Tag Archives: sexuality

Roger Luckhurst, ‘Perversion and degeneracy in The Picture of Dorian Gray’

Posted on 15th December 2014 by William the Bloody

An excellent short essay on Oscar Wilde’s classic exploration of aesthetics and morality in The Picture of Dorian Grey by Professor Roger Luckhurst of Birkbeck, University of London.

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‘Christmas’ leaflet distributed in Cambridge claims homosexuals are like vampires

Posted on 15th December 2014 by William the Bloody

The monstrous vampire has longed served to represent the Other, the repulsive outsider that society shuns. And it continues to play this role, despite the ascent of the sympathetic vampire and demonic lover. As OGOM contributors have charted in the … Continue reading →

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Spectral Visions: Interview with Bill Hughes

Posted on 6th December 2014 by William the Bloody

Stephanie Gallon, of the University of Sunderland’s Spectral Visions group, has interviewed me here about the Open Graves, Open Minds Project and paranormal romance. I enjoyed the interview very much; her questions were relevant and challenging and helped me clarify … 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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CFP: Daughter of Fangdom: A Conference on Women and the Television Vampire, The University of Roehampton, 18 April 2015

Posted on 13th October 2014 by William the Bloody

We are delighted to announce that we will be holding a follow-up to TV Fangdom. Here is the CFP and more details to follow as they develop. Daughter of Fangdom: A Conference on Women and the Television Vampire 18 April … Continue reading →

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CFP: E-Gothic: Assemblage and Anxiety in the Networked World

Posted on 8th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A CFP for an edited collection,  E-Gothic: Assemblage and Anxiety in the Networked World, which will ‘explore and interrogate the Internet as a new, crucial medium for the culture of terror. The  ‘web’ is an anarchic zone in which new … Continue reading →

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