Tag Archives: Catherine Spooner

Yōkai & Me: Introducing #YōkaiFriday

Posted on 1st September 2018 by Sam George

The world of yōkai has been fascinating me of late. These creatures are currently popular in anime, manga, film and computer games, but they originated in local legends in Japan, folktales and regional ghost stories. I was excited to attend the … Continue reading →

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Why YA Gothic Fiction is Booming and Girl Monsters are on the Rise

Posted on 21st July 2018 by Sam George

I’m posting this article from The Conversation by Michelle Smith for this year’s Generation Dead: YA Fiction and the Gothic students, who will begin their study of the YA Gothic genre in September. Why YA Gothic Fiction is Booming and … Continue reading →

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White Wolves in and out of the Academy

Posted on 16th May 2017 by Sam George

OGOM is keeping track of wolf related stories ahead of the Being Human Festival in November. I posted earlier that May is the month of the wolf and Dr Catherine Spooner, a plenary at the now legendary Company of Wolves … Continue reading →

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Happy Gothic Hogmanay – You Can Close Your Box Now Pandora!

Posted on 31st December 2016 by Sam George

I am hoping Pandora will close her box today for the Hogmanay and we can all celebrate the rise of Happy Gothic!! 2017 will see the launch of the OGOM Research Centre and the completion of our ‘Company of Wolves’ … Continue reading →

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Goths Just Wanna have Fun!

Posted on 2nd November 2016 by Sam George

Thanks to those who shared or commented on my article in The Conversation. I replied to over 40 comments on the day. There are some gems in this publication and I have just uncovered Catherine Spooner’s article Goths Just Wanna … Continue reading →

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OGOM Company of Wolves: The Book

Posted on 19th September 2016 by Sam George

Woo hoo. We are proud to present the details of the OGOM Company of Wolves book (MUP, 2017). There are 3 publications in total (one book and two special journal issues) and this is the first. More to follow on the … Continue reading →

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Witch-Finding, Marina Warner

Posted on 27th October 2015 by firekrank

Set your alarms for 10.00pm tonight (or head to BBC iPlayer tomorrow) in order to hear Marina Warner’s edition of Radio 3’s Free Thinking, ‘Witch-Finding’. The show includes Catherine Spooner talking about the history of witchcraft trials. If you are … Continue reading →

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Gothic Imagination Reviews OGOM

Posted on 19th August 2015 by Sam George

Matt Foley, Lecturer at the University of Stirling, has given a thoughtful and positive review of the Open Graves, Open Minds book for Gothic Imagination: Under the stewardship of Dr Sam George and Dr Bill Hughes, The Open Graves, Open … Continue reading →

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OGOM Company of Wolves CFP – Beyond excited to announce this!

Posted on 19th November 2014 by Sam George

Conference, University of Hertfordshire, Sept 3rd-5th 2015: Call for Papers and Panels OGOM: ‘The Company of Wolves’: Sociality, Animality, and Subjectivity in Literary and Cultural Narratives—Werewolves, Shapeshifters, and Feral Humans Wolves have long been the archetypal enemy of human company, … Continue reading →

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The Dead Men Stood Together Longlisted for the UKLA Children’s Book Award

Posted on 23rd October 2014 by William the Bloody

Lancaster University’s Beyond Twilight blog on YA fiction resumes with a review of Chris Priestley’s novel, The Dead Men Stood Together, based on Coleridge’s ‘Rime of the Ancient mariner’. This looks a fascinating novel. Beyond Twilight was established by Catherine … Continue reading →

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