Perspectives on Contemporary Legend. International Society for Contemporary Legend Research 32nd International Conference

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angličtina
Original language name
Perspectives on Contemporary Legend. International Society for Contemporary Legend Research 32nd International Conference
Original language description
International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR), one of the most important international learned societies devoted to the study of folklore, has been founded in 1988 in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom. Its intellectual roots can be traced to the early 1980s, when now legendary "Sheffield seminars" were held at the University of Sheffield Centre for English Cultural Tradition and Language. These seminars, organized mostly by folklorists Paul Smith and Gillian Bennett and focused on study of contemporary/urban/modern legends, followed the increased academical interest in these actual forms of expressive culture. Following the success of these scholarly meetings, the international society was formed, which can be now regarded as the mostimportant international community devoted to the legend studies. Since 1988, the Perspectives on Contemporary Legend conferences are held annualy alternately in North America (USA or Canada) and Europe. This year, the conference has been
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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