SHU academics investigate Contemporary Legend in the REVENANT

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

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 Far from being outdated and trivial folklore is, he says, ‘very much alive and thriving on social media’.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 & […]

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