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Tag Archives: Gothic
‘Do fictional monsters reflect our reality?’, The Royal Institution, 5 June 2018
This event at The Royal Institute, London may be of interest: Do fictional monsters reflect our reality? Tuesday 5 June, 7.00pm – 8.30pm Frankenstein’s creature is a classic example of a monster in popular culture. But what can fictional beings … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged Children, classical literature, Frankenstein, Gothic, Monsters, neurology
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Review: Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic
Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic, edited by Robert McKay and John Miller (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2017. 272 pages). The eleven essays in McKay and Miller’s Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic focus on a creature that has already been analysed … Continue reading
YA Gothic at ‘Investigating Identities’ (2): Identity, Agency, Assimilation and Paranormal Romance
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
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged agency, animality, Genre, Gothic, identity, Paranormal romance, sympathetic monster, YA Fiction
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CfP: Gothic Hybridities: Interdisciplinary, Multimodal and Transhistorical Approaches, Manchester, 31 July-3 August 2018
I should have posted this earlier; my apologies! The Call for Papers is now out for the 14th conference of the International Gothic Association, themed ‘Gothic Hybridities: Interdisciplinary, Multimodal and Transhistorical Approaches’. Manchester Metropolitan University are hosting the event on … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Frankenstein, Genre, Gothic, Hybridity, IGA, interdisciplinarity, mode, transmediation
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‘Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories That Speak to Our Deepest Fears’
Last year I was lucky enough to contribute to this wonderful project: Horror Literature through History: An Encyclopedia of the Stories That Speak to Our Deepest Fears, edited by Matt Cardin. I’m delighted to say that it is being released today. … Continue reading
Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance: Gothic Manchester Festival Conference, 28 October 2017
The full schedule for the Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance conference (one of the many exciting events in the Gothic Manchester Festival) is now on line. Both Dr Sam George and I will be representing OGOM; the other papers promise to … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences
Tagged Fashion, Film, Genre, Goth subculture, Gothic, horror, music, style, TV
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‘Valley of Shadows’ Trailer – A werewolf film?
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the trailer for Valley of Shadows, a Scandinavian Gothic tale directed by Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen. From the trailer, it appears that the narrative follows a young boy whose community is plagued by a series of attacks on sheep … Continue reading
New book: Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic, ed. by Robert McKay and John Miller
We’re pleased to announce this forthcoming collection of essays from the University of Wales Press’s excellent Gothic Literary Studies series, Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic, ed. by Robert McKay and John Miller, due out September 2017. I should declare an interest: … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged Dracula, Gothic, Maggie Stiefvater, Werewolves, Wolves
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CFP: Gothic Nature: New Directions in Eco-horror and the EcoGothic, Trinity College Dublin, 17-18 November 2017
We’ve posted the CFP recently, but there is now a website for this inspiring conference on Gothic Nature: New Directions in Eco-horror and the EcoGothic at Trinity College Dublin. The deadline for proposals was the 2 April 2017. Gothic and horror … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Animals, eco-Gothic, ecocriticism, ecohorror, Gothic, nature
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Gothic Palgrave Handbook – Expressions of interest
Clive Bloom is calling for expressions of interest in contributing to this three-volume Gothic handbook. This this will be a very exciting project to be involved with. Please email Professor Bloom directly with ideas or any questions at: cbloom4189@aol.com: As … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged comics, contemporary Gothic, Eighteenth century, Film, Goth culture, Gothic, Gothic literature, horror, Romanticism, TV, twentieth century, Victorian
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