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Daily Archives: 3rd February 2016
Public Lecture Series at Strawberry Hill, Spring 2016
From May to June 2016, there will be a series of six lectures taking place at Horace Walpole’s abode, Strawberry Hill in Twickenham. The lectures are part of the AHRC-Funded research project based at Stirling, ‘Writing Britain’s Ruins, 1700-1850: The … Continue reading
Posted in Courses, Events, Fun stuff
Tagged aesthetics, Gothic, Gothic architecture, Gothic novel, Horace Walpole, Rise of the Gothic, Strawberry Hill
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100 Years (Give or Take) of Zombie Evolution
This video is proof that my Buzzfeed procrastination is sometimes a good thing. Made by the Top Trending channel, this video pertains to follow 100 years of the zombie transformation. Whilst this is a claim that will have purists cringing … Continue reading
CFP: International Vampire Film and Arts Festival
This year, 26th-29th May, the inaugural International Vampire Film and Arts Festival will be taking place in Sighisoara, Transylvania in Romania. Amongst the key note speakers is one of OGOM’s founders Stacey Abbott (University of Roehampton). It looks like a … Continue reading
The Science of Lycanthropy
The website for ‘The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency’ has a page dedicated to the science of Lycanthropy. Whilst there are plenty of other pages and books dedicated to pseudo-scientific frameworks for the existence of monsters – Max Brooks’ The Zombie … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts, Fun stuff
Tagged Gothic, Gothic science, lycanthropy, medicine, Pathology, science, Vivisection, Werewolves, wilderness
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CFP: Trans-states: The Art of Crossing Over
The University of Northampton is hosting a conference called ‘Trans-states: The Art of Crossing Over’ (9th-10th September 2016). Abstracts and proposals of 250-300 words should be sent in by the 20th March 2016. Further details can be found here.
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Feminism, Gothic, Hybridity, identity, Monsters, sexuality, Trans, transformation
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