Folklore and Mythology In and Beyond Harvard: F&M at 50
Mar 3, 2017
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12:00AM EST
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Thompson Room, Barker Center
See event page for schedule and details!
Past Events
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Folklore and Mythology In and Beyond Harvard: F&M at 50
March 2, 2017
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5:00PM - 8:30PM EST
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Thompson Room, Barker Center
See event page for schedule and details!
Celebrating Another Harmony - F&M Symposium Panels
April 9, 2016
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8:30AM - 6:00PM EDT
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Thompson Room, Barker Center
Main event page: Celebrating Another Harmony
Celebrating Another Harmony - F&M Symposium Keynote Address
April 8, 2016
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Barker 133
(Main event page: Celebrating Another Harmony.) Margaret Mills, Ohio State University (Professor Emerita) How Stories Lodge in Lives Mary Frere’s Old Deccan Days (1868) introduction to the storyteller, Anna Liberata deSouza, abundantly illustrates how the...
Vampire Vibes: The Dark Side of Modern Culture
March 25, 2016
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12:00PM - 6:00PM EDT
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Barker Center, Room 133
Mgoneko: Rape, Magic, and Women's Rights Urban Legends in Malawi - Anika Wilson
April 20, 2015
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6:00PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Kates Room, Warren House
In rural Malawi, it is rumored that sorcerers use special magic charms (mgoneko) to seduce women as they sleep at night. In 2005, fear rose to a high level when secondary school girls began reporting mass attacks. Anxious students asked, “Can girls...
"The Pathology of Werewolves and Vampires" - Matt Kaplan
April 15, 2015
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5:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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Kates Room, 201 Warren House
Matt Kaplan (Science Correspondent, The Economist, and 2014-15 Knight Fellow, M.I.T.) will give a talk on "The Pathology of Werewolves and Vampires" on April 15 at 5.00, followed by refreshments, in The Kates Room, Warren House.
Liz Carlisle '06: Book Release for "Lentil Underground"
April 8, 2015
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6:30PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
Liz Carlisle (Folklore & Mythology class of 2006) and David Oien will speak about the Lentil Underground, and Harvard University Dining Services will prepare a lentil tasting. http://lentilunderground.com/event/harvard-university/?instance_id=124
Sex, Drugs 'n Rock & Roll in Runic Times"
April 7, 2015
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2:00PM - 3:30PM EDT
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Kates Room, Warren House
Henrik Williams (Uppsala University). Recently awarded the Rudbeck medal for his ground-breaking work in runology, Prof. Williams will discuss some perhaps unexpected human activities recorded in runic inscriptions.
Symposium: NETLORE: Globalizing Folklore in a Digital World
April 3, 2015
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9:00AM - 7:00PM EDT
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Thompson Room, Barker Center
Jan Ziolkowski, "The Making of American Gothic"
March 26, 2015
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5:30PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Boston College, Stokes Auditorium
The next Heinz Blum Memorial Lecture at Boston College will be given by our own Jan Ziolkowski, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin and Director of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library. In "Boston/Cambridge and the Making of American Gothic...
The Sloth: Storytelling at the Barker Cafe
January 28, 2015
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8:00PM - 9:00PM EST
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Barker Center Cafe
Happy New Year! I hope you will all take a break from shopping week and come to The Sloth next Wednesday, January 28, at 8:00 pm in the Barker Café. The theme this month is: Out on a Limb. Start imagining a story and come put your name in the hat! This...