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The Myth of Frankenstein and Scientific Hubris

Posted on 2nd May 2017 by William the Bloody

Here’s an excellent essay by Phillip Ball, ‘“Frankenstein” Reflects the Hopes and Fears of Every Scientific Era‘ that challenges the oft-circulated idea that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is directed against the hubris of scientists. Sometimes, this is framed as feminist critique, but … Continue reading →

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Gothicise and Supernatural Cities

Posted on 26th April 2017 by Sam George

I’m setting up a permanent link (in the Related Links column on the right) from the site to the art collaborative Gothicise,  which was launched in 2010. Gothicise create site-specific performances that interrogate the relationship between site and narrative including the 2015 … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale Films and Gothic Forests at the Barbican, 3-25 May 2017

Posted on 26th April 2017 by William the Bloody

A season of films on fairy tale and Gothic forests, Into the Woods at the Barbican (including Neil Jordan’s adaptation of Angela Carter’s tales, The Company of Wolves, which inspired OGOM’s 2015 conference). Join us as we venture in to the … Continue reading →

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Conference review: Damsels in Redress: Women in Contemporary Fairy-Tale Reimaginings, Queen’s University Belfast, 7-8 April 2017

Posted on 25th April 2017 by William the Bloody

At last I’ve managed to review the ‘Damsels in Redress: Women in Contemporary Fairy-Tale Reimaginings’ conference at Queen’s University Belfast which I attended recently. My thanks to the organisers, Lisa Kennedy, Amy Finlay, and Christina Collins for such an inspiring … Continue reading →

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Reimagining the Gothic: Gothic Spaces Creative Showcase, University of Sheffield, 13 May 2017

Posted on 21st April 2017 by William the Bloody

Still time to book for this Reimagining the Gothic: Gothic Spaces Creative Showcase; though the CFP is closed, it should be a great event. Sheffield Gothic invites you to an afternoon of creative explorations around the theme ‘Gothic Spaces’. Reimagining … Continue reading →

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Curtis Runstedler, ‘Amongst the Hermetick Philosophers’: Alchemical Afterlives in Medieval and Early Modern England

Posted on 5th April 2017 by William the Bloody

Curtis Runstedler, whose article will be appearing in the forthcoming OGOM Company of Wolves special issue of Gothic Studies, is giving this public talk on alchemy–it looks fascinating and I’m sorry not to be able to attend myself, but do … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of My Mother

Posted on 16th March 2017 by William the Bloody

Kate Timperley has asked me to pass this news on about an intriguing Gothic film soon to be released: I am really happy to let you guys know of a really interesting Gothic horror film that I’ve been working on … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Worlds with Frances Hardinge, Newcastle University, 8 February 2017

Posted on 6th February 2017 by William the Bloody

I apologise for not posting this sooner. The excellent children’s author Frances Hardinge, author of the Costa Award-winning The Lie Tree and the brilliant changeling novel The Cuckoo Song, will be talking on Wednesday, 8 February at Newcastle University–details here. … 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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Strange Worlds: The Vision of Angela Carter, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, 10 Dec 2016-19 Mar 2017

Posted on 28th November 2016 by William the Bloody

It’s rare that I don’t post anything on Angela Carter. And so here’s an event, or series of events, in Bristol on Carter that looks really amazing: Strange Worlds: The Vision of Angela Carter. There’s an exhibition of works that … Continue reading →

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