This project takes a diachronic approach to look at how the wizard has evolved from its linguistic origins as the wise-man into the modern literary
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This project explores the changes in the treatment of fairies by Folklore Society members and how far these reflect wider academic and folkloric trends. It
This project investigates how becoming-animal storytelling locates us in the natural world. The topic will be explored from two perspectives, first an eco-critical analysis of
Victoria Leslie: The erotics of water: folk creatures and femininity in 19th-century Northern Europe
This project seeks to understand the myriad meanings and seductions of the water sprite in 19th-century culture. It will examine how stories about water sprites
This project develops an eco-critical perspective for the reading of portrayals of nature in literature and applies it to the fiction of David Almond. The
This project features Emirati oral poetry and compares its unique voice with universal themes such as family, tribe, country, love, war, beauty, work and faith,
This project seeks to create a greater understanding of folk and fairy tales through the symbolism of food, with a preliminary focus on grains and
An online, multilingual, multi-authored, annotated bibliographic index consisting of links to primary sources of folktales, fairy tales and fantasy works available in the public domain,
Proposed publications include: an online newsletter – or you can sign up for our mailing list here, a twice-yearly hard copy journal *Gramarye* (also expected