STEM Ed+ Commons | Abigail Heiniger | Activity https://stemedplus.hcommons.org/members/aheiniger/activity/ Activity feed for Abigail Heiniger. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:25:33 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 9dec1b8182a28b2722b0b4e32ccb21c5 Abigail Heiniger started the topic “We the People”: Telling the Story of the US 250th Special Issue CFP in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/we-the-people-telling-the-story-of-the-us-250th-special-issue-cfp/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:33:11 +0000 “We the People”: Telling the Story of the US 250th in Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Myth

Humanities Special Issue

SUBMISSION LINK: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/humanities/special_issues/OEHU7S891S

Due June 2026

CALL FOR PAPERS:

The Modern Language Association (MLA) Executive Committee for Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tales is interested in cre…[Read more]

]]> fa54fb4b89259857f2c169bc42a0a7cc Abigail Heiniger started the topic International Society for Folk Narrative Research Event in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/international-society-for-folk-narrative-research-event/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:37:42 +0000 This ISFNR Event is open to anyone:

This is a kind reminder that tomorrow, February 18, at 5 p.m. CET, we will present the 19th lecture in the series, given by Lewis Seifert, professor of French and Francophone Studies at Brown University (Providence, RI, USA). The lecture is entitled “(Post-) Colonial Folklore Collections as Transcultural T…[Read more]

]]> 52f3a738a984f0ff19380d0801f9e1d2 Abigail Heiniger started the topic Calling on our members to represent this forum on the Delegate Assembly! in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/calling-on-our-members-to-represent-this-forum-on-the-delegate-assembly/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 01:52:31 +0000 If you have a vested interest in the presence of folktale and fairy tale at the MLA, the Executive Committee invites you to self-nominate for the role of Delegate to represent the Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale Forum on the Delegate Assembly. This call is open to faculty and graduate students.

Delegates play a crucial role in association…[Read more]

]]> 4bd54f9a6961a81126511d57079920c6 Abigail Heiniger started the topic International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts Call for Papers in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/international-conference-for-the-fantastic-in-the-arts-call-for-papers/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:10:13 +0000 (Meta)Cognition
The 47th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA 47)
March 18–21, 2026 | Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | Orlando, Florida
Guests of Honor: Ted Chiang and Ann Leckie
Guest Scholar: Sherryl Vint
Register Here

Call for Proposals
Submission deadline: Friday, October 31, 2025 [Submit Here]
If cognition is the p…[Read more]

]]> 561bf0c62e3e95c2b5762fa1ac04a9f9 Abigail Heiniger started the topic Reimagining the Witch: Feminist Retellings in Maguire's Fiction - ONLINE EVENT in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/reimagining-the-witch-feminist-retellings-in-maguires-fiction-online-event/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:15:54 +0000 Reimagining the Witch: Feminist Retellings in Gregory Maguire’s Fiction
Two free online events with César F. Más Sánchez

Please note, the times are in GMT (London, UK) and EDT (New York, USA)

Reading Group: Wicked. Thurs 24 July, 6–7 p.m. GMT
2-3pm EDT
A friendly, social reading group focused on key themes in Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Guided…[Read more]

]]> 1dae2563d770f0208a92101be5abb28e Abigail Heiniger started the topic “We the People”: Telling the Story of the US 250th Folk Narratives CFP in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/we-the-people-telling-the-story-of-the-us-250th-folk-narratives-cfp/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:38:45 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

The Modern Language Association (MLA) Executive Committee for Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tales is interested in creating a Special Issue of Humanities in connection with the guaranteed panel at the 2026 Convention, exploring fairy tales, folklore, mythology, and the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence: “We t…[Read more]

]]> 6783863b49d54f8b5c0447729638d654 Abigail Heiniger started the topic “We the People”: Telling the Story of the US 250th in Folk Narratives in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/we-the-people-telling-the-story-of-the-us-250th-in-folk-narratives/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:35:27 +0000 The Guaranteed Session for GSP: Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tales for 2026 explores the idea of “we the people” in fairy tales, folklore, and mythology. While foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution tell one story about national identity, diverse storytellers construct the identity of the many in dra…[Read more]

]]> 209878fc5a7735343009be6c2be4e038 Abigail Heiniger started the topic JIS Symposium 2025: Lewis and Tolkien: Promise of Christian Fairy Tales in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/jis-symposium-2025-lewis-and-tolkien-promise-of-christian-fairy-tales/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:06:05 +0000 JIS Symposium 2025 on: “C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien: The Promise
of Christian Fairytales.” Pasadena, California, USA, 18 October 2025
(online: Zoom). Call for Papers/Registration on JIS web:
https://www.jis3.org/symposium2025. Deadline for 250-word Abstracts:
April 15, 2025, to: info@jis3.org. Following the conference,
fully-developed papers wil…[Read more]

]]> 0fbde81ab9354d23fa554a070e0819e5 Abigail Heiniger started the topic New Open Access Collection edited by Cristina Bacchilega and Pauline Greenhill in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/new-open-access-collection-edited-by-cristina-bacchilega-and-pauline-greenhill/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:19:22 +0000 Announcing:
Cristina Bacchilega and Pauline Greenhill's new edited collection: Justice in 21st Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder. Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Free and Open Access:
https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350348295

]]> 9be64875f23c71bd76f00c73252e17eb Abigail Heiniger started the topic CFP: Female and Queer Bodies in Speculative Fiction and Visual Culture in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/cfp-female-and-queer-bodies-in-speculative-fiction-and-visual-culture-2/ Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:17:39 +0000 Hi Everyone!

I’m forwarding this CFP for a collected volume on <i>Female and Queer Bodies in Speculative Fiction and Visual Culture</i> from Dra. María Gil Poisa (she/her/ella), Departamento de Filología Inglesa, Francesa y Alemana, Universidad de Oviedo.

For further inquiries, please contact the editors at gilmaria@uniovi.es and dma…[Read more]

]]> ee8f84af401022f9cd8dac944dcb7f31 Abigail Heiniger changed their profile picture https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1912370/ Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:03:51 +0000 0 0fe2159a86388abc2d6a03a950babd7c Abigail Heiniger's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1912369/ Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:01:38 +0000 0 2dc3c3a499762717d386ff726c0d78cc Abigail Heiniger started the topic Nominations for Executive Committee for 2026-2031 term in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/nominations-for-executive-committee-for-2026-2031-term-3/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:21:21 +0000 We are currently seeking nominations for the Executive Committee for a term that will begin in 2026. To ensure representation from across our fields of folklore, mythology, and fairy tales, we encourage you to self-nominate for service on the forum’s executive committee. The committee will vote on its newest member at its February meeting.…[Read more]

]]> d007b65b1451b1983ab8692f9152079d Abigail Heiniger created the group Encounters with the Unseen in Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Myth https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1881668/ Sun, 31 Mar 2024 21:59:07 +0000 0 5bf4caeec673c4d9200b8d6690639c92 Abigail Heiniger created the site Encounters with the Unseen in Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Myth https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1881666/ Sun, 31 Mar 2024 21:47:26 +0000 0