Showcasing research from the Sheffield Creative Industries Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Sheffield Creative Industries Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Revenant Website Header Image © Revenant Journal This week sees the release of a special edition of the peer reviewed online journal REVENANT, edited and curated by members of SHU’s Centre for Contemporary Legend Research Group, Dr. David Clarke, Dr Sophie Parkes-Nield, Andrew Robinson and Dr Diane Rodgers. REVENANT is a highly regarded peer reviewed, online journal committed to […]
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‘Robin Hood, Morris dances and UFOs: English folklore survey gets post-Brexit reboot. A fresh look at cultural identity will follow outline of 60-year-old Survey of Language and Folklore, conducted by two academics driving a red Mini’ As seen in The Guardian. The Centre for Contemporary Legend at Sheffield Hallam University, is to conduct the UKRI-funded National Folklore Survey, to discover […]
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On behalf of the Dracula Returns to Derby (AHRC funded project) team, in advance of World Dracula Day (this Sunday 26 May), we are delighted to share with you the following call for papers. Dracula Returns: a conference and celebration Derby Museums 15–18 May 2025 In 1924, at the world premiere in Derby, Dracula stepped onto the stage. He […]
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ON THE RADAR research seminars promote the sharing of knowledge across the entire Sheffield Hallam University community – all are welcome, free to attend. Our next talk is by Dr David Clarke with Nigel Kneale, Quatermass and the Ancient Astronaut Legend, as below: Nigel Kneale, Quatermass and the Ancient Astronaut Legend The Book of the Damned (Fort 1919) opined that […]
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ON THE RADAR research seminars promote the sharing of knowledge across the entire Sheffield Hallam University community – all are welcome, free to attend. Our next talk is by Dr Harriet Earle (English and Creative Writing) with Where are the women in American Comics of the Vietnam War?, as below: Where are the women in American Comics of the Vietnam […]
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ON THE RADAR research seminars promote the sharing of knowledge across the entire Sheffield Hallam University community – all are welcome, free to attend. Our next talk is by Dr Sophie Swoffer (Acting & Performance) with “It’s Us!” Reconsidering the male gaze in feminist performance through approaches of weirdness and digital activism, as below: “It’s Us!” Reconsidering the male gaze […]
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ON THE RADAR research seminars promote the sharing of knowledge across the entire Sheffield Hallam University community – all are welcome, free to attend. The most recent in the ON THE RADAR research seminar series, held on Wednesday 29 November 2023 and organised by Dr Diane Rodgers, saw Dr James Fenwick discuss his research on Stanley Kubrick. The well-attended event […]
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SHU academics entertained a large public audience with their analysis of the folklore, legend, and popular culture surrounding the X-Files, as part of the recent Off-The-Shelf Festival. The talk, entitled ‘The Art of the X-Files,’ had to be postponed due to extreme rain and flooding on the original date (was this perhaps the work of the Men In Black?), nevertheless, […]
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SHU PhD Candidate Mars Nicolí recently wrote a piece about James’ talk – find out more here. ON THE RADAR research seminars promote the sharing of knowledge across the entire Sheffield Hallam University community – all are welcome, free to attend. Our next talk is by Dr James Fenwick (Associate Professor in Culture & Media) speaking on “The Problem with […]
Read moreOff the Shelf Festival of Words, one of the most well-known and loved literary festivals in the UK, will return to Sheffield for its 32nd edition from 13- 29 October, bringing together the best of local, regional, and international literary talent for the 2023 programme of events. Delivered by the University of Sheffield, this year’s vibrant and diverse festival will […]
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