My Beauty and the Beast retelling is available here My most recent book has been four years in the making. It was at the start of my PhD in 2012 when I moved to Warwick University that I wrote a few pages about Rose (initially the central character of the Read more…
I am happy to announce the forthcoming publication of a book inspired by my storytelling research. The title Seascape comes from a play on the words ‘sea’ and ‘landscape’. Seascape is the title of one of the stories in the book. I had the idea for it walking the coast Read more…
Do folktales contain memory? Does the odyssey or Iliad contain history? What is remembered and what is forgotten? Over all the event was an interesting talk and Q&A session. These were some of the questions that arose during an interesting talk given by Katherine Langrish at the University of Read more…
Exhibition results To celebrate Coventry’s bid for the City of Culture (2021), Dr Emma Parfitt, IAS ECF Fellow, University of Warwick, and Fargo village created an exhibition in the centre of Coventry on the 26th November 2016. The exhibition involved 17 artists (from all mediums and crafts) and doctoral students Read more…
A Group Interview about Publishing with Professor Jack Zipes Emma Louise Parfitt, Emine Erdoğan, Heidi Fritz, Peter M. Ward Click here to for open access paper Abstract The conversation piece is the product of a group interview with Professor Jack Zipes and provides useful insights about publishing for early Read more…
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988) For people who have never been to an exhibition and wonder why it would be relevant for them, I would ask them… do you like horror films? Seems a bit random I agree. Needle felting artist, Jenny Egerton selected Catherine Lester’s research in children’s horror films Read more…
Warwick University is holding its first storytelling conference aimed at storytellers, arts practitioners, and researchers. Photo by Alden Chadwick (Flickr, http://bit.ly/2aBeD8k) When? 28thNovember 2016, 12.00 noon – 17.15 pm Where? Warwick University, Main library, Coventry What do we want the future of storytelling research to be? This conference considers current Read more…
Professor Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota, a world expert on fairy tales and storytelling, came to Warwick and participated in a number of events with academics and members of the public. The event was funded by a collaboration of resources at Warwick brought together by Emma Parfitt an IAS Early Read more…
Arts exhibition information. An arts exhibition … To celebrate Coventry’s bid for the City of Culture in 2017 the University of Warwick and Fargo village are bringing artists and academics together. We are creating an exhibition of local artists work. The exhibition will invite applications from 17 artists (from all Read more…
‘How We Have Happily Rationalized Child Abuse through Storytelling.’ Visiting speaker: Jack Zipes 6 p.m. June 1st Ramphal Building, Room R0.21 (Main Lecture Theatre) Please send an email to zipeslecture@gmail.com to reserve your place. We anticipate seats for last minute visitors booking is advised for wine reception This event has Read more…