The Folklore Society

The Katharine Briggs Award 2010

We are delighted to announce that the Katharine Briggs Award 2010 was presented on 10 November to Arthur Taylor for his book "Played in Britain: The Pub Games of Britain" published by English Heritage Publications.

The Katharine Briggs Award 2010

Wednesday 10 November, 6.30 p.m. at The Warburg Institute

This year's lecturer is Professor Ronald Hutton (University of Bristol) "How Pagan were Medieval English Peasants?" Followed by a wine reception and buffet supper during which the results of this year's Katharine Briggs Award will be announced.

ENTRANCE BY TICKET ONLY

For more details call 0207 862 8564 or email enquiries@folklore-society.com

Death in Legend & Tradition: - a Folklore Society Legendary Weekend
4-5 September 2010, Brompton Cemetery, London SW10

For further information please contact Jeremy Harte at: JHarte@epsom-ewell.gov.uk

Conference: 'A Good Send Off: Local, Regional & National Variations in How the British Dispose of the Dead'

19 June 2010 in Bath, England.
Further details here.

Charms, Charmers and Charming

June, 24-25, 2010
International conference at the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

International Society for Contemporary Legend Research.

Perspectives on Contemporary Legend 28th International Conference
Meertens Institute, Amsterdam, 28 June - 1 July 2010.

The Folklore Society AGM and Confererence 2010 Friday 26 to Sunday 28 March Leeds Trinity University College, Horsforth, Leeds

This year's subject was be 'The Supernatural.'

Download the provisional programme (pdf)
Download the conferencs abstracts (pdf)
Download the flyer (pdf)
Hotel rates for visitors to Leeds Trinity (pdf)

Georgian Folktales. A talk by Dr David Hunt

Thursday 18 February, 7.00-9.00 p.m.
at the Embassy of Georgia, London

More details: http://www.caucasusarts.org.uk/events/