Smithsonian Associates: How to Write a Fairy Tale
ZoomEveryone thinks they know what a fairy tale is. There are castles, a prince or two, maybe a curse to break or a talking cat to befriend. But what is...
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Lectures
Smithsonian Associates: Feminist Fairy Tales – Who Needs a Prince?
ZoomYou might have heard something like this: "I don't want my daughter reading fairy tales!" or "Fairy tales are so sexist. All these girls needing a prince to save them!"...
$20 – $25
Smithsonian Associates: Wonder Tales from Japan
ZoomWhether they’re called fairy tales or something else, fantastical stories are found the world over. Like their Western fairy tale counterpart, Japan’s fantastical stories—otogi-banashi—are part of the body of stories...
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Smithsonian Associates: Gender, Sexuality, and the Fairy Tale
ZoomFairy tales have a reputation for being conventional, and many of the most famous fairy tales appear, on the surface at least, to be just that. Tales like Cinderella and...
$20 – $25
University of Cambridge: “‘Add a Sword’ Feminism and Fairy Tales”
ZoomThe Cambridge Research Network for Fairy-Tale Studies is pleased to invite you to an online lecture by award-winning folklorists, teachers, and writers Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman. The...
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Wake County Public Library: “Feminist Fairy Tales”
Zoom“I don’t want my daughter reading fairy tales!” “Fairy tales are so sexist. All these girls need a prince to save them!” The truth is that the politics of gender...
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Romancing the Gothic: ‘O Wander Not So Far Away’ – Adapting the Brontës’ Juvenilia Through the Supernatural
ZoomWe're doing a lecture on one of our favorite topics for the FREE online series, Romancing the Gothic! Click here to register to come and listen to our presentation "'O...
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Smithsonian Associates: Beauty and the Beast – A Tale as Old as Time
ZoomFew stories capture the imagination like “Beauty and the Beast,” the romantic tale of a beautiful girl who sees past appearances to fall in love with a hideous monster. The...
$20 – $25
Carterhaugh Lectures @ The Dublin Irish Festival!
Coffman Park 5200 Emerald Parkway, Dublin, OH, United StatesWe're thrilled to announce that we'll be giving three talks at the Dublin Irish Festival in Columbus, Ohio this August! Our talks will be - Saturday, August 3 2:30PM-3:15PM -...
$20 – $25
Smithsonian Associates: Witches in the Grimms’ Fairy Tales
ZoomOnce upon a time, there was a witch. She was beautiful and powerful. She was frightening and dangerous. She was everything people feared and everything many of them wanted to...
$20 – $25
Smithsonian Associates: Chilling Holiday Folklore
ZoomPlease note: this event has been rescheduled from December 5th to December 18th!! These days, the December holidays usually center on joyous magic, warm evenings curled up by the fire,...
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FREE Talk: “To Be Told at Dusk: Victorian ‘Winter’s Tales’ of Spectres and Shades”
ZoomHave you ever wondered at the line "there'll be scary ghost stories" in the Christmas carol "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"?Join us for a FREE TALK on...
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