Contact details on link (not me) Call for Papers for symposium on ‘Gef, the talking mongoose’
http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/2014/02/12/gef-call-for-papers/
“Senate House Library, University of London, on Thursday 10th April 2014 (p.m.)
In the autumn of 1931, one of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of British paranormal history commenced. An Isle of Man farmer, his wife, and their teenage daughter all claimed that a talking animal – a weasel or mongoose – was a regular visitor to their farm, displaying apparent gifts of clairvoyance and telepathy. Soon, the story had become an international Press sensation. Over the years, journalists, authors, spiritualists, psychic investigators (notably Harry Price and Nandor Fodor), and psychologists have all attempted to make sense of the family’s claims. Was it a simple case of fraud, a psychiatric matter, or a genuine paranormal episode? No one explanation has yet sufficed to account for what has become known as the case of Gef, the Talking Mongoose.
Senate House Library is proud to hold extensive primary material on this case in the collections donated by Harry Price. This interdisciplinary symposium invites diverse responses to this extraordinary episode in cultural history, the people at its heart and its subsequent treatment and exploration. We would particularly encourage practitioners and researchers from the following disciplines to consider reviewing the case:”
From: Promoting discussion in the science studies community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rhodri Hayward
Sent: 17 February 2014 13:52
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Subject: Gef the Talking Mongoose symposium
I'm really pleased to see that Christopher Josiffe and Richard Espley are organising an afternoon symposium on Gef the Talking Mongoose at Senate House Library on Thursday 10 April.
Details here:
Call for Papers for symposium on ‘Gef, the talking mongoose’
It goes without saying that such a symposium is long overdue.
With all good wishes
Rhodri
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Dr Rhodri Hayward
Director of Graduate Studies
School of History
Queen Mary, University of London
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