Medievalist: pregnancy & childbirth / social history / medicine / magic / folklore | Work: The Folklore Society & University of Reading | She/her | Views own |
Dr Claire Collins
Come and join us online for the last day of our 'Folklore on the Move' conference on Wednesday! ÂŁ40, or included in your ticket if you attended the in-person conference this weekend.
Are you a PhD student interested in using museum collections in your research?
Our next free doctoral training webinar takes place next Wednesday. Join us for guidance and examples of uncovering marginalised and minoritised stories in collections.
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/doc...
Next week: join us for our next online talk: George Monger, 'Folklore in the Computer Age'. Tuesday 24 February, 19:00-20:30 GMT on Zoom. Tickets ÂŁ6.00 (ÂŁ4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-i...
Fantastic PhD opportunity here. Folklore, archaeology, environment, history, heritage, landscape. Might have to pretend I'm a recent graduate....
Sharing again for the morning Bluesky! Our conference programme - Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces is now available & booking is open. All are most welcome @unioflimerick.bsky.social on 27 May #histmed #skystorians
Petition to save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire: c.org/9JLppW5tMS
📢Job alert! We’re looking for 3 new full-time graduate trainee Archives & Special Collections Assistants to join our innovative, user-focused engagement team.
See more details and apply: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/archives...
🗓️Closing date: 16 April 2026
Really looking forward to Tuesday evening's Folklore Society online talk on English Dialect Literature! Tickets £6 from Eventbrite, link below 👇
Lots of good tips here - even a few new to me!
Don’t miss this wonderful talk with Roy Vickery looking at queer plant lore, can’t wait as this is such a new and unique topic! 🌸
Plus support the Centre while in hibernation. đź’š
Ticket holders will be sent a replay link to watch at your leisure.
Tickets: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...
Explore techniques to research 'against the grain' and uncover marginalised stories.
We've had a wonderful few days in Aberdeen at the Folklore on the Move conference! But it's not over yet - on Wednesday we have our online conference day, and tickets are still available. Find the programme and tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folklore-o...
It is National Infertility Awareness week - a week to acknowledge the impact of infertility on millions of people around the world. An appropriate time to share the programme for the Locating Loss conference, which will take place @unioflimerick.bsky.social on 27 May
The Folklore Society's Annual Conference 2026, in collaboration with the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen
