Monthly Archives: December 2014

M.O. Grenby, ‘Fantasy and fairytale in children’s literature ‘

Posted on 15th December 2014 by William the Bloody

‘Professor M O Grenby explores the relationship between fantasy and morality in 18th- and 19th-century children’s literature.’ This is another excellent article by Prof. Grenby of Newcastle University, from the BL website (whose collection of articles is a very useful … Continue reading →

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CFP: Utopias, Realities, Heritages. Ethnographies for the 21st century, SIEF2015 12th Congress Zagreb, Croatia 21-25 June 2015

Posted on 15th December 2014 by William the Bloody

This looks like a fabulous conference, hosted by the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore. There are opportunities to share research on the fairy tale, particularly their utopian content (and including, I would think, contemporary adaptations).

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‘Witches and wicked bodies’, British Museum, 25 September 2014 – 11 January 2015

Posted on 15th December 2014 by William the Bloody

This looks a marvellous and thrilling exhibition on the representation of witches in the visual arts through the ages. I really do want to see this myself! This exhibition will examine the portrayal of witches and witchcraft in art from … Continue reading →

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Roger Luckhurst, ‘Perversion and degeneracy in The Picture of Dorian Gray’

Posted on 15th December 2014 by William the Bloody

An excellent short essay on Oscar Wilde’s classic exploration of aesthetics and morality in The Picture of Dorian Grey by Professor Roger Luckhurst of Birkbeck, University of London.

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Rachey Taylor: A Review of Xavier Aldana Reyes’ Body Gothic (2014)

Posted on 15th December 2014 by William the Bloody

Rachey Taylor, PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle, enthusiastically reviews OGOM contributor and member of The Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies Xavier Aldana Reyes‘s new book, Body Gothic here; it looks fascinating.

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‘Christmas’ leaflet distributed in Cambridge claims homosexuals are like vampires

Posted on 15th December 2014 by William the Bloody

The monstrous vampire has longed served to represent the Other, the repulsive outsider that society shuns. And it continues to play this role, despite the ascent of the sympathetic vampire and demonic lover. As OGOM contributors have charted in the … Continue reading →

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Buffyology Lessons in the Academy: Buffy V Shakespeare?

Posted on 14th December 2014 by Sam George

Given we had some papers on Buffy at the original Open Graves, Open Minds conference in 2010 and that she made an appearance in both the OGOM book and the special issue of Gothic Studies on vampires (and that we … Continue reading →

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The Company of Wolves at Riverside Valley Park 29th – 30th August 2014

Posted on 14th December 2014 by William the Bloody

This sounds like an exciting event: an interactive adaptation of Angela Carter’s Company f Wolves tales, reviewed by Belinda Dillon–a shame it’s over now, but perhaps it will occur again. Some interesting thoughts on the appeal of the werewolf here, … Continue reading →

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LA Weekly’s ‘Twenty Best Vampire Movies 1979 to the Present’ – prepare to be underwhelmed

Posted on 11th December 2014 by Sam George

LA Weekly’s Twenty Best Vampire Movies 1979 to the Present is  a tad underwhelming… Kristy Swanson as Buffy in 1992 anyone? Only redeemed by Shadow of the Vampire 2000 but the synopsis seems to misunderstand the entire premise of the … Continue reading →

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CFP: Daughter of Fangdom:A Conference on Women and the Television Vampire

Posted on 10th December 2014 by Sam George

Deadline for this is pending…..looking forward to seeing people in April

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