DeeDeeChainey
@deedeechainey.bsky.social
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 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
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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.
open.substack.com/pub/deedeech...
Fairy tales hold a mirror to social norms. #XR will, too—when we build tools that amplify all voices.
open.substack.com/pub/deedeech...
"Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for 'magic charms'"
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Sierra Leone juju traders: Hunting down those who kill for human body parts
BBC Africa Eye uncovers two so-called "juju" practitioners, who offer to obtain body parts for ritual purposes.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for 'magic charms'"
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
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OK, folklore and mythology people, I’m looking for Merlin analogues/equivalents in European history, any suggestions?
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
OK, folklore and mythology people, I’m looking for Merlin analogues/equivalents in European history, any suggestions?
Just had a fantastic chat with @helenerwin.bsky.social y.social about her event last night (which I sadly missed) with Sara Mapelli ('Tink'), a healer who dances with bees.
You can check out her practice in this video and article from National Geographic.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
You can check out her practice in this video and article from National Geographic.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Last night's conversation with Bee Dancer Sara Mapelli was wonderful.
We were all awestruck and learn so much, both about bees, and us, humanity.
We were all awestruck and learn so much, both about bees, and us, humanity.
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just had a fantastic chat with @helenerwin.bsky.social y.social about her event last night (which I sadly missed) with Sara Mapelli ('Tink'), a healer who dances with bees.
You can check out her practice in this video and article from National Geographic.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
You can check out her practice in this video and article from National Geographic.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Join us next Tuesday, Nov 18 for an exciting evening with Bee Dancer Sara Mapelli Tink.
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Join us next Tuesday, Nov 18 for an exciting evening with Bee Dancer Sara Mapelli Tink.
It was lovely to join such a fantastic group of women to discuss #inclusion and #storytelling in #VR this week at @helenerwin.bsky.social's fantastic space, @theforemotherscafe.bsky.social!
Do check out Helen's excellent books and events about women's history and folklore.
theforemotherscafe.com
Do check out Helen's excellent books and events about women's history and folklore.
theforemotherscafe.com
An incredible panel discussion yesterday! Fantastic panelists, among them @deedeechainey.bsky.social, Dr Bhargava, and Paige, moderated by @helenerwin.bsky.social
Women's voices are being heard in VR!
We had a full house too!
#VR #XR #ImmersiveXFestival
Women's voices are being heard in VR!
We had a full house too!
#VR #XR #ImmersiveXFestival
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It was lovely to join such a fantastic group of women to discuss #inclusion and #storytelling in #VR this week at @helenerwin.bsky.social's fantastic space, @theforemotherscafe.bsky.social!
Do check out Helen's excellent books and events about women's history and folklore.
theforemotherscafe.com
Do check out Helen's excellent books and events about women's history and folklore.
theforemotherscafe.com
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Join me Paige Dansinger, Anju Bhargava, PhD, and @deedeechainey.bsky.social for an in depth conversation on how we can bring more women into spaces where equity is the focus not just locally, but globally. Tomorrow at 1 pm.
Register here: immersive-x.de
Register here: immersive-x.de
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join me Paige Dansinger, Anju Bhargava, PhD, and @deedeechainey.bsky.social for an in depth conversation on how we can bring more women into spaces where equity is the focus not just locally, but globally. Tomorrow at 1 pm.
Register here: immersive-x.de
Register here: immersive-x.de
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My Neighbour Totoro stage show Extends its West End Run until August 2026
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My Neighbour Totoro stage show Extends its West End Run until August 2026
This news can be considered old (as it was announced last month) but it is definitely worth knowing, as the My Neighbour Totoro stage show continues to receive success at the London West End as org…
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November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My Neighbour Totoro stage show Extends its West End Run until August 2026
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Join us on Thursday!
We are all related. We have one foremother who lived thousands of years ago. Join @helenerwin.bsky.social and @keithcchan.bsky.social on Thursday October 23 at 7 pm Eastern. We're on #ENGAGEXR
#VR #XR #Science #Genetics #History
#VR #XR #Science #Genetics #History
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Join us on Thursday!
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Waterstones are offering 25% off my pre-orders of my next book, Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines!
Enter code OCTOBER25 at checkout on the Waterstones website or app, valid until 17th October.
Enter code OCTOBER25 at checkout on the Waterstones website or app, valid until 17th October.
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Waterstones are offering 25% off my pre-orders of my next book, Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines!
Enter code OCTOBER25 at checkout on the Waterstones website or app, valid until 17th October.
Enter code OCTOBER25 at checkout on the Waterstones website or app, valid until 17th October.
Do visit The Foremothers Cafe, it's a fantastic space!
When a Swede in Japan and a Swede in New York meet their British friend in Malta in Sweden in 1918.
No you didn't read that wrong, it's the magic of the Metaverse!
#Together #Global #NoBorders
@deedeechainey.bsky.social
youtu.be/CGS8tUESzFM
No you didn't read that wrong, it's the magic of the Metaverse!
#Together #Global #NoBorders
@deedeechainey.bsky.social
youtu.be/CGS8tUESzFM
The Foremothers Cafe's Global Community
YouTube video by Helen Lundström Erwin
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Do visit The Foremothers Cafe, it's a fantastic space!
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This is The Foremothers Cafe's brand new account moving from @helenerwin.bsky.social author account to focus more on Virtual Reality.
If you're in #XR and like #VR #Culture and #WomensHistory please follow us and help us grow.
If you're in #XR and like #VR #Culture and #WomensHistory please follow us and help us grow.
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This is The Foremothers Cafe's brand new account moving from @helenerwin.bsky.social author account to focus more on Virtual Reality.
If you're in #XR and like #VR #Culture and #WomensHistory please follow us and help us grow.
If you're in #XR and like #VR #Culture and #WomensHistory please follow us and help us grow.
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
This tiny dragon is definitely my favourite creature in VR.
(The dancing demon is brilliant but creepy!)
#FolkloreThursday #VR #EngageXR
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
#FolkloreFun #Folklore #Magic
September 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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
This tiny dragon is definitely my favourite creature in VR.
(The dancing demon is brilliant but creepy!)
#FolkloreThursday #VR #EngageXR
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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...
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...
September 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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...
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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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
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
September 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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
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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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
September 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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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'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
'Folklore: A journey through the past and present' by @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social, coming soon.
#FolkloreThursday
September 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
'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
'Folklore: A journey through the past and present' by @odavies9.bsky.social & @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social, coming soon.
#FolkloreThursday
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.
open.substack.com/pub/deedeech...
Fairy tales hold a mirror to social norms. #XR will, too—when we build tools that amplify all voices.
open.substack.com/pub/deedeech...
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
July 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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.
open.substack.com/pub/deedeech...
Fairy tales hold a mirror to social norms. #XR will, too—when we build tools that amplify all voices.
open.substack.com/pub/deedeech...
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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
#folklore #asexuality #fairytales
@deedeechainey.bsky.social @willowwinsham.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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
#folklore #asexuality #fairytales
@deedeechainey.bsky.social @willowwinsham.bsky.social
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.
July 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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.
July 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
July 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
July 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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
visitgozo.com/places/salt-...
#XwejniBay #QbajjarBay #Malta #SaltPans #Tradition #folklife #FolkloreThursday
July 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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
visitgozo.com/places/salt-...
#XwejniBay #QbajjarBay #Malta #SaltPans #Tradition #folklife #FolkloreThursday
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?...
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
youtu.be
July 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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?...
Many implications for the uses of VR storytelling.
youtu.be/Zop-QPDlnFw?...
