Over two days, the conference brings together scholars, filmmakers, students, and wider audiences to examine how stories of difference are crafted and experienced across global film traditions. Drawing on postcolonial studies, psychology, and visual culture, we explore how moving images generate empathy or fear and how narratives from beyond the western canon challenge our most fundamental cultural assumptions.
Call For Papers
From Orientalist fantasies to folkloric monsters, cinema shapes how we understand identity, morality, and belonging. Fairytales of the Other is a free, international conference hosted by the University of Aberdeen, bringing together scholars, filmmakers, students, and audiences to explore how film and media portray the “Other” through myth, fairytale, and villainy across global traditions. We welcome papers, creative work, and talks with screenings that engage with themes of empathy, cultural identity, folklore, and storytelling ethics.
Submit your abstract or interest to attend by 2nd of March 2026.
Submit your interest here.
The Team Note:
This conference is free of charge to allow students and early-career researchers to participate. However, to maintain high standards, we would like your support. Donate what you can and help us, so cost doesn’t decide who gets to speak.
Crowdfund:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/fairytales-of-the-other-film-and-media-conference
- Speaker
- Speakers TBC
- Booking
- Online booking available