Monthly Archives: July 2020

Gothic Hybridity: the Nature of Demons

Posted on 27th July 2020 by Sam George

Hybridity is something that I have always found interesting to explore in relation to the gothic. I’ve blogged about fairy tale hybridity in relation to Beauty and the Beast and commented on the Wellcome’s ‘Making Nature’ exhibition on faux taxonomy and hybrid creatures as well as … Continue reading →

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CFPs: Hans Andersen, fairy tales, The Vampire Diaries

Posted on 18th July 2020 by William the Bloody

Despite everything, research goes on and there are some calls for submissions here that have come to our attention. 1. The Swan’s Egg: A Student Journal of Hans Christian Andersen Studies. Deadline: 15 January 2021 The editors of The Swan’s Egg invite … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Prof. Sam George!

Posted on 10th July 2020 by William the Bloody

It is with great pleasure that I announce the promotion of Sam George to Associate Professorship. I’ve known Sam for many years and for the last ten we have worked together founding and developing the Open Graves, Open Minds Project. … Continue reading →

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Resources: Fairies, fairy tales, YA and children’s literature, preternature

Posted on 8th July 2020 by William the Bloody

We’ve added some useful links to various resources from the website. These appear in the Related Links and Journals sections on the right-hand side of the Blog and Resources pages. The International Fairy-Tale Filmography is a fantastic database of film … Continue reading →

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Links for talks and interviews: In the Company of Wolves, Vampires

Posted on 8th July 2020 by William the Bloody

We’ve added some new links to the website for online talks and so on. I have a short talk for Manchester University Press, describing our In the Company of Wolves: Werewolves, Wolves and Wild Children book. A link to this … Continue reading →

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The Folklore Society Announces a New President

Posted on 4th July 2020 by Sam George

Congratulations to Prof. Owen Davies who has just become the new President of The Folklore Society. The Folklore Society is a learned society devoted to the study of traditional culture in all its forms. It was founded in London in … Continue reading →

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Review: CoronaGothic Conference, 30 June 2020, University of Macau Gothic

Posted on 1st July 2020 by William the Bloody

Dr Joan Passey has written an excellent review of the recent online CoronaGothic conference organised by the Gothic Research Network at the University of Macau in China. Sam’s earlier post with further details of the conference and the paper she … Continue reading →

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