Author Archives: Sam George

About Sam George

Associate Professor of Research, School of Humanities, University of Hertfordshire Co-convenor OGOM Project

CFP Postgraduate Medical Humanities Conference

Posted on 27th February 2017 by Sam George

CFP University of Exeter (29th – 30th June 2017) Keynote Speakers Victoria Bates (Bristol) Ina Linge (Cambridge) Hannah Morgan (Lancaster) The by now well established University of Exeter Postgraduate Medical Humanities Conference is returning in 2017 for the fourth consecutive … Continue reading →

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Comforted by Wolves

Posted on 16th February 2017 by Sam George

The ending of the cult film ‘Withnail and I’ ( a 1987 black comedy written and directed by Bruce Robinson) came up in our discussions at Cumberland Lodge this weekend after my talk on wolves and wolf children. This was … Continue reading →

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Love Song for a Vampire 5

Posted on 14th February 2017 by Sam George

Buffy – Once More, with Feeling – Rest in Peace…aww Spike!!    

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Love Song for a Vampire 4

Posted on 14th February 2017 by Sam George

Two more gothtastic love songs for some dark romance today!  Evanescence – Bring Me To Life   2. Shakespeare’s Sister -Stay  

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Love Song for a Vampire: Total Eclipse of the Heart

Posted on 13th February 2017 by Sam George

Once upon a time there was light in my life But now there’s only love in the dark Nothing I can say A total eclipse of the heart Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ is a love song for … Continue reading →

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Vampire Theatricals: An Exploration of Vampires on the Stage

Posted on 13th February 2017 by Sam George

Last week on ‘Reading the Vampire’ we explored ‘The Vampire Theatre: Stage Plays and Victorian Melodrama’ our workshop texts were J. R. Planché, The Vampyre, or Bride of the Isles (1820); William Thomas Moncrieff, The Spectre Bridegroom (1821); George Blink, The … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter: Magic and Herbology at the British Library

Posted on 29th January 2017 by Sam George

Harry Potter: A History of Magic, British Library  20 October 2017 – 28 February 2018 Libraries can be very magical places so it is fitting that the British Library are to host a stellar exhibition on Harry Potter this year. For … Continue reading →

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Join Us For A Literary Weekend At Cumberland Lodge

Posted on 27th January 2017 by Sam George

 The Literature staff at University of Hertfordshire are having a residential weekend  in Cumberland Lodge again this year (the weekend of 10th-12th February). We will be arriving Friday evening and  departing Sunday afternoon. This year we are sharing the programme with staff … Continue reading →

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Better the Devil You Know: Part Two

Posted on 22nd January 2017 by Sam George

I raised questions about visual images of the devil in my Better the Devil You Know post yesterday, even suggesting that he was once blue and winged rather than red and horned. Following this discussion Daisy alerted me to this wonderful … Continue reading →

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Better the Devil You Know: Was the Devil Once Blue and an Angel?

Posted on 21st January 2017 by Sam George

I have always wondered how the devil came to be depicted as red with horns and cloven feet and I once heard that one of the first visual images of the devil depicts him as a blue angel. So did … Continue reading →

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