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Author of 'Winter's Wishfall'. Folklorist. Mum. Northerner. Lecturer in Folklore & History @UniofHerts. Programme Leader of Folklore Studies MA. Eater of cake.

Manchester
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1 year
Look what just arrived! #WintersWishfall is my debut novel, out 12th Oct, and I couldn't be more excited to hold it in my hands. Thank you @julieacrisp & @sjheditor for bringing the story to print! Pre-order now:
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RT @HALHistory: Join us tomorrow evening for our free online lecture when we welcome ⁦@CeriHoulbrook⁩.
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RT @TUC_Library: Guest blogger Kirsty Asher, a postgraduate student in Folklore Studies at University of Hertfordshire has kindly written a…
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RT @odavies9: Urine bottles... If you find a bottle of urine in your building it may not be magical or a "witch bottle". Builders did, and…
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@AndyMarlow5 @odavies9 Oh wow! That's fascinating
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RT @CeriHoulbrook: Interested in folklore, culture, rituals & beliefs, past & present? Come find out about the MA Folklore Studies taught b…
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"Is it time?" they ask, tentative
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Chinese New Year parade in Manchester today, the sound of firecrackers filling the city
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@StroudStory They may be flexible if you can show other relevant experience?
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@EmilyGreenaway9 It really is!
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Getting one of the most important things ready for the first week back teaching the MA Folklore Studies: themed class snacks. Any guesses on what we'll be celebrating this week?
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In mine & @odavies9 upcoming book on 'British Folklore', we talk about how the supermarket reflects (& commodifies) our dense calendar of festivals and customs, one event often bleeding into the next. Case in point, spotted in the wild today:
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RT @hexnhart: Guilty as charged! I've accidentally shared an older version of the @LincsFolk CFP on my socials. To clear things up, the #CF
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@AndyMarlow5 🤣🤣 Thank you! I was laughing out loud at this, hilarious
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@MelJRey Oh she's beautiful! And I love the name 🤣
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RT @odavies9: "Landscape and Folklore". Well, that's my MA Folklore Studies module finished this year. Love teaching it. This evening we fi…
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