After Grimm: Fairy Tales and the Art of Storytelling

Thursday 6th – Saturday 8th of September 2012

2012 is the bicentenary of the publication of the first volume of the Kinder- und Hausmärchen [Children’s and Household Tales] by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. As this groundbreaking collection moves into its third century, this conference explores the trajectory of the Grimm phenomenon in Britain and the English-speaking world. Examining the varied and colourful reception history of this collection of tales, this conference will discuss the most recent fairy-tale scholarship, as well as looking forward to possible future developments. The Grimm bicentenary will also be celebrated through storytelling events, readings, a creative writing prize, and an exhibition of illustrations.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

• Donald Haase
• Neil Philip
• Marina Warner
• Jack Zipes

This conference is being run collaboratively by Kingston University and The Sussex Centre for Folklore Fairy Tales and Fantasy and the University of Chichester.

You can download the programme here.

 

Gramarye

The Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy-Tales and Fantasy (University of Chichester) is launching its new journal this week: Gramarye

It should be available to order online from Thursday the 31st

Here is a list of the contributions:

• Jacqueline Simpson on her collaboration on folklore with Terry Pratchett;
• Maria Nikolajeva on her fav­ourite story when she was young;
• Diane Purkiss on the ‘un­domestic’ witch;
• Karl Bell on the permutations of the urban legend Spring-heeled Jack;
• Stephen Badman’s translation of a Danish fairytale;
• Robert Duggan reviews Anti-Tales: The Uses of Disenchantment;
• Karen Stevens reviews New World Orders in Contemporary Children’s Literature.
• Not to mention illustrations by Brian Froud, Arthur Rackham, Edward Dulac, Paul Kidby and others.