READING FILM TRAIL
The London Short Film Festival (LSSF) has curated a special visual film trail responding to Reading’s waterways, heritage and communities for the Reading on Thames festival. Renowned as “the best short film festival in the world!”, the London Short Film Festival has been recognised as the premiere UK showcase for cutting edge homegrown and international […]
The Lake District: Wordsworth’s Legacy
The MERL Seminars: Land and Folk Land and folk have often been portrayed romantically. They routinely play a part in stories of nationhood and identity. Our understandings of them are deeply rooted in the past yet still brought regularly to the fore in contemporary explorations of the countryside. This series of talks and discussions offers […]
“In the Churchway Paths to Glide”: Corpse Roads and Their Folklore
The MERL Seminars: Land and Folk Land and folk have often been portrayed romantically. They routinely play a part in stories of nationhood and identity. Our understandings of them are deeply rooted in the past yet still brought regularly to the fore in contemporary explorations of the countryside. This series of talks and discussions offers […]
Wheat and Rush, Weave and Ritual
The MERL Seminars: Land and Folk Land and folk have often been portrayed romantically. They routinely play a part in stories of nationhood and identity. Our understandings of them are deeply rooted in the past yet still brought regularly to the fore in contemporary explorations of the countryside. This series of talks and discussions offers […]
Laughter comes when we get caught off guard: The Country Show photographic project
The MERL Seminars: Land and Folk Land and folk have often been portrayed romantically. They routinely play a part in stories of nationhood and identity. Our understandings of them are deeply rooted in the past yet still brought regularly to the fore in contemporary explorations of the countryside. This series of talks and discussions offers […]
Cobbett in Conversation: From Rural Rides to Nature Writing
The MERL Seminars: Land and Folk Land and folk have often been portrayed romantically. They routinely play a part in stories of nationhood and identity. Our understandings of them are deeply rooted in the past yet still brought regularly to the fore in contemporary explorations of the countryside. This series of talks and discussions offers […]
LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: WOMEN
Who is your favourite female character in Ladybird Books? From the 1950s to the 1970s Ladybird Books were published on a huge range of subjects and, hidden within these volumes, distinct gender roles for women are portrayed and cemented. As a product of their time, Ladybird Books give an intriguing insight into post-World War Two […]
FOLKLORE AND THE MERL: ALL FOLK AND NO LORE?
The MERL Seminars: Land and Folk Land and folk have often been portrayed romantically. They routinely play a part in stories of nationhood and identity. Our understandings of them are deeply rooted in the past yet still brought regularly to the fore in contemporary explorations of the countryside. This series of talks and discussions offers […]
THE MERL SEMINARS: LAND AND FOLK
Land and folk have often been portrayed romantically. They routinely play a part in stories of nationhood and identity. Our understandings of them are deeply rooted in the past yet still brought regularly to the fore in contemporary explorations of the countryside. This series of talks and discussions offers different perspectives on our complex relationships […]
FOLK: A MERL LATE
JOIN US FOR A FUN EVENING OF DRINKS, LIVE MUSIC, ACTIVITIES AND TALKS ON THE THEME OF FOLK Book in advance via Eventbrite or on the door (subject to availability) £0 – the cost of tickets for this event is covered by Being Human sponsorship Please note this event is suitable for ages 18+ only LIVE MUSIC […]