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Tag Archives: Dr Sam George
Recording Dracula (Part Two)
I spent Tuesday at Broadcasting House recording ‘The Forum’ on Dracula. I was one of three guests representing Dracula scholars from around the world for an international audience for the BBC World Service. Joining me from Canada was Dacre Stoker, … Continue reading
CFP: OGOM & Supernatural Cities Present: The Urban Weird
To coincide with the eclipse here is the CFP for our next conference! It promises to eclipse all other events….it’s cosmic! University of Hertfordshire, 6-7 April, 2018 The permanent link for the CFP, with a PDF version available, is here. … Continue reading
Reading the Vampire: New Critical Studies
It is that time of the year again when I’m anticipating a new run of my ‘Reading the Vampire’ MA module . I’ll be embarking on all the bloodsucking basics with my new MA students in just a few weeks … Continue reading
Books of Blood: Objects Lost and Found @BeingHumanFest
‘All humans are books of blood—wherever you open us, we’re red’ (Clive Barker) Books of Blood: A touring exhibition and festival (2018-19) An introductory workshop will run for Being Human 17 Title: Books of Blood: Objects Lost and Found Date: 23rd November … Continue reading
Redeeming The Wolf: OGOM Event @BeingHumanFest
We’re excited to announce that OGOM is involved in two events for the Being Human Festival. Here are details of the first one: Redeeming The Wolf: A Story of Persecution, Loss and Redemption Date: Sat 18th November 2.00-5.30 Venue: University … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged Being Human, Dr Bill Hughes, Dr Kaja Franck, Dr Sam George, OGOM, Prof. Garry Marvin, UK Wolf Trust
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10K Shares for OGOM Wolves and Werewolves Research!!
The university press office have confirmed that we have had a remarkable 10,000 shares for coverage of our Company of Wolves project in The Independent. This is an astounding testimony to the impact of our wolfish research and is excellent news … Continue reading
Join Us For A Literary Weekend At Cumberland Lodge
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
Posted in Courses, Events
Tagged Cumberland Lodge, Dr Dinah Roe, Dr Sam George, James Kidd
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The Conversation: Why we should welcome the return of ‘Old Stinker’ the Hull werewolf
I mentioned in my last post that I had a brief to write this piece and take part in the Big Conversation. It had to be short and be accessible to scholars in all disciplines and provide evidence for my hypothesis. The … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Press Coverage
Tagged Dr Sam George, Hull werewolf, old stinker, rewilding, Wolves
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The Werewolf as Spectre Wolf
Here’s a quick update on my werewolf research trending ahead of Halloween. I’m going to be doing some radio over the next few days and I’ll be taking part in The Big Conversation on Friday which is where academics pitch … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM: The Company of Wolves, Press Coverage, Publications
Tagged Dr Sam George, Hull werewolf, old stinker, Werewolves, Wolves
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Gothic Manchester Festival: OGOM’s Werewolf research hits the media ahead of Halloween
Just back from the Gothic North and catching up on some stories in the media following the inspiring and fun event that was the Manchester Gothic Festival (which had some excellent papers and its own live mouse at the venue). There … Continue reading