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National Folklore Survey (#NFS) – Dr David Clarke on the exciting new project that provide insights into beliefs, customs and traditions in contemporary England

29/10/2024

In Charlie Cooper’s new series Myth Country (streaming on BBC I-player) the actor and writer reveals his passion for folklore and how the peculiar rituals and traditions of this country ‘bring people together’. Far from being outdated and trivial folklore is, he says, ‘very much alive and thriving on social media’. The National Folklore Survey funded by UKRI Arts & […]

Dr Craig Ian Mann speaks to BBC Radio Sheffield about how horror films can reflect society and culture

31/10/2023

Dr Craig Ian Mann, Lecturer in Film and Media, spoke to BBC Radio Sheffield on Halloween about the evolution of horror films, from the first mainstream films in the 1930s to modern day, and how horror films can reflect social, cultural and political issues. Listen back from 13:00.

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CANCELLED: Wednesday 01 April 2020 – Lunchtime Seminar with Dr Danilo Giglitto (Postdoctoral researcher in C3RI)

10/02/2020

THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED Title: CultureLabs: Recipes for Social innovation Speaker: Dr Danilo Giglitto (Postdoctoral Researcher) Abstract The H2020 project CultureLabs focuses on the role that culture and heritage can play to facilitate social inclusion, particularly via the participation of migrant and refugees communities. CultureLabs is developing an ICT-empowered infrastructure for systematizing and facilitating the organisation and wider […]

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