Folklore & Feminism

For centuries, feminist writers and thinkers have turned to myths, legends, fairytales, religious stories, and cultural traditions to make sense of women’s experiences. All of these come under the umbrella of ‘folklore’. This talk will explore the enduring relevance of folklore, asking how these stories can be reclaimed and reimagined for the 21st-century feminist.

We’ll trace figures like the witch, the shapeshifter, and the maiden across different traditions, examining the societal norms they were created to enforce and how feminist thinkers have reshaped them into symbols of resistance and possibility.

**Doors open at 6:30pm, talk starts at 7:00pm**

**Speaker Bio:**

Dr Shelby Judge is a Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Derby, where she researches digital feminist and popular feminist responses to Incels and the Manosphere. She recently completed her PhD in English Literature at the University of Glasgow, for which she produced the thesis Contemporary Feminist Adaptations of Greek Myth. Due to the proliferating nature of this genre, Shelby’s work in this field is ongoing. She has published work on #MeToo and the Trojan War, 21st Century adaptations of Helen of Troy, transgender adaptations of Frankenstein, and transgender readings of Ovid. She has previously given public lectures on toxic masculinity in Greek myth and sea monsters in Scottish folklore.

Presented by Seed Talks

This is an 16+ event