Join us TONIGHT, Wednesday, August 5 at 6:45 PM ET for an online talk with Smithsonian Associates on Bluebeard! smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr... #bluebeard #fairytales #carterhaughschool
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Here’s our August Roundup! Read our blog for the links! carterhaughschool.com/the-august-2... #carterhaughschool #roundup
Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, August 5 at 6:45 PM ET for an online talk with Smithsonian Associates on Bluebeard! We explore what some of the oldest versions look like and how the story has been retold in contemporary times. Art by Edmund Dulac. smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/pr... #fairytales
Our August Fairy-Tale Salon for our Patrons is 8/20 at 7PM ET and our prompt is: your biggest summer success. What’s something you did recently that made you proud of yourself? To participate, make sure that you’re on the Salonnières tier or higher for August! carterhaughschool.com/event/the-au...
"She wanted to be extraordinary, to possess a savage glitter." -Joy Williams #carterhaughschool #dailyenchantment #inspiringquotes
We’ll be giving 3 talks at the Dublin Irish Festival in Columbus, Ohio this weekend! 8/1: 1:30PM – “Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Irish Fairylore” 5:30PM – “Irish Folklore and Bram Stoker’s Dracula” 8/2: 12:30PM – “Terrors of Irish Fairylore” https://dublinirishfestival.org/
It’s not too late to join us on The Great Courses’ Journey to Enchanted England! You, too, can be bombarded with books and wander through castle ruins and over moors with us. Learn more about the trip and sign up here: www.thegreatcoursesjourneys.com/enchantedeng... #enchantedengland
Today's fairy tale illustration is from "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" by William Shakespeare. Illustration by Stephen Reid. #fairytales #carterhaughschool #fairyart
We’ll be giving 3 talks at the Dublin Irish Festival in Columbus, Ohio in the Spoken Word tent! 8/1: 1:30PM – “Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Irish Fairylore” 5:30PM – “Irish Folklore and Bram Stoker’s Dracula” 8/2: 12:30PM – “Terrors of Irish Fairylore” dublinirishfestival.org
Join us on August 13th at 7PM ET to discuss Cecilia Tan’s delightful novella The Mystery of the Bitten Peach! To participate, make sure you’re on the $7+ tier on our Patreon for August! carterhaughschool.com/event/the-au... #bookclub
Today's fairy tale illustration is from "Cinderella." -Art by Edmund Dulac. #fairytales #carterhaughschool #fairyart
Here's an enchanting rose-filled storefront that Brittany found during her travels. #thecarterhaughschool #dailyenchantment
We’re a month into our 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, which means there’s PLENTY of time for you to join and win that sweet prize: a book-themed care package sent to your door! Want to know how we’ve been completing the challenge so far? Read on for our picks! carterhaughschool.com/summer-readi...
Our July Fairy-Tale Salon for our Patrons is 7/23 at 7PM ET and our prompt is what are you excited about right now? We want to hear about it! To participate, make sure that you’re on the Salonnières tier or higher for July! carterhaughschool.com/event/the-ju... #fairytalesalon
Doors close on The Wine-Dark Sea: Folklore of the Ocean TONIGHT at midnight ET. Six weeks, live, starting tomorrow: selkies, sunken cities, ghost ships, monsters, lady pirates, and Homer's Odyssey, read the way it deserves to be read. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk... #OceanFolklore
Do you feel a pull toward mermaids, selkies, and ghost ships? Are you ready to finally read The Odyssey? Do you want 6 weeks of scholarship with people who take this as seriously as you do? The Wine-Dark Sea’s doors close tomorrow at midnight ET. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk...
Big news: Terri Windling is teaching a bonus lecture on selkie legends, exclusively for students of The Wine-Dark Sea. Terri has been a guiding force for both of us, and we are honored that she's doing this for our students. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk... #TerriWindling #selkie
Come read Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey with people who think it's a big deal that it's the first complete English translation by a woman. If you're joining us for The Wine-Dark Sea: Folklore of the Ocean, grab this edition for Week 6. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk...
Week 6 of The Wine-Dark Sea is The Odyssey with Emily Wilson's translation. Drawing on themes from the previous 5 weeks, we'll ask how translation and gender shape our understanding of romance, monstrosity, home, and identity. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk... #TheOdyssey #EmilyWilson
Ching Shih commanded a fleet of hundreds of ships and negotiated her own retirement with the Chinese government. Grace O'Malley met Queen Elizabeth I at her court in Greenwich Palace. #goals. Week Five of The Wine-Dark Sea is all theirs. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk... #LadyPirates
Week 5 of The Wine-Dark Sea is Lady Pirates! We'll study figures like Ching Shih and Grace O'Malley to see how their stories challenge our expectations, and what it costs (and what you might gain) when you defy the role you're handed. New this year! courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk...
Unpopular opinion: Scylla and Charybdis get a bad rap. Two women, transformed into monsters because of the actions of men, and we remember them as obstacles for Odysseus to get past instead of asking why they're there at all. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk... #TheOdyssey
Week Four of The Wine-Dark Sea is Becoming Monstrous. Here there be monsters: the Kraken, Leviathan, Scylla, Charybdis. We'll ask how these monsters are made, why we need them, and what it means for the parts of us the world has called “too much.” courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk...
Ocean folklore-inspired fashion trends: Mermaidcore: shimmering skirts, pearl necklace, white, green, blue, iridescence; Piratecore: skirt hitches, skull earrings, stompy boots; Shipwreck Cottagecore: net shawls, torn lace, rope jewelry. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk... #OceanFolklore
Week Three of The Wine-Dark Sea is Ghosts & Guilt. Swashbuckling adventure casts long shadows. We'll ask what happens when adventure leads to disaster, and what kinds of ghosts haunt the high seas (and the stories we tell about valor and justice). courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk...
Week 2 of The Wine-Dark Sea is Getting Lost & Found. There's a tension between being lost at sea and finding a home among the waves. We'll dig into how tales of underwater cities and islands of paradise and ruin help us understand the need for belonging. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk...
In my “lure men to their deaths” era. Historically, sirens and mermaids get lumped together, but the distinction is worth knowing before you start blaming the wrong monster. We untangle this and so much more in The Wine-Dark Sea: Folklore of the Ocean. courses.carterhaughschool.com/p/ocean-folk...
