The Folklore Society

The Culture of Lacemaking: Work, Gender, Religion and Song

Saturday 29 September 2007, starting at 10.00 a.m.
Hertford College, Catte Street, Oxford OX1 3BW

For more details, contact david.hopkin@hertford.ac.uk

The Katharine Briggs Lecture and Folklore Award 2007

Wednesday 7 November 2007, at The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB.

The lecture was "Seeking the Lore of the Land," by Dr Jacqueline Simpson

Afterwards, there was a reception during which we were delighted to announce that the winner of The Katharine Briggs Award 2007 was Professor Jack Zipes for his book Why Fairy Tales Stick, published by Routledge.

The Culture of Lacemaking: Work, Gender, Religion and Song

Saturday 29 September 2007, starting at 10.00 a.m. Hertford College, Catte Street, Oxford OX1 3BW

For more details, contact david.hopkin@hertford.ac.uk

Making Community Oral Histories

Annual Conference of the Oral History Society, in association with London Metropolitan University
Friday 6th - Saturday 7th July 2007 at London Metropolitan University 16 Goulston Street, London E1 7TP

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Trees In Legend & Folklore

two-day conference at the Weald & Downland Museum, Singleton, Sussex,
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September 2007 as one of the Legendary Weekends of the Folklore Society

The Voice of The People

International Conference, University of Sheffield: The European Folk Revival 1760-1912
6-8 September 2007
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Blue Moon

Dr Juliette Wood participated in a discussion of Blue Moon traditions broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour, on 29 June 2007.
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Charms, Charmers and Charming, 3rd International Conference

at the Pécs Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs, Hungary, 11th-13th May, 2007.

Traditional Games, Sports and Pastimes

The Folklore Society's AGM conference was held on Friday 30th and Saturday 31 March 2007 at The University of Sheffield.
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