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Pinocchio in Borås, Sweden

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...

Baba Yaga and Her Timeless Allure

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...

Paula Rego, Fairy-Tale Artist

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

The Fairy Godmother Effect

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

Black Cinderella

In 1997, Brandy starred as Cinderella in a remake of the 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical co-produced by Whitney Houston, who also...

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