The Newsletter of the
Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy Feb - Mar 2017
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Contents
Events at the Sussex Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CfP: Arthur Rackham in Sussex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Puck of Pook's Hill art competition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Steven O'Brien, Britannic Myths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Events around the world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Gramarye issue 10 e-book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Events at the Sussex Centre
CfP:Arthur Rackham in Sussex on his 150th birthday Deadline 31 March 2017 Symposium Saturday 16 September 2017 at the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tale and Fantasy, University of Chichester. ‘I can only say that I firmly believe in the greatest, stimulating and educative power of imaginative, fantastic, and playful pictures and writings for children in their most impressionable years.’ (Rackham, 1934)
Arthur Rackham, 'The River Arun at Amberley'.
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19 September 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Arthur Rackham’s birth. A few days before, on 16 September 2017, the University of Chichester and the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy will host a one-day symposium devoted to Arthur Rackham’s extraordinary legacy. Possible topics include but are not restricted to: • Rackham’s life in Sussex • Rackham’s illustrations of Puck of Pook’s Hill and other work produced in or focused on Sussex. • The artistic techniques employed by Rackham and the printing technology of the early 20th century • Rackham’s vision of fairyland, the construction of fantasy realms and his impact on fantasy illustration and children’s literature Please send abstracts of 200 words along with a brief biography of 50-100 words to VLESLIE1@stu.chi.ac.uk and H.Robbins@chi.ac.uk. The conference will belong to a wider series of events organised by the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy, including an exhibition of original Rackham works at the National Trust's Bateman’s, as well as a series of creative, innovative and research-led responses by the Fine Art, Music and English and Creative Writing departments of the University of Chichester. 4
For the full Call for Papers visit http://www. sussexfolktalecentre.org/2016/11/03/cfp-arthur-rackhamin-sussex-on-his-150th-birthday/.
Puck of Pook’s Hill Art Competition The Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy presents an exhibition of Arthur Rackham’s works in Sussex for his 150th birthday in September 2017 at the National Trust’s Bateman’s House – and you can get involved too! We are holding an art competition inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s Puck of Pook’s Hill, which Arthur Rackham illustrated in 1906 for the American edition. Prizes include complete sets of PanMacmillan’s Rudyard Kipling books for children, and framed art prints of Arthur Rackham’s illustrations for Puck of Pook’s Hill. One winner will be selected from each of the following categories: entrants aged 5-10; entrants over 11-16; entrants aged 17+. For more information, download the full competition guidelines at https://issuu.com/scfff/docs/art_comp_conditions. 5
Steven O'Brien, 'Britannic Myths' Reading and book signing. Thursday 27th April 2017, 5.30-7 p.m., Academic Building 1.01 Britannic Myths is a book of eighteen creative retellings of British and Irish myths by mythographer Steven O'Brien alongside new paintings and illustrations by Joe Machine. At this event Steve will present selected readings, accompanied by Joe Machine’s images, followed by a book signing. £5/£3 concessions (tickets can be used as vouchers for the book). Free to University staff/students. Contact h.robbins@chi.ac.uk to reserve your ticket.
