Non-Places
A few years ago circumstance found me in charge of a coach load of international students bound for Stratford-upon-Avon. After a couple of hours on the M1 we pulled into … Continue reading
Englishness (Part 1)
Feeling under the weather and living in a house which currently has no water or heating had a knock-on effect on study day last week and sitting in a chilly … Continue reading
Journal of the Folklore Society
I spent an enjoyable portion of this afternoon in York browsing back issues of Folklore: the Journal of the Folklore Society in a second-hand bookshop. While I’d liked to have … Continue reading
The Ploughman’s Lunch?
When I was putting together my research proposal I spent a lot of time trying to come up with a snappy definition of what hauntology is. I stuck pictures and … Continue reading