Conference „Urban Folklore“, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, April 19 – 21, 2013.

Abstract

Text is devoted to short introduction to history of the British Folklore Society, one of the oldest ethnological scientific societies (founded 1878), with special emphasis on its current conference, devoted – apart from traditional folklore – also to its modern forms and their connection with texts of popular culture.

Keywords

• The Folklore Society
• folkloristics
• history of folkloristics
• ethnology
• urban folklore
• modern folklore