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Monthly Archives: June 2017
Reworking Myth and Fairytale in YA Literature–Again!
If you visit this site often, you’ll know that many of the Gothic and fantastic narratives that OGOM research involve reworkings and rewritings of fairy tales or myths. The transformations and interminglings of genre involved fascinate me on a formal … Continue reading
Posted in Reading Lists, Reviews
Tagged adaptation, Children's literature, fairy tale, Greek myth, Intertextuality, myth, Norse myth, poetry, YA Fiction
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Horror and Dark Fantasy, by Women and in Translation
Two very useful reading lists here. The first, Women of Horror, Dark Fantasy, and the Weird: A Recommended Reading List, lists tales, novels, and even poetry from those genres and looks intriguingly non-mainstream. Then, a list of Horror in Translation from … Continue reading
Posted in Reading Lists
Tagged dark fantasy, European literature, horror, Japanese, translation, weird, women
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The Cottingley Fairies: 100 Years On, University of Bradford, 1 July 2017
Talks on the Cottingley Fairies, the photographs of which in 1917 convinced Sir Arthur Conan Doyle among others of their existence. John Hyatt, musician, artist, and Professor of Contemporary Art and Director of ART LABS at LJMU; children’s author Vivian French; … Continue reading
OGOM: Tales from Gothic Hertfordshire 1
I have decided to introduce a new searchable feature on Gothic Hertfordshire on the blog ahead of Supernatural Cities 3 which OGOM will co-host in March 2018. (‘Gothic Hertfordshire’ is now a Category, found on the right-hand side here.) I’ll … Continue reading
Colonel Sanders and the Demonic Lover
I love the conjunction of genres and the taming of monsters that occurs in paranormal romance, and much of OGOM’s research centres on this. The demon lovers of paranormal romance range from vampires (of course), through faeries, angels, and werewolves; … Continue reading
Posted in Fun stuff
Tagged demon lovers, Genre, Monsters, Paranormal romance, Romance, sympathetic monster
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Feminism and the Cinematic Vampire
An excellent article by Genevieve Valentine, ‘How the vampire became film’s most feminist monster‘ on the female vampire in cinema, tracing the figure through shifts in feminist perspectives. Valentine says, ‘Vampirism is a charmingly reliable metaphor for a particular brand … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Feminism, Film, lesbianism, sexuality, Vampires, women
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Journal; Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
I’ve come across a peer-reviewed journal which may be well be of interest to OGOM followers: Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft. A rigorously peer-reviewed scholarly journal, Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft draws from a broad spectrum of perspectives, methods, and disciplines, offering … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged anthropology, Folklore, magic, ritual, witchcraft, witches
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Tropical Vampires
There’s a special issue, Tropical Liminal: Urban Vampires and Other Blood-Sucking Monstrosities of the online journal eTropic: Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics, 16.1 (2017), devoted to tropical monsters including werewolves and vampires. Some excellent articles here.
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts
Tagged Asian, colonialism, Empire, Folklore, Monsters, Shapeshifters, tropical, Vampires, Werewolves
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