‘Folklore and The Nation In Britain and Ireland’ book with chapters by members of the CCL Research Group paperback edition published

‘Folklore and The Nation In Britain and Ireland’ (edited by Matthew Cheeseman & Carina Hart) has just been published in a new paperback edition by Routledge and is currently available with 20% off until 02/08/23 at £31.19 (after 02/08/23, paperback edition available at £38.99). The book explores folklore and folkloristics within the diverse and contested national discourses of Britain and […]

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Darcy White (Senior Lecturer, SHU) articles published in ‘The Conversation’

Darcy White (Senior Lecturer in Film and Photography, Sheffield Hallam University) has recently had a number of articles published in The Conversation: ‘Sasha Huber’s You Name It: Swiss-Haitian artist renegotiates colonial history in activist exhibition‘, published March 2023 ‘Yevonde: an introduction to the woman who pioneered colour photography’ , published April 2023 ‘Yevonde: Life and Colour exhibition reopens the National […]

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Perspectives on Contemporary Legend 2023 – A summary of the 40th anniversary conference of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR)

Written by Dr Diane A Rodgers During 26-30 June 2023, this prestigious event was held at Sheffield Hallam University, hosted by the Centre for Contemporary Legend (CCL) in the Dorothy Fleming lecture theatre, Charles Street. Dr David Clarke, Andrew Robinson and myself, Dr Diane Rodgers, co-founders of the CCL, were privileged to welcome ISCLR to Sheffield where the very first […]

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Archive Research Community (ARC) Conference – Heritage, Community, Archives: Methods, Case Studies, Collaboration

Banner - Heritage, Community, Archives: Methods, Case Studies, Collaboration Sheffield Hallam University Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th June 2023 Image: Wiki Commons – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Heritage, Community, Archives: Methods, Case Studies, Collaboration Sheffield Hallam University – Cantor Building Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th June 2023 Find the programme available on the Archive Research Community website here. You can also read the conference overview here and the full conference programme online here. Keynote speaker: Dr Hannah Ishmael, University College London / Black Cultural Archives Keynote panel: Cinema and […]

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New book ‘Disturbed Ecologies: Photography, Geopolitics, and the Northern Landscape in the Era of Environmental Crisis’ published –by Darcy White (SHU), Chris Goldie (SHU) and Julia Peck (University of Gloucestershire)

Darcy White / Julia Peck / Chris Goldie (eds.) Disturbed Ecologies Photography, Geopolitics, and the Northern Landscape in the Era of Environmental Crisis - Transcript Image

Darcy White (Sheffield Hallam University), Chris Goldie (Sheffield Hallam University) and Julia Peck (University of Gloucestershire) have had a new book published this March. The book, Disturbed Ecologies: Photography, Geopolitics, and the Northern Landscape in the Era of Environmental Crisis, has been published by Transcript Publishing. About the book From its inception the ‘Northern Light Research Project’ (founded by White […]

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Inclusive Hallam: A podcast on Imposterism with Associate Professor Dr Laura Kilby

Inclusive Hallam - A podcast on Imposterism with picture of Associate Professor Dr Laura Kilby

Inclusive Hallam: listen to a podcast on imposterism The latest discussion in the Inclusive Hallam event series was about imposterism. Associate Professor Dr Laura Kilby discussed what imposterism is, what causes it and how organisations can support colleagues who may be affected by it. Listen to the short podcast online. Dr Laura Kilby is Associate Professor of Social Psychology and […]

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Dr Diane Rodgers (Senior Lecturer) interviewed by ‘Digital Folklore’ podcast

Dr Diane Rodgers was recently interviewed for an episode of the popular US podcast ‘Digital Folklore’. The episode is called ‘Why is Old Tech Creepy? (Analog Horror, The Gothic & Hauntology)’, and the hosts interviewed Diane about her research relating to the communication of folklore and contemporary legend in the media, and the nostalgia and hauntological nature of physical media. […]

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