Folklore, Dialect, and the Folklore of Language in NL
Date: Feb 20
2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm
Where: Theatre
Coffee & Culture
In this presentation, folklorist, Philip Hiscock will discuss the Folklore of Dialect and Language in NL. Learn about the folklore of language in the province, and after the presentation explore our exhibit "A Job to Say: Newfoundland and Labrador Expressions". Philip Hiscock was Associate Professor of Folklore until his retirement in 2017. He specializes in the folklore of NL with interests in custom, song, language, and their contemporary evolution. Along with teaching, Philip has worked for 30 years with newspapers, magazines, radio and television. There, he has written and spoken about many aspects of folklore and language. With two other dialectologists, and working from materials collected by other folklorists and linguists between the 1960s and the 1980s, he produced The Dialect Atlas of Newfoundland and Labrador, an interactive website that has been active since 2014. ASL/English Interpreting Services are available through NLAD by request only to ASLservices@therooms.ca or 709-757-8090. We will do our best to accommodate requests made within two weeks of the scheduled event
Events & Programs
Taking inspiration from Toby Rabinowitz’s exhibition, A World Within A World, visitors can choose an animal silhouette provided by us and decorate it with brightly-coloured patterns using various shapes and materials.
Toby’s artwork is full of bright, imagined worlds with magical creatures and friends playing together. She says her work is for kids and happy adults – make sure you stop in to look for yourself in the art gallery on level 4.
What magical creature will you create?
Drop-in program – no registration is required.
Celebrating biodiversity! Get Hands on with our Province’s plants, animals and wild spaces at The Rooms with Nature NL!
Nature Nook is a monthly hands-on session to interact with real specimens like seal pelts, skulls, whale baleen, antlers, moose fur, and a variety of rocks and minerals. Join us to learn more about nature and ask our volunteers all your questions about Newfoundland and Labrador’s wildlife!
Included with cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.
Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou
In this exhibition, find out about the impacts of the First World War on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and how events overseas dramatically altered our lives at home.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.