Working Group in Feminist Approaches to Ethnology and Folklore
The WG announces their joint workshop (in-person) and interim meeting (hybrid) in Hólmavík, Iceland from 23rd-25th August 2024. The theme of the workshop is ‘“Woman” on the Edge’.
Workshop announcement
“‘Woman’ on the Edge”
23rd-25th August 2024; Hólmavík, Iceland
Deadline for registration: 15th May (early registration), 15th June (late registration)
Interim meeting announcement
25th August 2024; Hólmavík, Iceland and online
The SIEF working group in Feminist Approaches in Ethnology and Folklore will host a workshop and its interim meeting on August 23rd-25th 2024 in Hólmavík Iceland. The theme of the workshop is ‘“Woman” on the Edge’, and the program is based on presentations of concept pieces and working papers, which will be contributed before the workshop so we can have fruitful, in-depth discussions on the papers in Hólmavík. The program also includes a variety of activities such as visits to the museums in the area, a dip into the pool, beer tasting at the local brewery, troll hunting, and more.
Please note that the workshop will not be accessible online, however, the interim meeting itself will be held on Sunday August 25th and will be hybrid (both on Zoom and in person).
Early registration for the workshop is open until May 15th and all information on the program, fees, and what is included can be found on the registration page here: https://forms.gle/pDz7sjtyezskM3159
The workshop is supported by SIEF, the Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage, and the Westfjords Regional Development Office, for which we are very grateful. Our hosts in Hólmavík are the University of Iceland’s Research Centre in Folkloristics, the Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft, and the Sheep Farming Museum.
Hólmavík, Iceland.
Zoom meetings invitation
Invitation to join the Feminist Approaches to Ethnology and Folklore zoom reading sessions
Next session: May 10th at 09.00 pm CET
The Working group Feminist Approaches to Ethnology and Folklore invite all who are interested to join our zoom reading sessions. Every two months, we get together via zoom to discuss an article dealing with feminist theory and/or feminist approaches to the study of folklore, ethnology and/or anthropology. So far, we had fruitful discussions on a variety of topics and articles including for instance strategies of feminist coding in folklore and literature and theories of embodiment. We also talked about how to incorporate feminist theory into the way in which we structure our texts and narratives: how can we write differently? For an overview of the texts that we discussed check out our facebook page.
Our next session is scheduled to take place on May 7th at 09.00 pm CET when we will discuss “The Female Complaint’ by Lauren Berlant (the link to the article will be posted on facebook). We also invite suggestions for readings on our facebook page so feel free to add any text or article dealing with feminist theory that you think would be interesting to discuss in the future. If you want to join the next zoom session, please contact JoAnn Conrad (jac5353@aol.com) and she will send you the zoom link. We hope to welcome many of you there!
