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SUMMARY:FREE Talk: "To Be Told at Dusk: Victorian 'Winter's Tales' of Spectres and Shades"
DESCRIPTION: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 December 23rd at 12PM ET to discuss the Victorian tradition of ghost stories at Christmastime (a recording will be available if you can’t make it live!)We’ll take a look at the history dating back to at least 1836\, the folklore rooted in Yule celebrations that helped link scary stories with the winter season\, and the significant connection to Gothic literature that these stories have.We’ll also take a deep dive into Dickens and other writers who really brought this practice to life.Lastly\, we’ll close out the session with a reading of at least one eerie and wonderful Victorian ghost story! \nClick here to sign up!
URL:https://carterhaughschool.com/event/free-talk-to-be-told-at-dusk-victorian-winters-tales-of-spectres-and-shades/
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SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Sleeping Beauty - Once Upon a Dream
DESCRIPTION: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 it all turns out well due to true love’s kiss. It’s one of our most famous\, well-loved\, and most often retold fairy tales. But “Sleeping Beauty” actually has a long and complicated past\, one filled with goddesses\, magic rings\, astrology\, and atrocities far beyond anything you’d ever see in a Disney film. \n“Sleeping Beauty” has existed in countless versions around the world\, and its roots go back to at least early French medieval texts. We can even connect it to earlier stories about the seasons. The idea of the beauty of nature undergoing a temporary death in the autumn\, only to return to life with the arrival of spring\, is a cross-cultural concept perhaps best exemplified by the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone. It’s also easily applied to the story of the cursed sleeping maiden who reawakens to a world born anew. This is a tale that repeatedly raises questions of cycles\, propriety\, and what love really means. \nFolklorists Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic explore “Sleeping Beauty” on February 25th\, 2025 at 6:45PM\, delving into how people tell the story around the world\, what changes it has undergone\, and how it has been retold to tackle new ideas in recent times. What captivates us so much about this tale\, and how might we take possibly the most passive fairy-tale princess of all and make her relevant for modern audiences? The lecture also includes a few prompts for audience interaction. \nClick here to get your tickets!
URL:https://carterhaughschool.com/event/smithsonian-associates-sleeping-beauty-once-upon-a-dream/
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SUMMARY:Whispers and Warnings: The Secret Trip Into Faerie They Don't Want You To Know About - A FREE Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Want to run away to Fairyland? \nWe don’t blame you. \nBut here’s the thing. Faerie isn’t a land of sparkles and rainbows. It’s dangerous\, seductive\, and beguiling. We’re not saying don’t enter the realm—we’re saying you gotta be prepared. \nWe’re saying bring snacks and don’t eat theirs. \nJoin two professional folklorists (yes\, we got actual PhDs in this stuff) for the secret trip into Faerie they don’t want you to know about—where lore meets chaos\, glamor meets trickery\, and the truth is weirder (and wilder) than you think. \nThis isn’t just “believe in magic” energy. This is “here’s the citation” energy. \nWhether you’re new to the world of Faerie or you’ve stepped into more than a few mushroom circles in your day\, this is for you. \nCome curious. Leave enchanted. Possibly changed. \n\n\n\nClick here to get all the details and register for this FREE\, live talk on July 14th at 7PM ET (will be recorded!)
URL:https://carterhaughschool.com/event/whispers-and-warnings-the-secret-trip-into-faerie-they-dont-want-you-to-know-about-a-free-lecture/
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SUMMARY:Carterhaugh Lectures @ The Dublin Irish Festival!
DESCRIPTION: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 – \nSaturday\, August 2nd\n1:30PM-2:15PM – “Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Irish Fairylore”\n5:30PM-6:15PM – “Irish Folklore and Bram Stoker’s Dracula” \nSunday\, August 3rd\n1:00AM-1:45AM – “Terrors of Irish Fairylore” \nAll of our events will take place in the Spoken Word tent. \nClick here for more information about the festival and get your tickets!
