‘Popular Antiquities’: Folklore & Archaeology Saturday 22 nd October 2011 Institute of Archaeology, UCL This multidisciplinary oneday conference aims to present and discuss the relationship between folklore and archaeology, their histories, materials, aims, methods and reception. Whilst the two subjects were, at one time, one and the same thing, the past two centuries have seen increased separation, and indeed hostility, between them. Through this conference, we hope to come closer to reconciling and promoting collaboration between the two disciplines. REGISTRATION OPEN 10 th August – 30 th September £15 Waged, £10 Student/Unwaged (includes refreshments, lunch & wine reception) For details on registration, please email Tina Paphitis ([email protected]) or Martin Locker ([email protected]) Dr Oliver Douglas: Folklore as PreEmptive Archaeology: Survivalism, Salvage, and the Role of Material Culture in Victorian Folklore Studies Dr Michael Bintley: Winter’s Gibbet, and Oswald’s Tree: Killing and Kindness in Anglo Saxon and Victorian England Prof. Hugh Cheape: Thomas the Rhymer Dr Domhnall Stiùbhart: Old Lore, Archaeology, and the Outer Hebridean Past Darrell Rohl: Folklore, Mythical Landscapes and the Roman Frontier in Scotland Prof. Kevin MacDonald: Doh! Mythic Landscapes and the Archaeology of Sundjata’s Mali Empire Ethan White: Megaliths, Folklore, and Contemporary Witchcraft Pikne Kama: An Archaeological View of the Estonian Runic SongType ‘Daughter on her Mother’s Grave’ Juliane Lippok: Maidens’ Garlands in PostMedieval Germany or, Why it is of Mutual Benefit for Folklorists and Archaeologists to Work Together Prof. Andrew Reynolds: Landscape and Myth in Anglo Saxon England Prof. Jacqueline Simpson: Sermons in Stone …plus poster presentations! Background image: after Malcolm Lidbury (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Witch_Doll_Curse.jpg)
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‘Popular Antiquities’: Folklore & Archaeology Saturday 22nd October 2011 Institute of Archaeology, UCL
This multidisciplinary one-‐day conference aims to present and discuss the relationship between folklore and archaeology, their histories, materials, aims, methods and reception. Whilst the two subjects were, at one time, one and the same thing, the past two centuries have seen increased separation, and indeed hostility, between them. Through this conference, we hope to come closer to reconciling and promoting collaboration between the two disciplines.
Dr Oliver Douglas: Folklore as Pre-‐Emptive Archaeology: Survivalism, Salvage, and the Role of Material Culture in Victorian Folklore Studies Dr Michael Bintley: Winter’s Gibbet, and Oswald’s Tree: Killing and Kindness in Anglo Saxon and Victorian England Prof. Hugh Cheape: Thomas the Rhymer Dr Domhnall Stiùbhart: Old Lore, Archaeology, and the Outer Hebridean Past Darrell Rohl: Folklore, Mythical Landscapes and the Roman Frontier in Scotland Prof. Kevin MacDonald: Doh! Mythic Landscapes and the Archaeology of Sundjata’s Mali Empire Ethan White: Megaliths, Folklore, and Contemporary Witchcraft Pikne Kama: An Archaeological View of the Estonian Runic Song-‐Type ‘Daughter on her Mother’s Grave’ Juliane Lippok: Maidens’ Garlands in Post-‐Medieval Germany or, Why it is of Mutual Benefit for Folklorists and Archaeologists to Work Together Prof. Andrew Reynolds: Landscape and Myth in Anglo Saxon England Prof. Jacqueline Simpson: Sermons in Stone …plus poster presentations!
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Popular Antiquities: Folklore & Archaeology
Conference Programme
9:00 – 9:45 Registration
9:45 – 10:00 Welcome & Introduction
10:00 – 11:00 Session 1: Roots & Beginnings
Chair: Dr Chris Wingfield (University of Birmingham)
I. Dr Oliver Douglas (Museum of English Rural Life, University of
Reading) Folklore as Pre-emptive Archaeology: Survivalism, Salvage, and the Role of
Material Culture in Victorian Folklore Studies.
II. Dr Michael Bintley (UCL, Dept. Of English)
Winter’s Gibbet, and Oswald’s Tree: Killing and Kindness in Anglo Saxon
and Victorian England.
11:00 – 11:20 Tea & Coffee (and posters)
11:20 – 12:50 Session 2: The Lore of Scotland
Chair: Prof. Kevin MacDonald (UCL Institute of Archaeology)
I. Prof. Hugh Cheape (University of the Highlands and Islands)
Thomas the Rhymer.
II. Dr Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart (University of Edinburgh)
Old Lore, Archaeology, and the Outer Hebridean Past.
III. Darrell Rohl (University of Durham)
Folklore, Mythical Landscapes and the Roman Frontier in Scotland.