#folklorestudies

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

3 weeks ago

Books Cited in the Ritual Chapter of The Storyteller's Guide to Folklore YouTube video by Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

An update on SGF and an introduction to two of the books I'm citing in the Ritual chapter.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #FolkloreScholar #FolkloreStudies #AgentedAuthor #AuthorLife

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Rob McConnell

@robmcconnell.bsky.social

4 months ago

Rob McConnell Interviews - MASON WINFIELD - Supernatural Folklore Mason Winfield was raised in the suburbs near Buffalo, NY, the only child of a middle-class family. He was an active, energetic kid. Except for an inquisitive streak, an early predilection for reading and drawing, and that “only child”-thing, he showed few signs of a future author, storyteller, and paranormalist. He did like monsters, though. Books, movies, comics. Except that it could have used a few more monsters, The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad would have been his idea of a perfect movie at age seven. Mason’s first brush with psychic phenomena – psi – came during junior high school. A little cult of neighborhood kids played – we do mean “played” – with the ouija board. A gifted amateur psychic taught them about Spiritualism. Mason witnessed several convincing incidents of psi, though he had then, as now, no firm theory about its causes and mechanisms.

📣 New Podcast! "Rob McConnell Interviews - MASON WINFIELD - Supernatural Folklore" on @Spreaker #cryptids #folklore #folklorehistory #folklorelore #folklorestudies #ghosts #hauntings #legends #magic #mysteries #mythology #myths #paranormal #rituals #spirits #storytelling #supernatural

Rob McConnell

@robmcconnell.bsky.social

5 months ago

Rob McConnell Interviews - A.P. SYLVIA - Vampire Folklore A.P. Sylvia has long had an interest in supernatural beliefs, with a particular focus on vampire folklore. In his book, Vampires of Lore: Traits and Modern Misconceptions, he explores how our modern notions about vampires compare to the folkloric beliefs of the past. His writing has appeared in the Journal of Vampire Studies and the popular Rhode Island blog, Small State Big History. He has been a guest on local and nationally syndicated radio programs, as well as a variety of podcasts. He also runs the website LocationsOfLore.com, where talks about his visits to unique places.

📣 New Podcast! "Rob McConnell Interviews - A.P. SYLVIA - Vampire Folklore" on @Spreaker #bite #blood #cryptid #folklore #folklorestudies #gothic #history #horror #immortality #legend #monster #mystery #mythology #nocturnal #superstition #superstitionbeliefs #transformation #undead #vampire

Rob McConnell

@robmcconnell.bsky.social

5 months ago

Rob McConnell Interviews - A.P. SYLVIA - Vampire Folklore A.P. Sylvia has long had an interest in supernatural beliefs, with a particular focus on vampire folklore. In his book, Vampires of Lore: Traits and Modern Misconceptions, he explores how our modern notions about vampires compare to the folkloric beliefs of the past. His writing has appeared in the Journal of Vampire Studies and the popular Rhode Island blog, Small State Big History. He has been a guest on local and nationally syndicated radio programs, as well as a variety of podcasts. He also runs the website LocationsOfLore.com, where talks about his visits to unique places.

📣 New Podcast! "Rob McConnell Interviews - A.P. SYLVIA - Vampire Folklore" on @Spreaker #bite #blood #cryptid #folklore #folklorestudies #gothic #history #horror #immortality #legend #monster #mystery #mythology #nocturnal #superstition #superstitionbeliefs #transformation #undead #vampire

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

5 months ago

And now we meet the dreamers themselves in a Japanese folktale about an honest man and an evil man who both dream of treasure.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #WritersCommunity #writerscorner

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

5 months ago

ICYMI: The "Tam Lin" episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was all about feminism and fictional magic systems. You can find it here: folkloreandfiction.c...

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #WritersCommunity #writerscorner

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

5 months ago

Dream logic can do wonders for a story if it's written well. This week's Wednesday Wonder invites you to try your hand at it.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #WritersCommunity #writerscorner

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

5 months ago

This week's motif is all about dreaming of treasure and the ways you might bring both the dream and the treasure to a story.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #WritersCommunity #writerscorner

Folkloring Podcast

@folkloringpodcast.bsky.social

5 months ago

New Resource Guide Highlights the American Folklife Center’s Botkin Lecture Series | Folklife Today The American Folklife Center is excited to announce the launch of its new, easy-to-use Botkin Lecture Resource Guide, which gives users direct access to hundreds of hours of world-class lectures on fo...

