Category Archives: OGOM Research

East of Eden: A Guide to Angels by Dr Sam George

Posted on 29th December 2017 by 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 →

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Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings

Posted on 20th December 2017 by Sam George

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 →

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YA Gothic at ‘Investigating Identities’ (2): Identity, Agency, Assimilation and Paranormal Romance

Posted on 2nd December 2017 by William the Bloody

Following on from Sam’s post on her keynote talk for the Investigating Identities in Young Adult YA Narratives symposium at the University of Northampton on 16 December, I thought I should post a synopsis of the paper I’ll be presenting … Continue reading →

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YA Gothic at ‘Investigating Identities’, 16th December

Posted on 1st December 2017 by Sam George

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 →

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Redeeming the Wolf: OGOM at the Being Human Festival 2017

Posted on 19th November 2017 by Sam George

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 →

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Redeeming Beauties and Beasts, Wolves and Humans

Posted on 15th November 2017 by William the Bloody

Kaja and Sam have made me feel guilty, so I’ll just give an account of what I’ll be talking about at the Being Human: Redeeming the Wolf event. I’ll be following up some of the themes that Sam and Kaja have … Continue reading →

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What 3 Words Best Describe the Wolf?

Posted on 15th November 2017 by Sam George

Following Kaja’s post on reclaiming the werewolf I wanted to say that I am speaking on the myth of wolf children or children raised by wolves at the OGOM event on Saturday 18th. These stories allow for a benevolent, humanised … Continue reading →

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Redeeming the Wolf at the Being Human Festival

Posted on 13th November 2017 by Sam George

There are about 25 free tickets left for this fab event bookable online at Redeeming the wolf: A Story of Persecution, Loss and Rediscovery If you can’t make it in person please join us on Twitter #redeemthewolf @OGOMProject Bring Grandma … Continue reading →

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Daisy Butcher: OGOM Doctoral Student

Posted on 13th November 2017 by Sam George

I am just posting to say that OGOM has a new PhD student in Daisy Butcher. Some of you may have met Daisy at the Company of Wolves conference where she was one of our key helpers. She has since … Continue reading →

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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Lynx?

Posted on 11th November 2017 by Sam George

Feeling angered about the wanton destruction of Lillith the Lynx – what does this scenario teach us about re-wilding debates and about being human? Last call for tickets for the Being Human Festival. We can’t bring back Lillith but we … Continue reading →

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