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Other events around the world
Strange Worlds:The Visions of Angela Carter 10 December 2016 - 19 March 2017, RWA Gallery (Bristol) A major exhibition that celebrates the life, work and influences of Angela Carter twenty-five years after her death. http://www.rwa.org.uk/whats-on/strange-worlds-visionangela-carter BEASTS! 20 February - 10 June 2017, Durham Cathedral From illustrations of lions and dragons in medieval manuscripts, to early printed books of natural history which feature sea serpents and wyverns alongside images of the rhinoceros or elephant, and the ‘evidence’ of griffins and unicorns! https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/whatson/beasts Reorienting the Fairy Tale 29-30 March 2017, Kanagawa University, Japan 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 7
'Folklore from the Cradle to the Grave' The Folklore Society's AGM Conference 2017 31 March - 2 April 2017, Scottish Storytelling Centre The Folklore Society's AGM conference 2017, jointly hosted with Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, and Celtic and Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh. http://www.tracscotland.org/tracs/news/call-for-papers-thefolklore-societys-agm-conference-2017 III International Seminar on Fairy-Tale and Storytelling Therapy 4-8 April, Sintra, Portugal Bringing together specialists, academics, therapists, storytellers and other enthusiasts of fairy-tales and storytelling, and their therapeutic and healing potential. http://moonluza.pt/events/8/ptiii-seminario-internacionalsobre-contoterapia-e-storytelling-2017/?lang=en Damsels in Redress: Women in Contemporary Fairy-Tale Reimaginings 7-8 April and Saturday 2017, Queen’s University, Belfast With the ever-growing profusion of fairy-tale reimaginings across literature, film, television, theatre, and other artistic forms, a continuing concern among critics today is the portrayal of women. https://www.facebook.com/events/949101051853840/ 8
Cinderella Conference 9-10 June 2017, University of Bedfordshire Inspired by the University of Bedfordshire’s collection of scripts, books, memorabilia, designs, ephemera on Cinderella. http://www.beds.ac.uk/cinderella/conference-overview So Many Mattresses: Truth, Reality, Fiction on a European Bed 24 June 2017, Melbourne (Australia) https://australianfairytalesociety.wordpress.com/2017conference-registration/ Transcreation through text and image: The case of Perrault’s and Grimm’s tales 11-14 July 2017, University of Lausanne (Switzerland) Studying illustrated editions of Perrault’s and Grimms’ tales to find transcreation across languages and cultures. h t t p : / / w p. u n i l . c h / re p ro d u c t i o n 2 0 1 7 / p ro g r a m m e / panels/?lang=fr#Cyrille_François George Macdonald's Scotland 2017 Conference 19-21 July 2017, University of Aberdeen Exploring all aspects related to the Scottish upbringing, education and heritage of the cleric, polymath and writer of fantastic literature George MacDonald. https://gmdscotland.wordpress.com/ 9
CfP:Thinking with Stories in Times of Conflict: A Conference in Fairy-Tale Studies Conference 2-5 August 2017, Wayne State University, Michigan (USA) Bringing fairy-tale scholars together to reflect upon the genre in relation to migration in different geographical locations and historical periods; political and social upheaval; and transformations with an eye to alternative futures.With plenary talks, workshops, panels and roundtables. http://clas.wayne.edu/languages/Thinking-with-Stories-inTimes-of-Conflict Terry Pratchett: HisWorld 16 September 2017 to 13 January 2018, Salisbury Museum An exclusive major exhibition based on the extraordinary life of Sir Terry Pratchett, the creative genius behind the Discworld series. http://www.salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/ terry-pratchett-hisworld Harry Potter: A History of Magic 20 October 2017 to 28 February 2018 Items from the British Library collection structured around subjects from Hogwarts. https://www.bl.uk/press-releases/2016/december/2017-atthe-british-library 10
Gramarye issue 10 e-book
Gramarye issue 10 is now available as an e-book from our online store. This issue’s contents include: • Dr Paul Quinn, Introduction • ‘Merlin’s Isle of Gramarye’, Diane Purkiss • ‘How authentic is “authentic”?’, Rosalind Kerven • ‘The Persecuted History of Cinderella: A Case for Oral Tradition in Western Europe’, Julie Lauren-Jacokes Koehler • ‘On Fairy Tales’, Katherine Langrish • Interview with Juliet Marillier, by Ceri Houlbrook • An excerpt from Raven Flight, Juliet Marillier • ‘My Favourite Story When I Was Young, or:The Boy Who Went Forth to Unlearn What Fear Was’, Donald Haase • A review of Kate Forsyth's The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower, Jack Zipes • A review of Martine Hennard Dutheil de la Rochère, Gillian Lathey and Monika Wozniak (eds)Cinderella across Cultures: New Directions and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, D.L. Ashliman 11
• A review of Jack Zipes' Fairy-Tale Films Beyond Disney, Rose Williamson • A review of Katherine Langrish's Seven Miles of Steel Thistles, Sara Cleto • A review of Mark Norman's Black Dog Folklore, Jacqueline Simpson • A review of Erica Wagner's First Light, Maureen Kincaid Speller • A review of Ralph C. Wood's (ed.) Tolkien Among The Moderns, Siddharth Pandey • Correspondence from Judith Woolf The printed edition of Gramarye is only 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 may still be ordered from: • Atlantis Books (London) • Kims (Chichester) • Treadwells (London) 12
If you have any queries or feedback about this newsletter, please contact Heather Robbins at h.robbins@chi.ac.uk
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