Monthly Archives: January 2016

’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’

Posted on 21st January 2016 by firekrank

It’s Thursday which means the weekend is in sight (though I realise this may not mean a break for everyone). In this spirit, I am sharing ’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’. I have definitely shouted … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tales, Ancient Histories, and Eternal Appeal

Posted on 20th January 2016 by firekrank

There have been a couple of articles recently on the ancient origins of fairy tales – ‘Fairytales much older than previously thought, says researchers’ on The Guardian and ‘Fairy tale origins thousands of years old, researchers say’ on the BBC … Continue reading →

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New links and things

Posted on 20th January 2016 by William the Bloody

I’ve updated the link to MMU’s Centre for Gothic Studies, which they’ve just redesigned (and it looks great!). Try it–it’s in the Related Links section on the right-hand sidebar. I’ve also added a link to the fabulous Sussex Centre for … Continue reading →

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‘MOOC: The Gothic Revival, 1700-1850: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’ Trailer

Posted on 20th January 2016 by firekrank

The University of Stirling (home of The Gothic Imagination blog) has released the trailer for its Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ‘The Gothic Revival, 1700-1850: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’. The course is delivered by Dale Townshend and Peter Lindfield and it looks … Continue reading →

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‘How to Recognise a Werewolf in the Nineteenth Century’ by Will Pooley

Posted on 20th January 2016 by firekrank

This well researched post, ‘How to Recognise a Werewolf in the Nineteenth Century’, on the Beastly Histories blog is a very interesting read. (Actually the whole of the blog is pretty exciting so get ready to lose a few hours … Continue reading →

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YA Shapeshifters: The Selkie

Posted on 19th January 2016 by Sam George

The ‘Animal Kinship’ panel at OGOM Company of Wolves included some discussion of the ‘Selkie’ or shapeshifting seal. This elusive creature was discussed in Peter Le Couteur’s paper ‘Sealskins: Finns, Seal Wives, and Mythmaking’. We were rather excited to receive … Continue reading →

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The Alchemy of Young Adult Fiction

Posted on 19th January 2016 by Sam George

By some additional alchemy that this genre alone brings […] infusing the cankered souls of the rest of us – they will make me read as if I were young again – in one mad, open-minded, unstoppable rush. What delight. What … Continue reading →

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Sexualising the Witch: Magic, Witches & Devils #jrlmagic

Posted on 19th January 2016 by Sam George

The majority of convicted witches in early modern Europe were women, and two female stereotypes became particularly powerful: the alluring young woman, and the dried-up old ‘hag’. Regardless of age, female witches were believed to be in sexual thrall to … Continue reading →

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Young Adult Classes about Werewolves

Posted on 19th January 2016 by Sam George

As we have just begun the Generation Dead module which includes some werewolf texts and following the sad demise of Alan Rickman I thought I’d post a link to Severus Snape teaching the dark arts class about werewolves.  It seems … Continue reading →

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David Bowie, science, and Gothic absurdity

Posted on 16th January 2016 by William the Bloody

A few more Bowie-related links, here. Science Fiction is, one might say, a rationalising mode of the fantastic; SF motifs feature frequently in Bowie’s work from ‘Space Oddity’ to his penultimate single ‘Blackstar’ (the video of which combines elements of … Continue reading →

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