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Adaptation Again! Neverland and Wonderland

Posted on 7th April 2016 by William the Bloody

Literature is a fluctuating web of reinvention, translation, and reworking, of plots and genres. Classic literary fictions can be adapted as well as myths and folklore; here’s a review of five YA variations on Peter Pan and the Alice books, … Continue reading →

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Gothic Manchester Festival 2015

Posted on 15th October 2015 by William the Bloody

Just a reminder that this fabulous series of events, Manchester Metropolitan University’s Gothic Festival, is on next week. There is the brilliant Darkness and Light exhibition at the beautifully Gothic John Rylands Library, which has been on a while; there … Continue reading →

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Gothic Manchester Festival 2015, 23 October 2015, John Rylands Library, Manchester

Posted on 27th August 2015 by William the Bloody

The third Gothic Manchester Festival looks very exciting–music, art, events, films, Gothic reading, and a one-day conference (where I will be giving a paper). And it takes place in the beautiful neo-Gothic John Rylands Library. Following the success of the … Continue reading →

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CFP Global Fantastika: An Interdisciplinary Conference, 4-5 July 2016, Lancaster University

Posted on 29th May 2015 by William the Bloody

Sadly, I was unable to attend this year’s Locating Fantastika Conference at Lancaster University in July (though Kaja is presenting there and I’m sure she’ll report back!). However, the CFP is out for the follow-up Global Fantastika conference in 2016: … Continue reading →

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CFP: Locating Fantastika: An Interdisciplinary Conference, 8 July 2015, Lancaster University

Posted on 16th January 2015 by William the Bloody

An exciting conference at Lancaster in July, embracing all aspects and genres of fantastic narrative. “Fantastika”, coined by John Clute, is an umbrella term which incorporates the genres of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, but can also include alternative histories, … Continue reading →

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Artistic Takes on 9 Classic Fairy Tales

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Some witty and rather lovely pictorial reinterpretations of classic fairy tales.

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Gothic Manchester Festival 2014, 23rd-26th October 2014, Manchester

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fabulous set of events, covering all things Gothic, at MMU’s Gothic Manchester Festival

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Gothic Spaces / Gothic Places, 25th October 2014, Manchester Metropolitan University

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A great conference at MMU relating the Gothic and spatiality, part of MMU’s Gothic Festival. Catherine Spooner, who has contributed much to the OGOM project, will be speaking: ‘This day conference brings together some of the UK’s foremost gothic scholars … Continue reading →

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