The American Folklife Center announces the launch of the Bodkin Lectures Resource Guide, providing hundreds of hours of world class lectures on folklore, free to use and download for teaching purposes: blogs.loc.gov/folklife/202... #folklore #folkloring #learningfolklore #folklorestudies

Shauna

@shaunahaymond.bsky.social

6 months ago

My teen is researching cryptid creatures of Ecuador/South America through books and articles for a high school psychology class, but we’re curious 🧐 Are there any local tales or stories they might be missing? Any insights would be amazing #Cryptozoology #Anthropology #FolkloreStudies #Ethnobiology

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

6 months ago

Sites like Wayland's Smithy are rich examples of layered folklore of place, and you can use this sort of folkloric layering in your fiction.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #AuthorsofBluesky #WritersCommunity #StandingStones #MyPaganHeart

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

6 months ago

So let's say you give in and reach for something on Monday's dangerous fairy table. What would it be, and how would it taste?

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #FolkNarratives #AuthorSky #WritersCommunity #WritersCorner

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

6 months ago

You know the drill. Never give the fairies your name, and never, NEVER eat from a fairy table! But what if...?

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #WritersCommunity #writerscorner

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

6 months ago

Now we get to see Monday's wee birds in action! Here they are, singing grief away in an Irish folktale.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #WritersCommunity #writerscorner

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

6 months ago

Your first Wednesday Wonder invites you to go out and find wee magic birds in the world, listen to them sing, and tell a story about it.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #FolkNarratives #AuthorSky #WritersCommunity #WritersCorner

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran

@csmaccath.com

6 months ago

Welcome to the inaugural post of a new weekly series on folk narrative for storytellers. Check back on Wednesday and Friday of this week to learn more about our wee magic bird.

#STORYTELLERSGUIDETOFOLKLORE #SerendipityLiteraryAgency #Folklorist #FolkloreStudies #WritersCommunity #writerscorner

KAEE & STS at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

@kaee-sts-goetheuni.bsky.social

7 months ago

📚 New Publications Alert!

We’re excited to share several recent publications by scholars from our institute!

#Anthropology #FolkloreStudies #EnvironmentaHumanities #OpenAccess #STS #CulturalAnalysis #GoetheUniversity

Helen Cornish

@helenhmc.bsky.social

9 months ago

"Ever been to a pub where a true local legend resides?" @cursedtea.bsky.social is looking for your stories for a Folklore Studies MA dissertation - link below! #PubLegends #FolkloreStudies
@cerihoulbrook.bsky.social @odavies9.bsky.social

German Historical Institute London

@ghilondon.bsky.social

11 months ago

Facets of Transnationalism in the Late Nineteenth Century: New Perspectives on the History of Folklore Studies ‘The many indications that the study and collection of Folk-lore is now engaging the attention of most countries in Europe make it necessary that this Society, being the first to introduce a systematic study of Folk-lore, should as far as possible work in unison and confederation with similar organizations abroad, and should draw within its … Continue reading Facets of Transnationalism in the Late Nineteenth Century: New Perspectives on the History of Folklore Studies

Read her blog post to find out how and to what end the London-based Folklore Society pursued its goal of building stronger transnational networks:

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#skystorians #historysky #folklorestudies #transnationalism
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Lotta Leiwo

@lottaleiwo.bsky.social

1 year ago

My presentation is titled “Weathering Capitalism: Finnish North American Women and Nature-Related Socialist Rhetoric.” I will discuss my dissertation research, more specifically weather, seasons and colonialism. #LabourHistory #CulturalWeatherStudies #FolkloreStudies

Ida Tolgensbakk

@idatolgensbakk.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Mysterious Legend of Teresa Fidalgo A Classic Portuguese Ghost Story

Question for the folklore scholars: has anyone published academically on the story of / chain letters about Teresa Fidalgo? #academicsky #folklorestudies

Ida Tolgensbakk

@idatolgensbakk.bsky.social

1 year ago

Omg FINALLY, I am writing! 🥳 #folklorestudies #academicsky