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Join Us For A Literary Weekend At Cumberland Lodge

Posted on 27th January 2017 by Sam George

 The Literature staff at University of Hertfordshire are having a residential weekend  in Cumberland Lodge again this year (the weekend of 10th-12th February). We will be arriving Friday evening and  departing Sunday afternoon. This year we are sharing the programme with staff … Continue reading →

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Strange Worlds: The Vision of Angela Carter, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, 10 Dec 2016-19 Mar 2017

Posted on 28th November 2016 by William the Bloody

It’s rare that I don’t post anything on Angela Carter. And so here’s an event, or series of events, in Bristol on Carter that looks really amazing: Strange Worlds: The Vision of Angela Carter. There’s an exhibition of works that … Continue reading →

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Angela Carter’s Life and Works, British Library, 24 November 2016

Posted on 2nd October 2016 by William the Bloody

Angela Carter is a presiding spirit over the OGOM Project: of interest to us for her werewolves and vampires, her transmutation of fairy tales and other texts, and because she was such a powerful and important writer. A new biography … Continue reading →

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The Gothic North Art Exhibition Opening Night, Manchester, 7 October 2016

Posted on 2nd October 2016 by William the Bloody

Another overdue posting, I’m afraid: tickets (free!) for the opening night of MMU’s Gothic North Art Exhibition, which is part of their Gothic Manchester Festival (at which both Sam and I will be speaking later in the month) can be … Continue reading →

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Witchcraft and Wizardry in Wearside, 4 October 2016

Posted on 2nd October 2016 by William the Bloody

If your in the Wearside area, do go along to this fabulous-looking event on folklore of the region, particularly that of witches and wizards. It’s on Tuesday, 4 October, so not much time left to book–I apologise for the late … Continue reading →

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‘The Gothic North’ Symposium, Manchester Metropolitan University, 22 October 2016

Posted on 31st August 2016 by William the Bloody

Sam and I are both delighted to be presenting papers at this fabulous ‘Gothic North’ symposium at MMU’s Centre for Gothic Studies in October; the schedule is now up here. There is a wide range of papers on all conceivable … Continue reading →

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Maggie Stiefvater live on line

Posted on 10th August 2016 by William the Bloody

The fabulous YA author Maggie Stiefvater is taking part in the SLJ Teen on-line conference alongside the author Meg Medina from 10.00 am – 5.00 pm EDT today–that’s 5 hours behind GMT, so it will begin at 4.00 pm in … Continue reading →

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Buffy singalong!

Posted on 10th August 2016 by William the Bloody

Devotees of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be aware of the many experiments with genre that the series carried out, most notably the musical episode ‘Once more with feeling’ (season 6, episode 7). The episode explores ideas of communication and … Continue reading →

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Dale Townshend and MMU Gothic Festival

Posted on 27th July 2016 by William the Bloody

Two great news items from the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. First, the brilliant Dale Townshend, who has moved from Stirling to become Professor at MMU, will be giving his inaugural lecture, From ‘Castles in the Air’ … Continue reading →

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Curtis Runstedler, ‘Alchemy, the Philosopher’s Stone, and the Holy Grail’

Posted on 27th July 2016 by William the Bloody

Durham University’s Department of English Studies will proudly host the annual Late Summer Lectures Series, which features postgraduate researchers presenting their topics of interest to non-specialised audiences in Durham. This year’s series features topics ranging from post-apocalyptic worlds to alchemy … Continue reading →

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