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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Otranto: Gothic articles and resources
Otranto is a marvellous new project for publishing peer-reviewd online articles on the Gothic.
Grandma, what a long history you have! The origins of “Little Red Riding Hood”
An interesting account by Tom Jacobs of the origins and dispersal of the Red Riding Hood tale. This is probably not such new and startling news as it proclaims, but that’s newspapers for you. And it begs a few questions … Continue reading
CFP Company of Wolves: only ten days left to submit and actually walk with wolves!!
Following my post yesterday where I lamented the last wolf and talked about Maggie Stiefvater’s ‘Wolves of Mercy Falls’ Shiver books, Radio 4 today featured a discussion of this very topic – in a moment of surprising serendipity. Again, this … Continue reading
Lamenting the Last Wolf: lupine lovers of the world unite
To say I have had quite a few conversations about wolves over the last two years would be an understatement. My PhD student Kaja, familiar to followers of this blog, researches werewolves and another Matt, has written an entire book … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Maggie Stiefvater, Werewolves, Wolves, YA Fiction
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Booking now: Daughter of Fangdom: Women and the Television Vampire
Just posting a reminder about this informative and entertaining event. Students should book before 18th March to get the cheap rate. I will be there hopefully doing some chairing and listening to the interesting talks. Look forward to seeing you. … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood, TV, Vampire Diaries, Vampires, women
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Comedy Crib: Faeries, ‘Dry Spell’
Some entertainingly grimy urban faeries.
Maria Tatar, ’10 Lesser-Known Fairy Tales That Should Get More Love’
Some of these tales I had heard of; others not, and my curiosity has been strongly stirred. The expert on folklore Maria Tatar gives a precis here of a variety of vivid tales from Italy, Japan, West Africa, and elsewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Resources
Tagged Basile, Calvino, Fairy tales, Grimm brothers, Hans Andersen, Maria Tatar
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Interdisciplinary Gothic Event and Exhibition, Birmingham, 17 April 2015–2 May 2015
On Saturday 2nd May 2015, Birmingham City University will be hosting an Interdisciplinary Gothic Event and Exhibition at the Library of Birmingham, organised by Serena Trowbridge in the School of English. The event will consist of several talks between 20 … Continue reading
17 of March 2015’s Best YA Books
The YA novels listed here look very exciting, and many have a Gothic, paranormal tinge to them, featuring witches, ghosts, and so on. I have to confess to not knowing any of these but I’ll be investigating them!
Neck of the Woods, Manchester International Festival, Fri 10 Jul 2015 – Sat 18 Jul 2015
Not quite werewolves, but obviously of interest to those exploring those boundaries between wolf and human that the werewolf narrative explores. Neck of the Woods–a multimedia performance on the wolf–looks very intriguing: MIF has invited Turner Prize-winning artist Douglas Gordon … Continue reading