We hope that you all enjoyed the inaugural edition of HippoCampus, the online magazine for Equine History Collective members. We’ve certainly received lots of positive feedback. It’s time for our next call for articles and this time we’re promoting a theme that’s close to our hearts.
Our HippoCampus logo and title reflect the ongoing fascination with fabulous and mysterious animals, especially those with equine or equid characteristics. Now, we’re turning our attention to another fantastic equid: the unicorn.
Did you know that the 9th April is National Unicorn Day in the UK? The unicorn is famously Scotland’s national animal. Unicorns also have meaning and symbolism for diverse communities for diverse reasons. Help us celebrate unicorns together, internationally and inclusively, with photos, artwork, imagery, and words in our next issue of HippoCampus.
Share your experiences and encounters with unicorns in every kind of space: books, movies, on the street, and in artwork and historic artefacts. What’s more, our next photo competition gives you the opportunity to share your own images of unicorns anywhere and everywhere. “Encountering Unicorns” is the theme, and for those of you who would like to develop it more academically, why not prepare a paper for our forthcoming conference hosted by Roger Williams University in September 2023?
Don’t forget you can also submit reviews, views, good-read suggestions, research updates, good news stories, and more, with or without unicorns!
- Brief stories about successes in your research or equine endeavours
- Updates about research projects (keep it light and lively though, as this is a magazine rather than a scholarly journal)
- Memorials of hooved and human inspirations
- Historical notes of the “Did you know?” or “I found this!” variety
- Vexing questions for the membership to answer
- Photos of you and your study buddies/support networks, four-legged or otherwise
- Reviews of equid-related fiction, non-fiction, travel destinations, films, exhibits, and conferences
Send your questions, photos, and other contributions to communications@equinehistory.org by May 1, 2023. Don’t forget: HippoCampus is available to members of the Equine History Collective only, and if you’d like to continue to have access to the magazine, you need to join the EHC.
And finally: a big thank you to secretary Lonneke Delpeut for the theme proposal. Lonneke’s own fascination with unicorns is, as the saying goes in academic circles, well-documented, and we’re pretty sure she’ll be planning something special for this issue!
