CFRC-Folklore
@cfrc-folklore.bsky.social
Promoting and supporting research into folklore, vernacular traditions and cultural practices and performances, and expressions of communal identities across all disciplines at The University of Sheffield. Based in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
A few photos from the #TSF @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social 'Song and a Sense of Place' conference on Saturday, with some of our excellent speakers - Elizabeth Bennett on women in the margins @stepheharrop.bsky.social on her Northering project, and @draflint.bsky.social on songs for ramblers #tradsong
April 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A few photos from the #TSF @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social 'Song and a Sense of Place' conference on Saturday, with some of our excellent speakers - Elizabeth Bennett on women in the margins @stepheharrop.bsky.social on her Northering project, and @draflint.bsky.social on songs for ramblers #tradsong
Thanks to Jessie for designing us a very professional programme this year!
April 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Thanks to Jessie for designing us a very professional programme this year!
We're welcoming Simon Gall for our next online free seminar on 25 March, 12-130pm! Simon holds an MLitt in #Ethnology and #Folklore from the Elphinstone Institute @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social and will share his research on invented traditional family helper figures.
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March 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We're welcoming Simon Gall for our next online free seminar on 25 March, 12-130pm! Simon holds an MLitt in #Ethnology and #Folklore from the Elphinstone Institute @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social and will share his research on invented traditional family helper figures.
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Lore and Lunch reading group this Thursday (27) is discussing Martínez-Rivera, M. A. (2014). ‘De El Costumbre Al Rock’: Rock Indígena and Being Indigenous in 21st-Century México. The article explores what it means to be young and indigenous in 21st C. Mexico - find out how to join in on our website.
February 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Lore and Lunch reading group this Thursday (27) is discussing Martínez-Rivera, M. A. (2014). ‘De El Costumbre Al Rock’: Rock Indígena and Being Indigenous in 21st-Century México. The article explores what it means to be young and indigenous in 21st C. Mexico - find out how to join in on our website.
Some snaps from our fantastic Archives Exploration event with @uoscollections.bsky.social at the Archives of Cultural Tradition (NATCECT). Thanks to Senior Archivist Mariam Yamin for introducing special collections and @drjuliabish.bsky.social for contextualising this important #folklore collection.
January 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Some snaps from our fantastic Archives Exploration event with @uoscollections.bsky.social at the Archives of Cultural Tradition (NATCECT). Thanks to Senior Archivist Mariam Yamin for introducing special collections and @drjuliabish.bsky.social for contextualising this important #folklore collection.
Our last Lore and Lunch of 2025 is this Thursday (19th) when we're discussing: Ebenezersdóttir, E.Þ. and Stekkjastaur (2024) ‘Our Own Way of Walking: Reflecting Physical Difference in Icelandic Yule Tradition’.
Excited for our first paper co-authored by a magical being! Sign up sheet @ website.
Excited for our first paper co-authored by a magical being! Sign up sheet @ website.
December 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Our last Lore and Lunch of 2025 is this Thursday (19th) when we're discussing: Ebenezersdóttir, E.Þ. and Stekkjastaur (2024) ‘Our Own Way of Walking: Reflecting Physical Difference in Icelandic Yule Tradition’.
Excited for our first paper co-authored by a magical being! Sign up sheet @ website.
Excited for our first paper co-authored by a magical being! Sign up sheet @ website.
Lovely to see everyone at our @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social Seasonal Social yesterday, and especial thanks to Esbjorn Wettermark for the very edible homemade Swedish gingerbread ❄️
December 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM
Lovely to see everyone at our @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social Seasonal Social yesterday, and especial thanks to Esbjorn Wettermark for the very edible homemade Swedish gingerbread ❄️
Another festive event that might interest @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social members and friends wanting to find out more about Sheffield's seasonal traditions. Join Handsworth Sword Dancers at the University Arms, 19th December for local carols, music, dance and drama from 5.30pm #folk
December 2, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Another festive event that might interest @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social members and friends wanting to find out more about Sheffield's seasonal traditions. Join Handsworth Sword Dancers at the University Arms, 19th December for local carols, music, dance and drama from 5.30pm #folk
This Thursday (28th) our regular online reading group #LoreandLunch will be discussing the chapter 'Radical Faeries' from Sacha Coward's @sachacoward.bsky.social new book Queer As Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters! All welcome to this friendly session.
November 24, 2024 at 12:37 PM
This Thursday (28th) our regular online reading group #LoreandLunch will be discussing the chapter 'Radical Faeries' from Sacha Coward's @sachacoward.bsky.social new book Queer As Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters! All welcome to this friendly session.