URL:https://carterhaughschool.com/event/carterhaugh-lectures-the-dublin-irish-festival-2/
LOCATION:Coffman Park\, 5200 Emerald Parkway\, Dublin\, OH\, 43017\, United States
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SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: The Little Mermaid
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the wildly popular 1989 Disney film ensures that most people think of the tale of “The Little Mermaid” as one of triumph\, a story of colorful underwater band scenes\, daring ocean adventures\, and happily ever afters. But the literary fairy tale that loosely inspired the classic movie is a haunting narrative that frequently leaves its readers unsettled\, even melancholy. It is often a big surprise to read Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” if you don’t know how different it really is. \nAndersen’s mermaid wants to be part of the human world\, but unlike her Disney counterpart\, she fails to meet the terms of the sea witch’s bargain and dies. Though this conclusion is a far cry from the happy ending most expect\, it is in line with traditional folkloric tales of mermaids. The heart of the mermaid’s story is always longing: longing for love\, longing for a human soul\, longing to be part of a world that seems forever closed to her. Many other creators have taken a crack at revising the mermaid’s tale of longing\, ranging from Hayao Miyazaki’s anime Ponyo to Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué’s literary fairy tale “Undine\,” with varied tones and takeaways. \nFolklorists Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman do a deep dive into “The Little Mermaid” fairy tale to discuss folkloric and literary tales that inspired the story and what\, if anything\, it has to do with Andersen’s troubled and complicated life. They also explore how the story has been retold in contemporary times\, including but also moving beyond Disney. \nClick here to get your tickets!
URL:https://carterhaughschool.com/event/smithsonian-associates-the-little-mermaid/
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SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Christmas Ghost Stories
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the December holidays are all about joyous magic\, warm evenings curled by the fire\, and celebrations of the triumph of good and light in the world. Traditionally\, however\, the winter season also ushers in the terrors of the dark and the cold. One of the most fascinating\, long-established cultural traditions that blends these very different impulses is the Christmas ghost story. \nFolklorists Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic trace the history of the winter ghost story\, sharing tales and exploring how it became tied to Christmas. They discuss tales from medieval Britain\, Christmas carols\, and the boom of periodicals in the 19th century and reveal the extent to which Charles Dickens is responsible for the Victorian Christmas ghost story craze. Lest Dickens get all the credit\, they also introduce you to other iconic writers of the era. Finally\, they explain why this tradition has largely faded and where traces remain. \nClick here to get your tickets!
URL:https://carterhaughschool.com/event/smithsonian-associates-christmas-ghost-stories/
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SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates: Snow White
DESCRIPTION:In 1937\, our perception of fairy tales was forever changed when Walt Disney Productions released its first full-length animated film\, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The film was a massive critical and commercial success. Culturally\, it reset expectations of what fairy tales are\, who they’re for\, and what they represent. \nYet the 1937 Disney film is only a part of a much bigger “Snow White” tradition. Walt Disney based his film on Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s 19th-century short story “Little Snow-White\,” but variants of the story can be found all over the world\, from “Eliduc\,” a medieval narrative poem by Marie de France\, to “The Young Slave” by Giambattista Basile. Even William Shakespeare told a version in one of his romance plays. \nEvery version of this fairy tale revolves around a deadly conflict between a mother figure and her daughter\, and themes of beauty\, jealousy\, rivalry\, cannibalism\, and death remain prominent throughout its history. Contemporary creators continue to reimagine the tale in formats ranging from big-budget Hollywood films to quirky short stories to inventive novel-length retellings. \nFolklorists Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman do a deep dive into the fairy tale of “Snow White\,” revealing folkloric and literary tales that provided the bedrock preceding Disney’s version and examining how the story has been retold in contemporary times. This lecture also includes prompts for audience interaction. \nClick here to get your tickets!
URL:https://carterhaughschool.com/event/smithsonian-associates-snow-white/
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SUMMARY:Smithsonian Associates - Fairy Tales: American Traditions
DESCRIPTION:It’s easy to think of fairy tales as something distinctly European or antiquated. After all\, many of the most famous fairy-tale collectors and writers lived hundreds of years ago in Germany (the Grimms)\, France (Beaumont and Perrault)\, or Denmark (Hans Christian Andersen). But fairy tales can be found all over the world\, including in the United States\, where they’re still being created and told today. \nOn July 8th\, 2026\, at 6:45PM\, folklorists Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman discuss the fairy-tale traditions and stories that can be found around the United States\, including the Jack Tales of Appalachia\, Black folk and fairy tales from the South\, and the rise of the Disney fairy-tale empire. They also introduce some lesser-known fairy tales unfolding today and offer insights into how these supposedly frivolous stories profoundly permeate American culture and stay with us ever after. \nClick here to get tickets and more information!
URL:https://carterhaughschool.com/event/smithsonian-associates-fairy-tales-american-traditions/
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