Julia Bishop
@drjuliabish.bsky.social
Folklorist researching (mainly but not exclusively) traditional music, and children's folklore, including games, humour, and song.
Only a week left to register for the Children's History Society @histchild.bsky.social conference on Space, Place, Belonging and Identity in Intergenerational Histories of Childhood and Youth. Register by 1 June to join us at the University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social on 1-3 July!
Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society
University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026
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A fantastic opportunity for historical research! PhD studentship on 'Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to the Present' www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM758/p...
PhD Studentship: History: Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to the Present at Swansea University
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Still time to book for the Broadside Day 2026! Coming up on 14 February 2026 at the University of Sheffield, organised by the Traditional Song Forum, @efdss.bsky.social and @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social. Fantastic and varied programme - full details and booking www.efdss.org/whats-on/61-...
Broadside Day 2026
Organised by the Traditional Song Forum with the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, the Broadside Day is a conference for people interested in street literature in all its fascinating aspects, held at...
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📢Call for papers📢 for this year's Centre for the History of Childhood colloquium on Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood on 22 June 2026. Please send us your abstracts by midday on Friday 13 March. We look forward to hearing from you! More details here: www.history.ox.ac.uk/centre-histo...
Thanks @uk.theconversation.com for disseminating some of the results of our project "Unlocking Upcycled medieval data" (an Anglo-German collaboration between the @ihr.bsky.social and the #UniversityofBamberg).
The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · 8mo agoWe often imagine medieval life as dull, dirty and short, with little in the way of material comfort or decoration. However, medieval Londoners were importing toys, treats and trinkets by the boatload centuries…
Carolling season's greetings! www.ardmediathek.de/video/morgen...
Morgenmagazin: Weihnachtssingen im Pub - hier anschauen
In und um Sheffield treffen sich die Menschen zur Weihnachtszeit in den Pubs, um gemeinsam zu singen. Gesungen wird traditionelles Liedgut aus der Region, das auf andere Weise von Weihnachten erzählt.
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There's still time to pitch in for the Children's History Society 2026 #conference here at Sheffield with an extended cfp, and with a focus on space, place and belonging, #folklore is one of the suggested conference themes for papers!
Yinka Olusoga@yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe @histchild.bsky.social conference is coming to the @sheffielduni.bsky.social in July 2026. Call for papers has been extended until Monday 22nd December. Please share - especially with research students and ECRs! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
Great opportunity to hear more about the fantastic @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project from @heatherlwellis.bsky.social !! @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Dr Heather Ellis @heatherlwellis.bsky.social · 11mo agoExcited to give the @royalhistsoc.org's public lecture this December: 'Hunger, Health and Hope: A History of School Meals in Britain' @sheffielduni.bsky.social @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social #histed 📅 Tuesday 10 December, 6pm 🎟️ Free, all welcome. Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hunger-hea...
Sign the petition to protest against the BBC Archive restricting access - a massive blow to social and cultural history research open.substack.com/pub/organiza...
BBC Archives closure
Ongoing petition of importance for business and organizational historians
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Come and sing Derbyshire carols! Still places left! www.villagecarols.org.uk/events/derby...
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Our #Lore and Lunch #reading #group is back on 22 October. Our online meetings are open to everyone with an open attitude and interest in #Folklore Studies. Information on how to sign up is on our website along with past readings. contemporaryfolklore.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/centre-activ...
Lore and Lunch
Lore and Lunch is an online monthly reading and discussion group led by members of the Contemporary Folklore Research Centre. Everyone is welcome: You don't have to be a centre member, no formal quali...
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Delighted to be hosting the @histchild.bsky.social conference next year at @sheffielduni.bsky.social. Calling for papers right now! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society
University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026
histchild.org
So many interesting conversations with up-and-coming folklore researchers! Thanks to the @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social for excellent hospitality and @folkloresociety.bsky.social for hosting!
Not too late to book this online talk by Peter Harrop this evening: Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance Date: 9 sept • 19:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violet-alf...
Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance
In the 1930s, an English folklorist and a French theatre director, made individual journeys in search of authentic performance
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Interesting post for someone here - 'Archiving Community '. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOF315/r...
Research Assistant at University of Glasgow
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It has been a lovely week at @ische-news.bsky.social #ISCHE46im Lille. Thought-provoking panels, catching up with old friends and sharing results of the @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social project! #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @ichre-ioe.bsky.social
Brilliant episode about dragons. Bravo Juliette Wood and all taking part! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
In Our Time - Dragons - BBC Sounds
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this ubiquitous mythical creature.
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I am so excited for this workshop!
CFRC-Folklore@cfrc-folklore.bsky.social · last yr.FREE CFRC online storytelling workshop 16 July led by Anna Milon @hexnhart.bsky.social and Rory Waterman @rorywaterman.bsky.social of the @lincsfolk.bsky.social study and Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social of Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told! Details👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/cfrc-story...
Wonderful paper by this dream team, crowned with a gem of poetry from @draflint.bsky.social Looking forward to hearing more!
Abbi Flint@draflint.bsky.social · last yr.I am so excited about this project! And so lucky to have the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from two such excellent folklorists 📚
To try and capture some of the key themes and ideas discussed at our end-of-project conference last Thursday, we worked with Jules from Illustrated Live who produced this great live illustration for us! #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
Excellent event - thanks to all who came and supported it. Food for thought (of course!)
ESRC School Meals 🍽@esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social · last yr.We had a great time at our end-of-project conference today in London! Thanks to everyone for coming and to Sharon Hodgson MP for talking to us about the current policy landscape on school meals. #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
Fantastic: storytelling workshop coming up - not to be missed!
CFRC-Folklore@cfrc-folklore.bsky.social · last yr.FREE CFRC online storytelling workshop 16 July led by Anna Milon @hexnhart.bsky.social and Rory Waterman @rorywaterman.bsky.social of the @lincsfolk.bsky.social study and Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social of Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told! Details👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/cfrc-story...
Delighted that @berrypillot.bsky.social will be talking about her award-winning research on children's play in London and Liverpool in the Second World War as part of the @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social online seminar series on 25 June, 1-2.30 pm. See below to book your place!
CFRC-Folklore@cfrc-folklore.bsky.social · last yr.Free CFRC online seminar from MA Public History student Berry Pillot de Chenecey on children's play during WW2! To join us on 25th June 1-2.30pm, you can book a free ticket via the link below. www.eventbrite.com/e/cfrc-semin...
for our last Lore and Lunch this summer we're talking Icelandic lullabies! To join us on 26th June 1-2pm to chat about the BBC World Service programme "Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies" available on BBC Sounds fill out the Google form on our webpage. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w....
BBC World Service - Outlook, Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies
Hafdís Huld's lullabies captivated Iceland and made music history
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