#folklore.with.c

under the current political climate, histories of marginalized groups are actively being silenced, shut down, and disappearing.

i’m working on creating an archive of queer personal narratives and experiences. it’s extremely important to me to continue building up our community and to make sure our voices are not silenced. i’m starting small, with the hopes of building it up, as i get no profit from this so it’s just me managing the site.

i’ve linked a form for any and all queer people to fill out, telling their stories (with little to no identification because i understand how unsafe times are rn). if you have more to say feel free to message me directly to be in the archive.

i’m based out of the united states so that’s where my experience lies but i understand this is happening all over.

the topic right now is queer joy. if you are a member of the lgbtqia2s+ community and would like your voice to be heard please consider participating and/or supporting via spreading the word.

1. vote. for the love of everything please vote. it’s your right.

2. land back includes all indigenous peoples and land in its entirety not just the aspects you think align with colonialism.

3. build that community! don’t rely on the government to supply.

4. you are enough.

My professional answer: Because I believe that everyone’s story is important and deserves to be heard.

My real answer: I read twilight and fell in love with the characters especially jacob and leah and then i grew up and i still loved them but i learned how harmful smeyers portrayal was to indigenous people and how she appropriated the real culture of quileute natives. so i began to read about the real tribe and fell in love again. this time with how kind and gentle they are, how they hold such respect for everyone and everything they touch. learning about their histories, made me want to learn about other cultures too until my brain is drowning in history and legends. they’re all so beautiful. but smeyers blatant racism will always be hovering anytime i interact with the media. i never want this to happen to another culture, even though i know it’s inevitable. so folklore. using what power (if any) i do have to advocate for the preservation of culture.

hi, my name is charlie and welcome to my little blog!

im: 26 | they/them/theirs | aroace

languages: english + french

this is my main blog and i post a lot about folklore, mythology, and current projects that i'm working on.

i just finished my masters in folklore (yay!)!. my specialities are germanic folklore, nordic folklore, legends, piracy, and queer narratives.

once someone hires me i will work in the museum of my dreams.

As the title says, these are my reads from the year. Some were great, some were mandatory. So, I'm going to talk about it. Fyi this count does not include articles, journals, or internet based folklore. This only includes physcial (and kindle) published works. Here we go!

Strange as this Weather Has Been by Ann Pancake

Feminist, Queer, Crip by Alison Kafer

Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia by Steven Stoll

Feminist Disability Studies edited by Kim Q. Hall

Never Never by Serena Valentino

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability by Jasbir K. Puar

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

espresso shots & forget-me-nots by Parker Lee

The Winter Soldier: Cold Front by Mackenzi Lee

Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States by Henry Glassie

Material Vernaculars: Objects, Images, and Their Social Worlds edited by Jason Baird Jackson

She followed the moon back to herself by Amanda Lovelace

Queer Adolescence by Charlie McNabb

Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler

How to They/Them by Stuart Getty

Nonbinary Lives: An Anthology by Ben Vincent and others

Gender in the Digital Sphere by Barbara Mitra and others

She/He/They/Me by Robyn Ryle

Gender Trouble by Judith Butler

Up in Flames by Eden Finley and Saxon James

texts i never sent by Ariel Day

The Words I Could Never Say by Yogesh Chandra

save me an orange by Hayley Grace

I reccomend a lot of these and if anyone wants to talk about them im game.

Until next time.

I've seen a lot of folks talking about keeping political feelings and opinions out of folklore and out of museums. But to be frank, that's impossible. Folklore is nothing without the people who make it, and our feelings, opinions, and fears around politics is part of our history. More so, the folk art and gatherings that come out of it is it's own folklore.

In a lot of my classes and research, we've talked about how every single museum structure is politcal and if it isn't, then there is a story that is not being told.

Let's keep that in mind. Remember all folklore is important, all history is necessary. People fighting for what they believe in is folklore and it's needed.

Take care of yourselves.

Blessed Be,