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Tag Archives: Gothic
CFP: Romancing the Zombie
The following CFP for articles on romance and the zombie has been released: ‘Romancing the Zombie: Falling in Love with the Undead in the 21st Century Editors Ashley Szanter, Weber State University Jessica K. Richards, Weber State University Project Overview … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged Generation Dead, Gothic, horror, Paranormal romance, Romance, The Walking Dead, Warm Bodies, Zombies
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More Angela Carter from ‘The Gothic Imagination’ blog
Following on from the first blog post on Angela Carter and scopophilia on The Gothic Imagination blog, here is the next post, ‘The Eye of Profane Pleasures: Fairy Tales, Pornography and the Male Gaze in Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber” and “The … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged adaptation, aesthetics, Angela Carter, Fairy tales, Gothic, Gothic literature, The Gothic Imagination
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‘The Flowers of Evil: Satanic Feminists of Bohemian Paris’
This is the first article of a series entitled ‘The Flowers of Evil: Satanic Feminists in Bohemian Paris’ (my what an appetite-whetting title) from Dirge Magazine. I’m sure the articles will include something for everyone!
CFP: Welcome to the Night Vale
I am very fond of the podcast, ‘Welcome to the Night Vale’, in fact it’s one of the podcasts I enjoyed listening to in order to relax following a hard day researching – not sure what that says to me. … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged CFA, CFP, Genre, Gothic, podcasts, SF, Welcome to the Night Vale
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Stan Lee, Spiderman and Troubled Teen Protagonists
Today I happened to catch this excerpt from an interview with Stan Lee on BBC 5 live in which he was speaking about one of his most famous creations, Spider-Man. He was discussing the fact that when he first suggested Spider-Man … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Batman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, comics, Gothic, Paranormal romance, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, supernatural, teen fiction, Teen Wolf, teenagers, Vampires
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The Final Girl in Horror Movies
February has now drawn to a close, extra day and all, which means the end of ‘Women in Horror’ month. To celebrate, or commiserate, the end here is an interesting round table discussion about the final girl trope in horror … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged femininity, Feminism, Final Girl, Gothic, horror, Horror Film, Horror Movie, sexuality, women
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CFP: ‘Reimagining the Gothic’ and a reminder for ‘Temporal Discombobulations’
Following the ‘Reimagining the Gothic’ symposium on 6th May 2016 (for which registration has opened) there will be a day-long creative showcase on the subject of monsters and the monstrous. The CFP (though that may not be a suitable term) … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged body Gothic, CFP, Conferences, Creative Showcase, creative writing, Gothic, Gothic novels, Monsters, monstrosity, time
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CFP: Monsters and Monstrosity in 21st-Century Film and Television
There has been a call for chapters for an edited text, Monsters and Monstrosity in 21st-Century Film and Television. Abstracts of 300 words with biographical notes and a CV need to be received by 1st May 2016. The completed chapter (15,000 words … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged contemporary Gothic, Films, Gothic, horror, Monsters, monstrosity, movies, television, Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies
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Angela Carter, Fairytales and Adaptation
Yesterday morning I noticed that #UpdateAFairytale was trending on Twitter. Of course I jumped right on board and had a merry time thinking up increasingly bizarre possibilities for contemporary fairy tales. Cinderella as a feminist campaigner against modern day slavery, … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, Fun stuff
Tagged adaptation, Angela Carter, fairy, Fairy tales, Gothic, horror, popular culture
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