Julia Bishop

Dr. Julia Bishop is a Research Associate at the School of Education, University of Sheffield, where she has worked since 2009. She specializes in children's folklore, expressive culture, and vernacular music in Britain, Ireland, and Newfoundland, with a focus on school-aged children's peer cultures across historical and contemporary contexts.

• Research Interests: Children's play, digital media integration, historical collections, multimodal performance, cultural transmission.
• Projects: Co-director of the British Academy Project Childhoods and Play: The Iona and Peter Opie Archive, contributing to the Contemporary Folklore Research Centre.

Key Publications include studies on pandemic-era play, digital media's impact on play, and historical archives like those of Iona and Peter Opie. Her work emphasizes participatory approaches, digital preservation, and public engagement with folklore.

Professional Involvement: Editorial board member of the International Journal of Play, with expertise in music transcription and academic editing.