Fairy 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...
The 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...
“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...
We'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...
Few 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...
We'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 -...
Once 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...
Please 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,...
Have 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...
You probably think you know the story of the cursed girl hidden away in the castle overgrown with thorns. There’s an evil, jealous fairy and a magical spinning wheel, and...
Want to run away to Fairyland? We don’t blame you. But here’s the thing. Faerie isn’t a land of sparkles and rainbows. It’s dangerous, seductive, and beguiling. We’re not saying...
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be giving three talks at the Dublin Irish Festival in Columbus, Ohio again this August! Our talks will be – Saturday, August 2nd 1:30PM-2:15PM...