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Author Archives: Sam George
Bad Moon Rising: A Song for Lycanthropes
In response to Kaja’s posting of the ‘Devil went Down to Georgia’ in Some Interesting YA and the Gothic Texts and in celebration of William the Bloody’s post on the publication of the first online edition of the Penny Dreadful … Continue reading
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Embracing the YA Albatross: YA Fiction in the Academy
I mentioned Philip Pullman’s carnegie medal speech in my first YA post and it seems apt to return to it here in the wake of renewed criticism of YA fiction in universities. I was interested to read Kaja’s post which … Continue reading
‘The Twilight of the Gothic’: OGOM Open Discussion 29th October, University of Hertfordshire
In celebration of the beginning of the 4th year of ‘Reading the Vampire: Science, Sexuality Alterity and Modern Culture’ we have Dr Joseph Crawford speaking on The Twilight of the Gothic? on Wednesday 29th October (Literature and Creative Writing Research Seminar … Continue reading
Open Graves, Open Minds: Gothic Writing Evening 7th Nov, St Albans Literary Festival
Excited to report that I will be joined by Dr Catherine Spooner, leading spokesperson for the contemporary Gothic, and Matt Beresford, writer, archaeologist and folklorist for a Gothic Writing Evening to mark the St Albans Literary Festival on 7th November, … Continue reading
Vampires Make it Into Academia – Wall Street Journal video of Open Graves, Open Minds back in the day..
I have just realised that the Open Graves, Open Minds project is five years old today!!! We started to plan the first OGOM conference at this time in 2009 and the first conference was in March 2010. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OGOM!!! … Continue reading
In Oxford with a Vampire Slaying Kit
Wonderful things are happening behind the scenes at OGOM. I am compelled to write about the vampire slaying kit I collected in Oxford. It dates back to around the time of British vampirologist Montague Summers (1880-1948) and has been in … Continue reading
‘Company of Wolves’: Wolf Children
Thanks to Kaja for her wonderful post on wolves and weres. Wolves seem very current just now hence our OGOM ‘Company of Wolves’ conference in July. The Guardian have today chosen the wolf to front their article on the rewilding … Continue reading
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A Return to Folklore: My Swordhand is Singing
The first of the YA novels I’m going to be blogging about is My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick. Marcus has been a contributor to the OGOM project from its beginnings in 2010 and even wrote an original story … Continue reading
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OGOM: ‘Company of Wolves’, conference July 2015
Going to be blogging too about the fabulous ‘Company of Wolves’ event OGOM is presenting in July of this year. I am holding off posting the full CFP for a few days until I have heard from the wonderful duo … Continue reading
Generation Dead: YA Fiction and the Gothic
After much deliberation I’m excited to reveal that my ‘Generation Dead: YA Fiction and the Gothic’ course list is finally complete!! Choosing the final list has been tricky. Phillip Pullman once said ‘There are some themes, some subjects, too large … Continue reading