The Newsletter of the
Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy Apr-May 2016
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Contents
Events at the Sussex Centre
Dr Sue Short, 'Fairy Tale and Film'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Other events around the world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pre-order Gramarye issue 9 now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Events at the Sussex Centre
Dr Sue Short, 'Fairy Tale and Film' Monday 18 April 2016, 5.30-6.30 p.m., L04, BOC, University of Chichester Sue Short is a lecturer in film and media, a research fellow, and writer. Her previous works include Fairy Tale and Film: Old Tales with a New Spin, Misfit Sisters: Screen Horror as Female Rites of Passage, Cyborg Cinema and Cult Telefantasy Series. In this public lecture she will examine how fairy-tale tropes have been reworked in contemporary film, from romcoms to horror movies. Tickets for the talk are ÂŁ5, or ÂŁ3 for concessions, and are free for University staff and students. To find out more, including how to reserve a seat, email organiser Heather Robbins at h.robbins@chi.ac.uk. 3
Other events around the world
Alice in Wonderland exhibition The British Library, till 17 April 2016. Come and see Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript with handdrawn illustrations, alongside stunning editions by Mervyn Peake, Ralph Steadman, Leonard Weisgard, Arthur Rackham, Salvador Dali and others. http://www.bl.uk/events/alice-in-wonderland-exhibition ‘Magic, witches and devils in the early modern world’, exhibition, Deansgate, 21 January - 21 August 2016. https://uomhistory.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/magicwitches-and-devils-in-the-early-modern-world-newexhibition/ Folklore, Magic and Mysteries: Modern Witchcraft and Folk Culture in Britain, Preston Manor, Brighton. From 1 April Doreen Valiente’s collection on display, including Gerald Gardner’s original, handwritten Book of Shadows. http://brightonmuseums.org.uk/prestonmanor/what-to-see/ folklore-magic-and-mysteries-modern-witchcraft-and-folkculture-in-britain/ 4
Reflected Shadows: Folklore and the Gothic 15-17 April, Kingston Uni, (London). Popular traditions and Gothic cultural forms. http://folklore-society.com/events/reflected-shadowsfolklore-and-the-gothic Supernatural Cities:The Urban Mindscape University of Portsmouth, 30 April 2016 Where do urban supernatural stories and beliefs come from and why do they survive in our modern cities? What is it about the nature of the urban environment that encourages our imaginations to respond in this way? http://www.theofantastique.com/2016/01/04/call-forpapers-supernatural-cities-exploring-the-urban-mindscape/ Charms, Charmers and Charming Conference 2016 Innovation and Tradition Friday 6th – Sunday 8th May 2016 (Cork, Ireland) https://corkcharms.wordpress.com/ The 2016 Folklore, Ethnology, and Ethnomusicology Conference Aberdeen University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1-3 July 2016 http://www.afsnet.org/news/262272/CFP-The-2016-FolkloreEthnology-and-Ethnomusicology-Conference-Aberdeen.htm 5
Le Roi-Grenouille ou Henri-de-Fer des Grimm : quelle destinĂŠe dans la littĂŠrature de jeunesse? Clermont-Ferrand, (France) 12-14 October 2016 Papers in English and French focus on the Grimm's fairy tale 'The Frog Prince', and its paradoxical ability to seem so memorable while being so often misremembered. http://www.fabula.org/actualites/le-roi-grenouille-ou-henride-fer-des-grimm-khm1-quelle-destinee-dans-la-litteraturede-jeunesse_70740.php Roundtable: 'Folklore in Global Conversations' Washington DC, 17-20 November 2016 The Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Folklore Association (SEEFA) issues an annual call for papers for the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Conference. https://networks.h-net.org/node/3128/discussions/103474/cfpseefa-slavic-east-european-and-eurasian-folklore-association CfP: Reorienting the Fairy Tale Kanagawa University, Japan, 29-30 March 2017. Deadline 1 June 2016. This international conference seeks to re-orient the fairy tale and to advance comparative fairy-tale studies on a global scale. h t t p : / / w w w . i s f n r. o r g / f i l e s / a r c h i v / C f P _ R e OrientingtheFairyTale.pdf
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Gramarye issue 9 is now available to pre-order from our online store. This issue’s contents include: Guest Editor’s Introduction, Ruth Bottigheimer • ‘The Fairy-tale Collections of Andrew Lang and Joseph Jacobs: Identity, Nation, Empire’,Andrew Teverson • ‘“As the World Falls Down”: David Bowie’s Role as a Father Figure in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth’, John Patrick Pazdziora • ‘Filming Tolkien’s Legendarium’, Shaun Gunner • ‘The Devil and St Dunstan’, Steve O’Brien • An excerpt from Cult of Chaos: An Anantya Tantrist Mystery, Shweta Taneja • ‘The Skald and the Spaewife’, Judith Woolf • ‘Norse Codes in a Wartime Childhood’, Nicholas Tucker • A review of Bradford Lee Eden’s (ed.) The Hobbit and Tolkien’s Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences, Shaun Gunner • A review of Kirsty Logan’s A Portable Shelter, Katherine Langrish 7
• A review of Stephen Jones’ (ed.) Fearie Tales: Stories of the Grimm and Gruesome, Katherine Langrish • A review of Kimberley J. Lau’s Erotic Infidelities: Love and Enchantment in Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber, Michelle Ryan-Sautour • A review of Michael Dylan Foster’s The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore, Judith Woolf The printed edition of Gramarye issue 9 will only be made available to pre-ordering customers and subscribers. To guarantee your printed copy of future issues, please subscribe here. Exclusive offer Gramarye readers are entitled to 20% off Scrivener software, the project management tool for writers. Just visit http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php and enter the coupon code ‘SUSSEXCENTRE’. The printed edition of Gramarye 8 will also be available from: • Atlantis Books (London) • Byre Books (Wigtown) • Foyles (London) • Kims (Chichester) • Treadwells (London) • Waterstones (Chichester)
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If you have any queries or feedback about this newsletter, please contact Heather Robbins at h.robbins@chi.ac.uk
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