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Daily Archives: 2nd July 2018
Fairy Tales: Form and Language, PC Princesses
We at OGOM are fascinated by fairy tales, and there are many posts on the blog about them. My own research has been looking generally at how genres collide and intermingle to create new genres such as Paranormal Romance; in … Continue reading
Posted in Resources
Tagged Angela Carter, education, Fairy tales, Feminism, Folklore, formula, Genre, Grimm brothers, Language, linguistics, motifs, political correctness, sexism
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Vampire at the Crossroads
The intersection of roads and pathways are dark, dangerous, uncanny places, offering two or more options at once. According to ancient superstitions crossroads are unhallowed ground, haunted by vampires, demons, witches and trolls. Malevolent spirits who like to lead travellers … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research
Tagged Crossroads, Dr Sam George, folkore, suicide, superstition, Vampires
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CFPs: iZombie, tropical Gothic
Two tempting CFPs to announce: A Call for Articles for an edited collection on iZombie: I’m Already Dead: Essays on The CW’s iZombie and Vertigo’s iZOMBIE Deadline: August 30, 2018 Editors Szanter and Richards seek original essays for an edited … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences)
Tagged iZombie, orientalism, postcolonialism, tropical Gothic, Zombies
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