Tag Archives: Hybridity
Gothic Hybridity: the Nature of Demons
Hybridity is something that I have always found interesting to explore in relation to the gothic. I’ve blogged about fairy tale hybridity in relation to Beauty and the Beast and commented on the Wellcome’s ‘Making Nature’ exhibition on faux taxonomy and hybrid creatures as well as … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research, Resources
Tagged #demonoftheday, #GothicHybridity, demons, Dictionaire Infernal, Hybridity
Leave a comment
CFPs: Utopia & Dystopia, Gothic mashup, Screening loss, SyFy films, Gothic games, performing fairy
1. First, a conference CFP: Utopia & Dystopia: Conference on the Fantastic in Media Entertainment, University of Southern Denmark, 28-29 May 2020. Deadline: 10 December 2019. This conference invites new research in the fantastic. Why is the fantastic more popular … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences)
Tagged creative writing, dystopia, fairy, Film, Gothic, grief, horror, Hybridity, loss, mash-ups, performance, syfy, utopia
Leave a comment
IGA2018: Ambiguous Creatures and Ambivalent Morals
A huge thank you to all the organisers of the International Gothic Association 2018 conference, held at Manchester Metropolitan University. And thanks to all who attended OGOM’s Ambiguous Creatures and Ambivalent Morals panel and to all the lovely and inspiring … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged angels, changelings, fairies, Genre, Gothic romance, Hybridity, IGA Manchester, mummies, Paranormal romance, Vampires, YA Gothic
Leave a comment
Fallen Angels and the Hybrid Nature of Demons
Here’s my Twitter ‘Moment’ for ‘Demon of the Day’ #gothichybridity. I’ll be back with this hashtag later in the month when I’ll be exploring vampire/ angels and continuing my research into hybridity in relation to the fallen. Demon of the Day … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged #GothicHybridity, demons, Dr Sam George, fallen angels, Hybridity
Leave a comment
CfP: Gothic Hybridities: Interdisciplinary, Multimodal and Transhistorical Approaches, Manchester, 31 July-3 August 2018
I should have posted this earlier; my apologies! The Call for Papers is now out for the 14th conference of the International Gothic Association, themed ‘Gothic Hybridities: Interdisciplinary, Multimodal and Transhistorical Approaches’. Manchester Metropolitan University are hosting the event on … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Frankenstein, Genre, Gothic, Hybridity, IGA, interdisciplinarity, mode, transmediation
Leave a comment
Fairy Tale Hybridity: What Kind of Animal is Beast in ‘Beauty and the Beast’?
‘Beauty and the Beast’ belongs to the Animal Groom cycle of fairy tales alongside ‘The Frog King’ and ‘Cupid and Psyche’. I have always been intrigued by what kind of animal Beast is in this tale. In his twenty first-century … Continue reading
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
Leave a comment