @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social online seminar series on 25 June, 1-2.30 pm. See below to book your place!

BBC World Service - Outlook, Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies Hafdís Huld's lullabies captivated Iceland and made music history

for our last Lore and Lunch this summer we're talking Icelandic lullabies! To join us on 26th June 1-2pm to chat about the BBC World Service programme "Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies" available on BBC Sounds fill out the Google form on our webpage.
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Trust my work to end up in secondhand bookshop!

Free school meal rule change to make 500,000 more pupils eligible Charities broadly welcome the plans, saying they hope it is a sign of more to come.

This is a step in the right direction
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Great to read about the excellent presentations by my colleagues this month. And a reminder to join @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social, the project team and colleagues in London on 19 June for our free end-of-project conference (booking link in the newsletter!).

Still time to submit an abstract for the next Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs conference! Wed love to know more about current work in this multifaceted and interdisciplinary field!

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Studentship: Thames Barge Stories A fully funded Collaborative doctoral studentship between the National Maritime Museum and Royal College of Art from October 2025, under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships scheme.

An opportunity for a folklorist here!
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Reykjavík, Iceland - The International Society For Folk Narrative Research ISFNR 2026 Reykjavík – Nature(s) in Narrative. We welcome you to the 2026 interim ISFNR conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, June 13th to 16th

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Welcome to our April 2025 newsletter! Find out more about what the team has been up to including the wonderful Food Museum launch, talking to the BBC Food Programme, and lots more! #histed @ichre-ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social

If you missed the epic Folklore Reimagined LATE at the @britishacademy.bsky.social here's a ten minute talk from @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social and me on children's #digital #custom #folklore in online spaces 🖥️ 🎮

The Food Programme - School Dinners - Past, Present and Future - BBC Sounds Sheila Dillon investigates how school food has evolved and how it inspires what we eat now

Excellent contributions from @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social @heatherlwellis.bsky.social @foodmuseumuk.bsky.social and many others to this timely programme!
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Tickets are disappearing like 'hot cakes' (hot meals?)! Book early to avoid disappointment

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Great job for a folklorist here! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNA027/r...

Join us for our free 1-day end-of-project conference on 19th June at Friends House, London! We'll share our key findings & recommendations and discuss all things #schoolmeals with some great people including @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social!
#histed
Register here:
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