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Author Archives: Sam George
Young Adult Fiction: Empathy or Derision?
I’m revisiting an interesting article by Maria Nikolajeva, director of the Homerton Research and Teaching Centre for Children’s Literature, entitled ‘Young adult fiction is integral to helping students develop empathy’, ahead of the YA Investigating Identities conference at the University of … Continue reading
YA Gothic at ‘Investigating Identities’, 16th December
Just a quick post to say that I will be giving a keynote on YA Gothics at Investigating Identities in Young Adult YA Narratives symposium 16th December. If you are interested in attending it is only £10.00 for students and … Continue reading
Books of Blood at the Being Human Festival 23rd November
All humans ‘are books of blood — wherever you open us, we’re re[a]d’ (Clive Barker) ‘Books of Blood’ , a creative offshoot of Open Graves, Open Minds, project will be launched at the Being Human Festival via a gruesome ‘Show … Continue reading
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Redeeming the Wolf: OGOM at the Being Human Festival 2017
Thanks to all the lovely people who joined us on a rainy Saturday for ‘Redeeming the Wolf’. People came down from as far afield as Durham, Scotland and even Spain. I spoke to many new people who were interested in … Continue reading
What 3 Words Best Describe the Wolf?
Following Kaja’s post on reclaiming the werewolf I wanted to say that I am speaking on the myth of wolf children or children raised by wolves at the OGOM event on Saturday 18th. These stories allow for a benevolent, humanised … Continue reading
Redeeming the Wolf at the Being Human Festival
There are about 25 free tickets left for this fab event bookable online at Redeeming the wolf: A Story of Persecution, Loss and Rediscovery If you can’t make it in person please join us on Twitter #redeemthewolf @OGOMProject Bring Grandma … Continue reading
Daisy Butcher: OGOM Doctoral Student
I am just posting to say that OGOM has a new PhD student in Daisy Butcher. Some of you may have met Daisy at the Company of Wolves conference where she was one of our key helpers. She has since … Continue reading
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Lynx?
Feeling angered about the wanton destruction of Lillith the Lynx – what does this scenario teach us about re-wilding debates and about being human? Last call for tickets for the Being Human Festival. We can’t bring back Lillith but we … Continue reading
Automaton Reads My Vampire Research on Youtube
Amused to find my article for The Conversation ‘How Long Have We Believed in Vampires?’ read by an automaton on Youtube but there is no acknowledgement, nothing to say I wrote it tch!! Well I did! An ironic case of … Continue reading
Two Sides to Every Story: Wolves Gain A Voice
The debate over the influence of fairy tales and werewolf myths on our perception of the flesh and blood wolf is gaining momentum. See BBC Little Red Riding Hood Hampers Wolf Debate Says Academic This story emphasises our collaboration with … Continue reading