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Author Archives: William the Bloody
M.O. Grenby, ‘Fantasy and fairytale in children’s literature ‘
‘Professor M O Grenby explores the relationship between fantasy and morality in 18th- and 19th-century children’s literature.’ This is another excellent article by Prof. Grenby of Newcastle University, from the BL website (whose collection of articles is a very useful … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts, Resources
Tagged adaptation, Alan Garner, C S Lewis, Charles Perrault, Children's literature, education, Fairy tales, Fantasy, Genre, Grimm brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, Intertextuality, John Locke, Lewis Carroll, Peter Pan, Philip Pullman, The Arabian Nights, YA Fiction
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CFP: Utopias, Realities, Heritages. Ethnographies for the 21st century, SIEF2015 12th Congress Zagreb, Croatia 21-25 June 2015
This looks like a fabulous conference, hosted by the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore. There are opportunities to share research on the fairy tale, particularly their utopian content (and including, I would think, contemporary adaptations).
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Conferences
Tagged adaptation, CFP, Fairy tales, Folklore, utopianism
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‘Witches and wicked bodies’, British Museum, 25 September 2014 – 11 January 2015
This looks a marvellous and thrilling exhibition on the representation of witches in the visual arts through the ages. I really do want to see this myself! This exhibition will examine the portrayal of witches and witchcraft in art from … Continue reading
Roger Luckhurst, ‘Perversion and degeneracy in The Picture of Dorian Gray’
An excellent short essay on Oscar Wilde’s classic exploration of aesthetics and morality in The Picture of Dorian Grey by Professor Roger Luckhurst of Birkbeck, University of London.
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts, Resources
Tagged aesthetics, Oscar Wilde, sexuality
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Rachey Taylor: A Review of Xavier Aldana Reyes’ Body Gothic (2014)
Rachey Taylor, PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle, enthusiastically reviews OGOM contributor and member of The Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies Xavier Aldana Reyes‘s new book, Body Gothic here; it looks fascinating.
Posted in Books and Articles, Reviews
Tagged body Gothic, Gothic novel, horror, Horror Film
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‘Christmas’ leaflet distributed in Cambridge claims homosexuals are like vampires
The monstrous vampire has longed served to represent the Other, the repulsive outsider that society shuns. And it continues to play this role, despite the ascent of the sympathetic vampire and demonic lover. As OGOM contributors have charted in the … Continue reading
The Company of Wolves at Riverside Valley Park 29th – 30th August 2014
This sounds like an exciting event: an interactive adaptation of Angela Carter’s Company f Wolves tales, reviewed by Belinda Dillon–a shame it’s over now, but perhaps it will occur again. Some interesting thoughts on the appeal of the werewolf here, … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged adaptation, Angela Carter, Company of Wolves, Fairy tales, theatre, Werewolves, Wolves
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Spectral Visions: Interview with Bill Hughes
Stephanie Gallon, of the University of Sunderland’s Spectral Visions group, has interviewed me here about the Open Graves, Open Minds Project and paranormal romance. I enjoyed the interview very much; her questions were relevant and challenging and helped me clarify … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Byron, Feminism, Folklore, Genre, Paranormal romance, sexuality, Vampires, Werewolves, YA Fiction, Zombies
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Studies in Gothic Fiction, 3.2 (2014)
The latest issue of Studies in Gothic Fiction (3.2), edited by Enrique Ajuria Ibarra, is now available on line and is dedicated to Latin American Gothic.
Davia Sills, ‘The good zombie’
Davia Sills charts the rise of the post-Romero humanised zombie and what it might represent. This will be of interest to anyone exploring paranormal romance, particularly texts such as Daniel Waters’s Generation Dead and Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies.