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Book Prize for Twilight of the Gothic

Posted on 5th August 2015 by Sam George

Congratulations to Joseph Crawford who was just won the Allan Lloyd Smith Memorial prize for his monograph Twilight of the Gothic (University of Wales Press, 2013). Joseph came to speak to UH ‘Reading the Vampire’ students about this work earlier in … Continue reading →

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OGOM Company of Wolves Poster

Posted on 30th July 2015 by Sam George

So pleased with the art work for the OGOM Company of Wolves Conference. The posters are looking very attractive indeed. Hope you agree. We’re very excited to meet all the delegates and we cannot wait to Walk With Wolves!! Booking … Continue reading →

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Manchester’s Gothtastic Show: Darkness and Light

Posted on 17th July 2015 by Sam George

The John Rylands Library is pretty special for me being from Manchester. It is probably the most striking building in the entire city, delightfully imposing in its neo-Gothic splendour and housing some of the most rare and beautiful books ever … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Locating Fantastika’, University of Lancaster, 7th-8th July 2015

Posted on 14th July 2015 by firekrank

I have now been to enough conferences in my research area to start recognising people so that conferences become not only a place to proffer your work to other academics (flinching slightly when it gets to questions) but also to … Continue reading →

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Dracula’s Transylvania, the Land Beyond the Forest

Posted on 13th July 2015 by Sam George

‘We are in Transylvania; and Transylvania is not England, our ways are not your ways and there shall be to you many strange things’ (Bram Stoker) I was beyond excited to find myself in Transylvania recently, fully expecting a gothic … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Beliefs and Behaviours in Education and Culture’, West University of Timisoara, 25th-27th June 2015

Posted on 12th July 2015 by firekrank

Apologies for this being a little late with this review. It’s not because Sam and I got lost in Transylvania (though I think both of us would have liked to spend longer exploring Timisoara and the surrounding Romanian countryside). The … Continue reading →

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The Fabularium Fairytale Festival, The South Bank, 24 Jul-2 Aug 2015

Posted on 14th June 2015 by William the Bloody

This storytelling event at the South Bank looks marvellous: IT’S LANDED! The Crick Crack Club’s Fabularium – a nomadic haven of fairytales for grown-ups and myths for kids – comes to the South Bank this summer!

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Review of Masculinities in the Landscape, Harlaxton College

Posted on 19th May 2015 by firekrank

I write in praise of conferences (as I surely have before). The idea of presenting at a conference is intimidating – standing in a room of your peers and sharing your research is clearly going to make anyone nervous. Especially … Continue reading →

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Locating Fantastika – Registration Open

Posted on 18th May 2015 by firekrank

The programme for Locating Fantastika has been published on the blog. It looks very interesting with plenty to offer. Registration has also opened and this is free! This is a brilliant opportunity for undergraduates or people starting their academic career … Continue reading →

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OGOM meets Spring-Heeled Jack- the slides

Posted on 11th May 2015 by Sam George

Dr Karl Bell has very kindly forwarded the slides to his Spring-Heeled Jack talk and you can view them here:  Open Graves talk PP Kaja and I particularly enjoyed SHJ’s appearance on New Port Arch in Lincolnshire  (Lincoln is her home … Continue reading →

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