Off the Shelf: Folklore: a journey through the past and present - Owen Davies & Ceri Houlbrook in conversation with David Clarke

A groundbreaking guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore past and present.

Folklore is explored in its remarkable variations from village rituals and fairy tales to UFO legends and internet fanfiction, travelling through a landscape of witches, wizards and wicker men.

Leading experts Ceri Houlbrook and Owen Davies reveal how folklore is more than the remains of a fossilised distant, rural past but a dynamic living tradition that draws on many sources, including migrant communities, and is forever being renewed and updated. 

This event is part of Off the Shelf: Festival of Words from the University of Sheffield. The full festival programme is available here: https://offtheshelf.org.uk/events/ 

The event is organised by the Off the Shelf Festival. Views expressed at this event do not reflect those of Sheffield Museums.