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Author Archives: Sam George
The Folklore Society Announces a New President
Congratulations to Prof. Owen Davies who has just become the new President of The Folklore Society. The Folklore Society is a learned society devoted to the study of traditional culture in all its forms. It was founded in London in … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, OGOM News
Tagged fairies, Folklore Society, grimoires, History, magic, Professor Owen Davies, University of Hertfordshire
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Coronagothic 30th June 2020
Those who are wondering how the Gothic might respond to the current crisis will be interested in this new event. It is called Coronagothic and it is an online flash conference hosted by @UMGothic (Gothic Research Network at the University … Continue reading
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Tagged @UMGothic, Amabie, Coronagothic, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Japanese, mermaids, Yokai
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Twins for Kaja – Big Congratulations from OGOM
Some wonderful news to stave off all the gloom, OGOM’s Kaja has given birth to twins named Frederick Ewen Franck-Howells and Casper Wolf Franck-Howells. Big names for little people!! On behalf of OGOM I’d like to send huge congratulations to … Continue reading
CFP ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic Encounters with Enchantment and the Fairy Realm in Literature and Culture, 8-10 April, 2021
University of Hertfordshire, 8‒10 April 2021 The Open Graves, Open Minds (OGOM) Project was launched in 2010 with the Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture conference.We have subsequently hosted symposia on Bram Stoker and John William Polidori, unearthing depictions … Continue reading
‘Fairy Lepidoptera’ at The Dark Side of the Fae: A Fairy Symposium, 30-31 May, 2020
I am delighted to announce that I will be speaking at a two-day symposium on fairy folklore organised by Holly Elsdon at the Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic in Todmorden in May. You can see a brief glimpse of … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, Dark Fairies, Fae, fairies, Folklore, lepidoptera, story-telling, The Dead
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Company of Wolves Book Launch, The Odyssey Cinema 29 February, 2020. A Roaring Success.
OGOM would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who found themselves in the company of wolves at our book launch for Werewolves, Wolves and Wild Children at the Odyssey Cinema, St Albans on 29 February. The book … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Carter, Book launch, Company of Wolves, Neil Jordan, Werewolves, Wild children, Wolves
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Unleash Your Inner Werewolf 29 Feb
February is said to be ‘Otsaila’ – ‘month of the wolf’; on 29 February we are inviting you to join us for a special event to celebrate ten years of the Open Graves, Open Minds project and to launch our new book In the Company … Continue reading
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Tagged Company of Wolves, Werewolves, wolf
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A Fairy Symposium, 30th-31st May, Todmorden
I am delighted to announce that I will be a guest speaker at The Dark Side of the Fae: A Fairy Symposium, Todmorden Town Hall, 30th-31st May. The title of my talk will be ‘Fairy Lepidoptera: the Dark History of … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, Dark Fairies, Fae, fairies, fairy, Gothic fairies
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In the Company of Wolves – Book Launch and Film Screening 29 February 2020
Friends and Colleagues, You are cordially invited to a special event to celebrate ten years of the Open Graves, Open Minds project and to launch our new book In the Company of Wolves: Werewolves, Wolves and Wild Children. In the Company of Wolves presents further … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Carter, Book launch, Neil Jordan, Shapeshifters, Werewolves, Wild children, Wolves
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OGOM Gothic New Year Tour
Happy New Year OGOMers. Why not catch up on the dark fest that was Gothic Advent and celebrate 2020 by joining us on 18th January to explore the magical and spectral history of St Albans. Your hosts will be vampire … Continue reading