Tag Archives: Genre

Tracy Hastie, ‘Leather Clad Heroines and the Monster Within’

Posted on 15th October 2015 by William the Bloody

An excellent blog post by Tracy Hastie on the ambivalent sexual politics of the female protagonist of paranormal romance/urban fantasy.

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Studying Fantasy

Posted on 14th June 2015 by William the Bloody

An interview with Prof. Robert Maslen of the University of Glasgow on their exciting new M.Litt in fantasy literature.

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Neil Gaiman and Kazuo Ishiguro

Posted on 14th June 2015 by William the Bloody

The YA Gothic and fantastic writer Neil Gaiman discusses the boundaries of genre with the writer of ‘literary fiction’ Kazuo Ishiguro, whose latest novel draws on epic fantasy.

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New trends in YA fiction

Posted on 30th May 2015 by William the Bloody

This article by Sue Corbett on the latest trends in YA fiction is very interesting, highlighting the genre of horror, narratives of mental illness and gender identity, and the continuing appeal of dystopias, including religious apocalypse.

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Landscapes of Romance: Generic Boundaries and Epistemological Dialectics in the Paranormal Romance of Julie Kagawa’s The Iron King

Posted on 29th April 2015 by William the Bloody

Here’s the abstract for the paper I presented last week at the excellent Reading the Fantastic: Tales beyond Borders conference at the University of Leeds. You can download the paper from here, too. Within contemporary fantastic fiction, a modulation of … Continue reading →

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OGOM Company of Wolves Conference: Extended Call for Papers

Posted on 5th April 2015 by Sam George

OGOM: ‘The Company of Wolves’: Sociality, Animality, and Subjectivity in Literary and Cultural Narratives—Werewolves, Shapeshifters, and Feral Humans Conference, University of Hertfordshire, Sept 3rd-5th 2015 Extended Call for Papers and Panels OGOM is extending its call for papers for its … Continue reading →

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Value and Ideology in YA Fiction

Posted on 25th March 2015 by William the Bloody

When studying popular culture (that created for younger people in particular), the question of value inevitably appears. YA fiction is often seen as not worthy of serious regard, particularly if it’s ‘genre’ fiction such as paranormal romance (gritty realism is … Continue reading →

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Dragon lovers: extract from Julie Kagawa’s Rogue

Posted on 2nd March 2015 by William the Bloody

One of the things that fascinates me while researching paranormal romance is the insight into the creation development, and interaction of genres. This genre itself is a mating between the monstrous (masculinised?) genre of Gothic horror and the feminine romance … Continue reading →

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What Disney princesses would look like if they were zombies

Posted on 1st March 2015 by William the Bloody

I do like Disney, but it’s always fun to see its wholesomeness subverted. Here, classic Disney princesses have succumbed to the zombie state, their perfection decaying and their cuteness become horror. This is pure silliness, really, yet can raise interesting … Continue reading →

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Wolf Packs and Feral Children

Posted on 28th January 2015 by firekrank

A couple of tweets caught my eye this week. I have the uncanny ability to pick out the word ‘wolf’ from a page of text. Not sure if this is something that should go on my CV but it is … Continue reading →

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