Forging Folklore: Witches, Pagans and Neo-Tribal Cultures

 

Thursday, May 3rd - Saturday, May 5th 2007

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

Keynote Address: Ronald Hutton, University of Bristol (England)
Special Guest Speaker: R. J. Stewart

Call for Papers

Following upon the success of the 2006 conference “Charming and Crafty: Witchcraft and Paganism in Contemporary Media,” the Committee on Degrees in Folklore and Mythology at Harvard University is pleased to present a two-day colloquium on folklore and its uses and contexts within contemporary pagan culture. Abstracts are sought which address the following topics (other approaches welcome):

1. Ethnic folklore influences upon contemporary pagan practice

2. Folkloric tropes in ritual construction and/or authorship (agrarian cults, planting cycles, seasonal festivals, etc.)

3. Folk magic, folkways and folk beliefs appropriated for contemporary practice

4. Folklore vs. history and the creation of “authenticity” in pagan culture

5. Contemporary pagan media and folklore

6. “Creative” folklore: New oral tradition and faux lineage in the crafting of pagan identities

7. Folklore in media representation: film, TV, etc.

 We welcome ideas for panels, which will be typically composed of three presentations. Individual sessions will be twenty minutes including questions. Please submit abstracts of no more than 250 words by February 18th, 2007. Email submissions are preferred.

 Please direct any questions or submissions to Hannah Johnston and Peg Aloi at: charmingcrafty@aol.com.

 
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