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Next talk from the Edinburgh Fortean Society
Tuesday the 9th of March, 7.30pm
In conjunction with the London Fortean Society Scott Wood will be talking on Urban Legends
People share urban legends a lot, be they tiny rumours or full blown horror stories, but where do these stories come from and what do they represent? Using three examples of urban legends Scott Wood considers ways of how urban legends are formed and their meaning with stories of the helpful terrorist, the dead body on public transport and the hidden insult. There may be swearing. Urban legends are pieces of cultural ephemera that are also narrative demonstrations of society’s concerns, prejudices and rational blind spots. Urban legends are our contemporary folklore - coarsely humorous, cruel, bigoted and endlessly fascinating. Scott is the author of London Urban Legends: The Corpse on the Tube and the co-founder of the London Fortean Society.
This talk will be presented live via Zoom and then archived on Youtube.
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https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/84586005454
Meeting ID: 845 8600 5454
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Next talk from the Edinburgh Fortean Society
Tuesday the 9th of March, 7.30pm
In conjunction with the London Fortean Society Scott Wood will be talking on Urban Legends
People share urban legends a lot, be they tiny rumours or full blown horror stories, but where do these stories come from and what do they represent? Using three examples of urban legends Scott Wood considers ways of how urban legends are formed and their meaning with stories of the helpful terrorist, the dead body on public transport and the hidden insult. There may be swearing. Urban legends are pieces of cultural ephemera that are also narrative demonstrations of society’s concerns, prejudices and rational blind spots. Urban legends are our contemporary folklore - coarsely humorous, cruel, bigoted and endlessly fascinating. Scott is the author of London Urban Legends: The Corpse on the Tube and the co-founder of the London Fortean Society.
This talk will be presented live via Zoom and then archived on Youtube.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/84586005454
Meeting ID: 845 8600 5454
Passcode: 1z6ripG1
Join by Skype for Business
https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/skype/84586005454