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Monthly Archives: February 2017
CFP: Gothic Nature: New Directions in Ecohorror and the Ecogothic, Trinity College Dublin, 17-18 November 2017
Another conference! Ecogothic is an emerging trend in ways of looking at Gothic, horror, and fantastic narratives. People who attended OGOM’s 2015 Company of Wolves conference, with its probing of the interrelationship of culture and nature, human and animal, might … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged animality, ecocriticism, ecoGothic, ecohorror, Gothic, nature
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CFP: The Fan Studies Network 2017 Conference, University of Huddersfield, 24-25 June 2017
Another CfP for a conference on Fan Studies at Huddersfield. The fifth anniversary of the annual Fan Studies Network Conference is visiting the University of Huddersfield for a vibrant two-day programme during June 2017. The conference will celebrate and continue … Continue reading
CfP: Arthur Rackham in Sussex on his 150th birthday, University of Chichester, 16 September 2017
Yet another exciting-looking conference! Most people who love the fairy tale and fantastic literature will be aware of Arthur Rackham’s dreamlike illustrations. The Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tale and Fantasy are holding a one-day symposium on his work–CfP here. … Continue reading
Red — an animated retelling of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’
OGOM’s Company of Wolves conference in 2015 explored the figure of the wolf, the werewolf, and wild children (often thought to have been raised by wolves themselves). An edited collection and two special journal issues will emerge soon from this … Continue reading
Posted in Film Clips
Tagged animation, Company of Wolves, Film, Red Riding Hood, Wolves
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Call for chapters: Pyrotechnics: The Incandescent Imagination of Angela Carter
Angela Carter is no stranger to these pages–she is crucial in giving literature of the fantastic/Gothic its subversive edge and in the transformation of genres that fuels much OGOM research. The editors of a forthcoming collection, Dr Charlotte Crofts (Associate … Continue reading
CFP: Death and the Maiden Conference, University of Winchester, 21-24 July 2017
Call for papers for an interdisciplinary conference exploring the relationships between women and death–sure to inspire scholars of the Gothic and the fantastic. Death and the Maiden has long been an artistic genre in the West, with its roots in … Continue reading
CFP: Fantastic London: Dream, Speculation and Nightmare, University of London, 13–14 July 2017
Call for papers for a conference on London and the fantastic (deadline 17 March 2017): Proposals are invited for papers, comprised panels, and roundtable sessions, which consider any period or genre of literature about, set in, inspired by, or alluding … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged cities, fantastic literature, London, the fantastic, urban gothic
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Vegan Vampires (or How to Make Human Blood with Beetroot Juice)
I have a confession to make: I’m incredibly squeamish. This is not a problem in itself but if you interests include monsters, especially vampires, piercings and tattoos, announcing that you get woozy at the sight of blood causes a few … Continue reading