Media & Engagement
Researchers often call engaging with the public Knowledge Exchange, Outreach, or Impact, and it’s increasingly accepted that this is an important function for modern scholars – no more ivory tower isolation! Over the years I’ve given public lectures, helped stage family-friendly museum events, and talked about my research on the radio and on film. Here’s a sample of some of this work.
In April 2019 I visited Dr Mathias Nordvig in Colorado, where we talked about my work on the history of Easter as part of the Easter E.g. project.
Hail Odin! is a mini-documentary made by student journalists in Aarhus 2015. I helped out as a consultant.
While working at the University of Leicester, I was interviewed on BBC Leicester’s Jack Rafferty Show about the history of British festival traditions.
December 2018, Christmas: Traditions through Time (09:12)
October 2018, Halloween: Then and Now (10:36)
March 2018, Easter: Exploring the Easter E.g. (07:57)
I’ve also chatted with Noah on The History of Vikings Podcast about pre-Christian Nordic religion.
October 2018, Rethinking Nordic Paganism (22:19)