The Centre for Contemporary Legend is a research group based at Sheffield Hallam University exploring folklore, custom and legend studies across contemporary media. Please click on the tabs in the menu bar above to view our work.

The National Folklore Survey (England)

CCL are pleased to announce the launch of the National Folklore Survey for England #NFS – visit the dedicated website HERE

This AHRC funded research project is being led by Dr David Clarke with Dr Diane Rodgers from Centre for Contemporary Legend at SHU along with Dr Ceri Houlbrook and Professor Owen Davies, who founded the MA Folklore Studies at the University of Hertfordshire as co-leads. The project’s international co-lead is Professor Christopher Bader, chair of the Department of Sociology, Chapman University, California, who has directed two large belief surveys in the USA.

The project aims to capture an accurate snapshot of the folklore of multicultural England and gain a new understanding of the impact of colonial and empire narratives on previous surveys. The timing is important as 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the original Survey of Language and Folklore at the University of Sheffield and the ratification by the UK Government of the UNESCO convention for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).

For full details please visit our ‘National Folklore Survey’ section by clicking the NFS tab in the menu bar above.

#NFS lead contact email: david.clarke@shu.ac.uk