Tag Archives: Genre

Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance: Gothic Manchester Festival Conference, 28 October 2017

Posted on 11th September 2017 by William the Bloody

The full schedule for the Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance conference (one of the many exciting events in the Gothic Manchester Festival) is now on line. Both Dr Sam George and I will be representing OGOM; the other papers promise to … Continue reading →

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Archive of 6,000 Historical Children’s Books

Posted on 27th June 2017 by William the Bloody

The University of Florida have digitised the 6,000 children’s books of their Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature and made them available on line for free. This is a marvellous resource and I have added it to the Related Links list … Continue reading →

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10 Works of Literary Horror

Posted on 27th June 2017 by William the Bloody

A very intriguing list by Emily Temple of ‘10 Works of Literary Horror You Should Read‘–a title which in itself raises interesting questions of genre and evaluation. I’ve only read two of these; it does stimulate me to read more … Continue reading →

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CFA: Edited collection – Oh, The Horror: Politics and Culture in Horror Films of the 1980s

Posted on 27th June 2017 by William the Bloody

A call for articles for an edited collection, Oh, The Horror: Politics and Culture in Horror Films of the 1980s. The editors are developing a new collection of essays with McFarland Books and seek essays investigating the ways horror films during … Continue reading →

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CFP: Rereading Stephen King: Navigating the Intertextual Labyrinth, Kingston University, 11 November 2017

Posted on 24th June 2017 by William the Bloody

Only a week left before the deadline for proposals for this conference on Stephen King, Rereading Stephen King: Navigating the Intertextual Labyrinth, Kingston University, 11 November 2017. In Stephen King’s Gothic (2011) John Sears asserts that rereading King represents ‘an … Continue reading →

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Colonel Sanders and the Demonic Lover

Posted on 1st June 2017 by William the Bloody

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 →

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Beauty and Beastliness: Intertextuality, genre mutation, and utopian possibilities in paranormal romance

Posted on 26th April 2017 by William the Bloody

We now have a repository where we hope to make talks and other research outputs available. I’ve uploaded my talk, ‘Beauty and Beastliness: Intertextuality, genre mutation, and utopian possibilities in paranormal romance‘, which I gave recently at the excellent ‘Damsels … Continue reading →

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10 Gothic Gems of Historical Fiction

Posted on 23rd April 2017 by William the Bloody

Here’s an enticing list by Adrian Van Young, ‘10 Gothic Gems of Historical Fiction‘. These novels and stories are another interesting example of what happens when genres meet; the Gothic novel itself was, of course, originally a historical novel of … Continue reading →

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CFA: Gothic Afterlives: The Reincarnation of Horror in Film and Television

Posted on 21st April 2017 by William the Bloody

Call for articles for Gothic Afterlives, a new collection on adaptations and remakes of the Gothic in film and TV, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell. Twenty-first century media have seen a rise not only in remakes and ‘re-imaginings’, but also transmedia … Continue reading →

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CFP: Genre Worlds: Popular Fiction in the 21st Century, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, 10 November 2017

Posted on 5th April 2017 by William the Bloody

Call for papers for a conference on popular fiction–sadly, too far for us in the UK, but looks great. Deadline is 21 April 2017. Popular fiction is one of the most dynamic cultural and commercial divisions of twenty-first century publishing. … Continue reading →

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