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Monthly Archives: October 2014
What Is a Contemporary Gothic Reading Group?
A useful account here from OGOM contributor Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes on his experiences of running the Contemporary Gothic Reading Group at MMU.
The Poet, the Physician and the Birth of the Modern Vampire
A very interesting article on the relationship between Byron and John Polidori, and the writing of the latter’s seminal vampire tale, The Vampyre.
‘Reading the Vampire’ Week 2: From the Peasant to the Aristocrat: the Birth of the Romantic/Byronic Vampire
Our second workshop tonight amidst yet more torrential rain. All the students arrived back for the second session (always a relief that they want to return). Our workshop texts were: Lord Byron, Augustus Darvell( 1819); John Polidori, ‘The Vampyre’ (1819), … Continue reading
PhD Life After a Year
I did mention that I would write a little about the realities of being a PhD student and as I am just over a year into my PhD this seems a suitable time to reflect on my experience. Thus I … Continue reading
The International Fairy-Tale Filmography
A useful resource here: a filmography of films based on fairy tales. Adaptations of fairy tales are another strand of paranormal romance, particularly in YA fiction and children’s literature, and the film versions invite comparisons with literary reworkings.
Posted in Resources
Tagged adaptation, Children's literature, Fairy tales, Film, YA Fiction
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When Gothic Was Born
In conjunction with the British Library’s Gothic exhibition, the BBC are showing programmes on all things Gothic: When Gothic Was Born
Locating the Gothic Conference and Werewolves
Late last month, OGOM posted about Locating the Gothic which is taking place in Limerick next week. This is one of many Gothic conferences that embraces the idea of Gothic geographies and spaces. (Something which makes me very pleased because … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Animals, Conference, ecology, landscape, Maggie Stiefvater, nature, science, Space, Werewolves
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CFP: Monstrous Geographies, Lisbon, 22-24 March 2015
This inter- and multidisciplinary conference focuses on the relationship between the monstrous and the geographic. We welcome proposals by academics, teachers, independent researchers, students, artists, NGOs and anyone interested in manifestations of monstrosity in space.
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Conferences
Tagged architecture, CFP, death, dystopia, ethics, interdisciplinarity, Monsters, religion, Space
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Chris Riddell (author of Goth Girl) on Ada Lovelace
Chris Riddell, the author of the hilariously witty (and knowingly intertextual) Goth Girl children’s series, talks here about how the life of Ada Lovelace, pioneering computer programmer and daughter of Lord Byron, has influenced his work.
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Ada Lovelace, Byron, Children's literature, Goth subculture, Gothic, Intertextuality
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Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments to be a TV series
Cassandra Clare‘s excellent YA Mortal Instruments series (urban fantasy with elements of paranormal romance; demon hunters pitted against, and allying with, vampires, werewolves, and fallen angels) is to be a TV series (click here for details). The film (which I … Continue reading