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...
$20 – $25
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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...
$20 – $25
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...
Free
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...
Free
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