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November 5, 2021

Book Award – Pussy Hats, Politics, and Public Protest

Pussy Hats, Politics, and Public Protest,” the new book from our own Riki Saltzman, has just been awarded the Elli Köngäs-Maranda Prize from the American Folklore Society!

Check it out here:
October 27, 2021

Magic Exhibit grand opening now through Oct. 31

Come and visit a new exhibit, “Magic in Medieval Europe,” at the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History (1680 E 15th Ave.). The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday 10 am- 5 pm, and until 8 pm on Thursdays.

Curated by Martha Bayless, professor of English and director of the Folklore and Public Culture Program at the UO, the exhibit offers an enchanted journey through the Middle Ages, a time when Europeans commonly turned to magical stones, dried toads and names written in blood to help explain or control the world around them.

The exhibit includes a medieval house complete with magical elements, a unicorn horn, a mandrake root (very magical! keep your distance!), witches, the magical aspects of Halloween and Christmas, a Viking spearhead, a fairy loaf, and many other objects and fascinating details. And, of course, many chances to reflect on what magic meant then, what it continues to mean in the modern world, and what a powerful force it has been through history.
September 30, 2021

Medieval Magic – Then and Now

Wednesday, October 6 | 6:00 p.m.

A medieval dragon drawing, red and blue, with the dragon looking backward over its tail

Medieval MagicThen and Now

What comes out of witch bottles? Where does Hallowe’en candy come from? Is that unicorn horn real?

Join University of Oregon folklorist Martha Bayless and explore the surprising history of medieval magic, along with some examples that are still with us today.

Register to participate on Zoom.

 

July 6, 2021

Folklore and Public Culture Fall 2021 Courses

Need Fall Term Courses?

https://folklore.uoregon.edu/welcome/class_schedule/

Folklore and Public Culture Program

Information contact: emagee@uoregon.edu

June 7, 2021

Storytelling Cafe – German Fairy Tales

Please join the students of the German Fairy Tales class, as well as the JSMA, at a special virtual Storytelling Cafe. Students of Professor Dorothee Ostmeier’s class will present their own original tales with inspiration taken from the historically renowned Grimms’ collection of fairy tales and the modern artwork of Peregrine Honig. Honig who delights the world by exploring contemporary social dilemmas with a whimsy wit. Further accompaniments of artwork and music will help transport the listener through a collection of stories involving transformations and tragedy, from underground mines to the moon itself. Whether you enjoy campfire tales that get the heart pumping or ethereal stellar imaginings, this event is set to be both thought provoking and entertaining.

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