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Touching the Numinous: ‘fairy places’ in legend and experience of the Irish landscape

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Putting magic in place: a knowledge exchange event
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Jenny Butler (UC Cork), gives the first talk in the third panel, The Land Remembers: Place as Keeper of Story. Chaired by Alice Purkiss.

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Putting magic in place: a knowledge exchange event
People
Jenny Butler
Keywords
literature
folk
nature
folklore
ireland
Department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Date Added: 04/08/2021
Duration: 00:19:41

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Mysterious Wales: between romanticism and tourism

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Juliette Wood (Folklorist), gives the third talk in the second panel, Tales in Place: Change and Continuity. Chaired by Alice Purkiss.

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Putting magic in place: a knowledge exchange event
People
Juliette Wood
Keywords
literature
folklore
witchcraft
wales
tourism
Department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Date Added: 04/08/2021
Duration: 00:20:04

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Nature Notes: Spotting tree kangaroos with Danny Nane

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Good Natured
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In this week’s Nature Note, Danny shares his childhood experience with endangered Matschie’s tree kangaroos in Papua New Guinea’s first protected area.
The transcript for this episode can be found here: https://conservationoptimism.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Good-Natured_Danny-Nane.pdf

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Good Natured
People
Danny Nane
Sofia Castello y Tickell
Julia Migne
Keywords
tree kangaroos
Papua New Guinea
conservation
Conservation Optimism
Department: Department of Zoology
Date Added: 04/08/2021
Duration: 00:05:31

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Well, what about witches and wizards?

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Putting magic in place: a knowledge exchange event
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Lisa Tallis (Cardiff) gives the second talk in the second panel - Tales in Place: Change and Continuity - of the conference. Chaired by Alice Purkiss.

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Putting magic in place: a knowledge exchange event
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Lisa Tallis
Keywords
literature
paganism
witchcraft
national trust
Department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Date Added: 03/08/2021
Duration: 00:14:19

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Magic and Medicine in Early Roman Britain

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Putting magic in place: a knowledge exchange event
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Nicky Garland (Durham), gives the first talk in the second panel, Tales in Place: Change and Continuity, in the conference. Chaired by Alice Purkiss.

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Putting magic in place: a knowledge exchange event
People
Nicky Garland
Keywords
literature
national trust
magic
Roman Britain
Department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Date Added: 03/08/2021
Duration: 00:18:03

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Faith in fantasy literature

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Fantasy Literature
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A short discussion of the role of faith in fantasy literature
A short discussion of the role of faith in fantasy literature looking at the novels of James Islington's Licanius Trilogy, and Tasha Sri's 'Realm of Ash'. The talk is given by Katherine Olley, JRF at Oxford.

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Fantasy Literature
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Katherine Olley
Keywords
fantasy literature
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 30/07/2021
Duration: 00:12:54

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Brian McClellan

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Fantasy Literature
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A discussion of the writer Brian McClellan.
A look at Brian McClellan, author of The Powder Mage trilogy. This talk is presented by Katherine Olley, JRF at Oxford.

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Fantasy Literature
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Katherine Olley
Keywords
fantasy literature
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 30/07/2021
Duration: 00:11:30

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Arthur Rackham at Trinity College

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Fantasy Literature
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Emma Sillett, Trinity College Librarian, and Dr Caroline Batten explore the Danson Library's collection of rare Arthur Rackham fantasy illustrations.
Emma Sillett, Trinity College Librarian, and Dr Caroline Batten explore the Danson Library's collection of rare Arthur Rackham fantasy illustrations, looking at editions of fairy tales, Milton's Comus, Wagner's Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, and more.

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Fantasy Literature
People
Emma Sillett
Caroline Batten
Keywords
antasy
fairy tales
Arthur Rackham
illustrations
children's literature
old norse
milton
Trinity College
Danson Library
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 30/07/2021
Duration: 00:45:05

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Nature Notes: Smelling sage with Mike Clark

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Good Natured
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In this week’s Nature Note, Mike transports us to a sagebrush prairie in Montana and reconciles big spaces with small details.
The transcript for this episode can be found here: https://conservationoptimism.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Good-Natured_Mike-Clark.pdf

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Good Natured
People
Mike Clark
Sofia Castello y Tickell
Julia Migne
Keywords
SAGE
Prairie
Montana
conservation
Conservation Optimism
Department: Department of Zoology
Date Added: 30/07/2021
Duration: 00:05:44

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Folktales' for an Elite Audience

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Persian arts of the book conference 13-14 July 2021
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Discussing the text and images of MS. Ouseley Add. 1

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Persian arts of the book conference 13-14 July 2021
People
Nasrin Askari
Keywords
Persian arts
Department: Bodleian Library
Date Added: 29/07/2021
Duration: 00:32:32

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