Fairy Tales Explored

Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder Pauline Greenhill (she/her) is a Canadian academic with an MA in Folklore...

"Swan Maiden" by Keshi-Shiro Today we share a post by Ernie Durr, a student in our Winter 2025 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. Hi,...

Today we share a post by Naomi Farkas,  who was a student in our Fall 2024 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. I'm Naomi Farkas, a...

Reviewer Naseabai Jahangard is currently an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she is studying English,...

Twenty years ago, Brazilian animator Humberto Avelar  and his team created the series Juro Que Vi  (I Swear I Saw It) , which brings to...

If you've been following our blog, you're probably someone who loves to read fiction and nonfiction about fairy tales. We would like this...

Today we share a post by Sara Eazell, who was a student in our Fall 2023 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. Sara Eazell is a...

Today we share a post by Sarah So, who was a student in our Summer 2023 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. My name is Sarah So, and I...

In July 2023, I visited the town of Borås, Sweden and was surprised to learn about this sculpture. I had never heard of it before and...

Today we share a post by Arya Nasikkar who was a student in our Spring 2023 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. Hello! My name is Arya...

Daniel A. Rabuzzi (he / his) has had two novels, five short stories, 25 poems, and nearly 50 essays / articles published. He lived eight...

Today we share the second of a two-part post by Danielle Sahm, who was a student in our Fall 2022 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course....

Today we share the first of a two-part post by Danielle Sahm, who was a student in our Fall 2022 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course....

Today we share a post by David Turshyan, who was a student in our Summer 2022 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. Once, I saw a tiny...

Today we share a post by a student in our Spring 2022 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. Hello, I am Stephen Wolfe, a recent graduate...

Last week, Paula Rego died at 87, and her career ended only then. Her art is disturbing and vigorous, realistic and inspired by fairy...

Today we share a post by a student in our Spring 2022 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. Sabrina Wichner received her bachelor's...

Today we share a post by a student in our Fall 2021 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. My name is Jennifer Lorene Ritenour, and I’m a...

Today we share a post by a student in our Fall 2021 Introduction to the Fairy Tale course. My name is Hayden Fuchino, and I am an English...

These days, we assume that all the early Disney films were sexist because the princesses lacked agency and needed to be rescued. However,...