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Author Archives: Sam George
East of Eden: A Guide to Angels by Dr Sam George
(William Blake (1757-1827), ‘David delivered out of many waters [by angels] with God presiding over’ c.1805) Who and What are Angels? Angels are referred to in Hebrew as mal’ach, in Greek as aggelos, both meaning ‘messenger’. Seraphim, Cherubim and ‘watchers’ … Continue reading
Happy Holidays OGOMERS
OGOM wishes you a very happy holidays. We’re looking forward to ventures new in 2018. Look out for our January newsletter (please make safe our email address: ogomproject@gmail.com before then so it does not go to your spam). If you … Continue reading
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Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings
I’ve written on Hans Andersen for my forthcoming book on shadow play and despite the discourse of suffering and redemption, the stories are full of imagination and sensibility, and are always heart-wrenchingly empathic. Many of the tales have a dark … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research, Reviews
Tagged Hans Christian Andersen, It's A Wonderful Life, Scrooge, The Little Match Girl
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1st Jan Deadline: CFP: OGOM and Supernatural Cities: The Urban Weird
Less than two weeks to go before we close the first round of our CFP for OGOM and Supernatural Cities present The Urban Weird, 6th-7th April. We’re waiting to hear from you…..so many magical treats in store (Brownies and Boggarts) … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), OGOM: The Urban Weird
Tagged CFP, Folk Horror, OGOM, Supernatural Cities, The Urban Weird
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OGOM and Young Adult Fiction @Identities_YA
Just a quick post to say thank you to Dr Sonya Andermahr and Anthony Stepniak for organising the Identities in YA Symposium and for inviting me to give a keynote. There were many highlights to the day including the ‘Monstrous … Continue reading
Grave Desires: Samplers, Sensibility and the Language of Flowers
Miranda Lennon has been collecting verses from the graves of eighteenth and nineteenth-century women and embroidering them into beautiful bespoke samplers. The verses, considered mawkish or sentimental by some, convey a beautiful sensibility around death and mourning and preserve the … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Publications
Tagged Dr Sam George, Language of Flowers, Miranda Lennon, Women and Botany
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Young Adult Fiction: Empathy or Derision?
I’m revisiting an interesting article by Maria Nikolajeva, director of the Homerton Research and Teaching Centre for Children’s Literature, entitled ‘Young adult fiction is integral to helping students develop empathy’, ahead of the YA Investigating Identities conference at the University of … Continue reading
YA Gothic at ‘Investigating Identities’, 16th December
Just a quick post to say that I will be giving a keynote on YA Gothics at Investigating Identities in Young Adult YA Narratives symposium 16th December. If you are interested in attending it is only £10.00 for students and … Continue reading
Books of Blood at the Being Human Festival 23rd November
All humans ‘are books of blood — wherever you open us, we’re re[a]d’ (Clive Barker) ‘Books of Blood’ , a creative offshoot of Open Graves, Open Minds, project will be launched at the Being Human Festival via a gruesome ‘Show … Continue reading
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Tagged Being Human Festival 2017, Books of Blood
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Redeeming the Wolf: OGOM at the Being Human Festival 2017
Thanks to all the lovely people who joined us on a rainy Saturday for ‘Redeeming the Wolf’. People came down from as far afield as Durham, Scotland and even Spain. I spoke to many new people who were interested in … Continue reading