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DeeDeeChainey

@deedeechainey.bsky.social

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Storyteller. Heritage botherer. @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social & @folklorethursday.bsky.social founder; #TreasuryOfFolklore author. #XR and #UX enthusiast. https://linktr.ee/deedeechainey

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 27

On Being Heard in the #ImmersiveWeb: A Journey Through Fairy Tale, Embodiment and #Inclusion

Fairy tales hold a mirror to social norms. #XR will, too—when we build tools that amplify all voices.

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On Being Heard in the Immersive Web: A Journey Through Fairy Tale, Embodiment and Inclusion

Fairy tales hold a mirror to social norms. XR will, too - when we build tools that amplify all voices

open.substack.com

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · 21d

Fantastic news it all worked in the end, and lovely to go along to an event! The chaos is often the best bit, @helenerwin.bsky.social — that's what makes it fun!

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · 22d

Oh, fantastic! It's a shame you're having issues with Engage. I do hope you get on to the platform, it's a really magical place. The events @helenerwin.bsky.social holds there are excellent! We're hoping to put together a folklore event on a similar platform, so we'll let you know about that too!

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · 23d

So much fun yesterday feeding cookies to dragons and wolves with @helenerwin.bsky.social at #TheForemothersCafé! 🍪
This tiny dragon is definitely my favourite creature in VR.
(The dancing demon is brilliant but creepy!)

#FolkloreThursday #VR #EngageXR

Helen Lundström Erwin @helenerwin.bsky.social · 24d

When you meet a fellow folklorist in VR things tend to get playful! @deedeechainey.bsky.social and I shared coffee with fierce demons, a stag, an endearing little dragon, and a hungry wolf in #TheForemothersCafe today.

#FolkloreFun #Folklore #Magic

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Rebecca Lambert (She/Her) ♾️🐭🍉 @ladyliminal.bsky.social · Sep 9

This Saturday, from 8pm, I’m giving a short talk for the wonderful @edgeways.bsky.social group.
It’s free, but attendees do need to register beforehand. I’m really looking forward to it, hopefully see some of you there 🙂
tinyurl.com/NewEdgewaysR...

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · 28d

You too!

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Sep 10

Out now!

The Fairy Tales of Jim Henson
Keeping the best place by the fire
By Andrea Wright

A complete and chronological overview of Henson's career from the late 1950s to his death in 1990 bit.ly/4mcQtCV

#JimHenson #TheMuppetShow #FairyTales #ScreenStudies

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Sep 4

@willowwinsham.bsky.social we've spent so much talking together, we still say the same things. 😅

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Sep 4

How fantastic! Brilliant company too! 💜 Have a good trip! x

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🧟‍♀️ Liza Frank'nstein's Monster 🎃🕸️💀🦇 @lilithepunk.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hey @deedeechainey.bsky.social, @willowwinsham.bsky.social & @johnnymains.co.uk - we've made it to Tarrytown NY! We're sat on the shelves of the lovely Transom Books...! #HudsonValley #Booksky #Folklore

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Sep 4

'Essential reading for understanding our multi-folkloric present.' @deedeechainey.bsky.social

'Folklore: A journey through the past and present' by @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social, coming soon.
#FolkloreThursday

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank you so much! ☺️

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 30

Rebel eye painting... make it a thing! 😄

two cartoon eyes with arms and legs are standing next to each other on a white background .

ALT: two cartoon eyes with arms and legs are standing next to each other on a white background .

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 30

💜

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 27

On Being Heard in the Immersive Web: A Journey Through Fairy Tale, Embodiment and Inclusion

Fairy tales hold a mirror to social norms. XR will, too - when we build tools that amplify all voices

open.substack.com

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 25

Hi! Thanks so much for this. I'm afraid I can't take credit for the the Yule log featuring in the Treasury of Folklore book series. The fantastic @willowwinsham.bsky.social is actually the expert here, so it might be worth contacting her. 😊

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 17

They’re watching right now! 😄

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 15

Great news!

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Elizabeth Hopkinson @hidden-grove.bsky.social · Jul 15

Is there a university somewhere where Asexual Fairy Tales is on the reading list? Trying to figure out why sales and library loans have shot up recently. (Not that I’m complaining! 😂)
#folklore #asexuality #fairytales
@deedeechainey.bsky.social @willowwinsham.bsky.social

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 15

The traditional Maltese luzzu is a brightly painted fishing boat with #protective eyes on its bow, believed in local #folklore to ward off danger and bring #luck at #sea.

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 15

The #festa is coming!
Daytime #fireworks from Victoria Citadella… 😁

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 12

#Victoria #Citadella #Gozo #malta #heritage

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 6

#QbajjarBay #Gozo #Malta

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 6

The salt pans near #Marsalforn in #Gozo are centuries-old rock-cut pools where locals still harvest sea salt by hand each summer — a living #folk tradition passed down through generations.

visitgozo.com/places/salt-...

#XwejniBay #QbajjarBay #Malta #SaltPans #Tradition #folklife #FolkloreThursday

DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 5

Watched a fantastic talk from Marina Warner about gender, fairy tales as a promise between women & the domain of pain; stories as a place that you dwell. She touches on the power of play & imagination as a way of thinking.
Many implications for the uses of VR storytelling.
youtu.be/Zop-QPDlnFw?...

Fairy Tale: A Very Short Introduction | Marina Warner | Talks at Google

YouTube video by Talks at Google

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DeeDeeChainey @deedeechainey.bsky.social · Jul 5

Beautiful mist rising from the valley this morning. #Gozo

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