Centre for Contemporary Legend
Description
The city of Sheffield has an international reputation as a centre for folklore and legend scholarship that can be traced back to 1964.
The Centre for Contemporary Legend (CCL) aims to build upon these foundations, working with friends and partners to reinvigorate folklore and legend studies in the 21st century.
Members aim to create an institutional base that can act as a focal point for all those working in the field of folklore and legend studies.
CCL main areas of interest and inquiry are:
- Folklore on screen and in print
- Hauntological media and folk horror
- Documenting folklore and traditions
- Supernatural and paranormal experiences
- Contemporary and historic moral panics
- Archives as a folklore research resource
- Cultural heritage and identity
Offers funding
No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.
Founding year
2017
Contact details
S1 1WB
United Kingdom
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Parent infrastructure(s)
Humanities Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam
The Humanities Research Centre supports the funding, strategy, and development of research in English, History, and Stage and Screen at Sheffield Hallam. Established in 1996, it now supports more than… read more about Humanities Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam
Sheffield
S1 1WB
United Kingdom
University affiliation(s)
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield
Partner Universities
University of Hertfordshire
Additional Partnerships
The Folklore Society, International Society for Contemporary Legend Research, The Folklore Museums Network
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2023-11-20 13:56:24