Monthly Archives: January 2017

Preparing for a Viva – Further Thoughts

Posted on 4th January 2017 by firekrank

At the behest of Sam, I have been persuaded to write more about viva “process”. As I said in my previous post, preparing for a viva can be strange. There are many reasons for this: 1) you can’t help thinking … Continue reading →

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2017 – PhD Reflections

Posted on 3rd January 2017 by firekrank

As Sam has already blogged (in very flattering terms), I passed my viva on Friday 16th December. (Minor corrections if you were wondering). Following this I have taken two weeks of radio silence to celebrate Christmas, the end of 2016, … Continue reading →

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Dark Musings From A Discarded Christmas Tree

Posted on 3rd January 2017 by Sam George

  There is something of an arboreal theme going on on the blog just now following the announcement of the Beasts of the Forest conference. If you are decorating your tree you might like to read Hans Andersen’s unsettling account of … Continue reading →

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50 Words for Snow

Posted on 2nd January 2017 by Sam George

You might have noticed that we have a snow theme on our site just now and it was almost snowing in St Albans on my walk today: The novelist Marcus Sedgwick is no stranger to OGOM, some of you will have … Continue reading →

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Beasts of the Forest: Denizens of the Dark Woods

Posted on 2nd January 2017 by Sam George

One of the emails I received over the holiday period was an invitation to be a plenary speaker at an interdisciplinary symposium at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, which will explore the representation of forests and their more sinister inhabitants … Continue reading →

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