Author Archives: Sam George

About Sam George

Associate Professor of Research, School of Humanities, University of Hertfordshire Co-convenor OGOM Project

CFPS & Deadlines re: Opportunities in Gothic Scholarship

Posted on 11th May 2021 by Sam George

A quick reminder of some deadlines pending in the area of Gothic Studies below: The Journal of Dracula Studies has extended its 2021 submission deadline to June 1st https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2021/01/19/journal-of-dracula-studies-deadline-extended-to-6121 There is a general CFP for Aeternum: The Journal of Contemporary … Continue reading →

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Online Launch of Twenty-First-Century Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion 26th May 6-7.30 pm GMT

Posted on 26th April 2021 by Sam George

Editors: Maisha Wester and Xavier Aldana Reyes You are cordially invited to register attendance to the free paperback launch of the book Twenty-First Century Gothic and the associated digital event on the 26th of May (6-7.30 pm GMT): https://forms.office.com/r/Fw1SQD9zwn.  Please see details of … Continue reading →

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Fairy Conference Poster

Posted on 16th March 2021 by Sam George

OGOM are delighted to reveal the enchanting design for our Gothic Fairies Conference 8-11 April. There are only a few tickets remaining so do be quick and make sure you order your fairy wings for the wings and wine social! … Continue reading →

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Gothic Fairies Conference 8-11 April – Booking is Open

Posted on 3rd March 2021 by Sam George

We are excited to announce that booking has opened for our Gothic Fairies Online Conference  ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture, 8‒11 April 2021  Full Conference Programme   Keynotes and Activities Booking Link  Fees: … Continue reading →

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The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (22nd Feb 17.00 Free online event )

Posted on 21st February 2021 by Sam George

A quick post to draw your attention to the following free online event at the university. Hope to see some of you there.  The School of Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire’s Creative Conversations continues with a special guest, historian and … Continue reading →

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CoronaGothic: Cultures of the Pandemic

Posted on 13th January 2021 by Sam George

‘CoronaGothic’, Critical Quarterly 62.4 (2020), ed. by Prof William Hughes and Prof Nick Groom from the University of Macau, arrived in this morning’s post. Thank you to all who contributed to this ground-breaking discussion from a symposium organised by @UMGothic … Continue reading →

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Sam George, ‘Black Roses: The representation of Sophie Lancaster’

Posted on 25th November 2020 by Sam George

It is over ten years since Sophie Lancaster and Robert Maltby were attacked in Stubbylee Park, in Lancashire, reputedly for being ‘goths’. Rob, who was punched unconscious and put in a coma by his assailants, eventually recovered (though he suffered … Continue reading →

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The Coffin Boffin’s Choice of Vintage Vampire Shorts

Posted on 31st October 2020 by Sam George

Here, in all their beauty and glory are my pick of the greatest vintage vampire shorts; seductive and predatory, terrifying and comic, vital and metaphoric, doomed and daring! View Post

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The Black Vampyre: Gothic Visions of New Worlds #BeingHuman2020

Posted on 5th October 2020 by Sam George

We’re excited to invite you to our forthcoming event to explore Gothic dreams of new worlds and the creatures that inhabit them, notably Mary Shelley’s plague world, John Polidori’s vampyre, the Black Vampyre, and the ghosts of World War 1. … Continue reading →

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Gothic Hybridity: the Nature of Demons

Posted on 27th July 2020 by Sam George

Hybridity is something that I have always found interesting to explore in relation to the gothic. I’ve blogged about fairy tale hybridity in relation to Beauty and the Beast and commented on the Wellcome’s ‘Making Nature’ exhibition on faux taxonomy and hybrid creatures as well as … Continue reading →

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