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Category Archives: Events
Werewolves and the Gothic: In Search of the Spectre Wolf (22nd October 2022 – London Month of the Dead)
London Month of the Dead is an annual festival of death and the arts supporting London’s magnificent seven cemeteries: Kensal Green (1832); West Norwood (1837); Highgate (1839); Abney Park (1840); Nunhead (1840); Brompton (1840); Tower Hamlets (1841). The programme this … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Brompton cemetery, London Month of the Dead, Sam George, Werewolves, Wolves
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The Folkloric Vampire and its English Progeny
I am delighted to announce that I will be speaking at the Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic in Todmorden, Yorkshire on 6th August. My new research is specifically focussed on the intersection between folklore and the gothic, and this … Continue reading
In Our Time – Polidori’s ‘The Vampyre’
It’s the Year of the Vampire! A good time to share vampiric projects. In April 2022 I was excited to be a guest on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time alongside Martin Rady (University College London) and Prof. Nick Groom … Continue reading
Rebellion, treachery, and glamour: Lady Caroline Lamb’s Glenarvon and the Byronic vampire, The Byron Society, 20 April 2022
I was very honoured to be invited by Emily Paterson-Morgan of The Byron Society (@EPatersonMorgan) to give my talk, ‘Rebellion, treachery, and glamour: Lady Caroline Lamb’s Glenarvon and the Byronic vampire’. It’s an expanded version of the talk I gave … Continue reading
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Tagged Byron, demon lovers, Gothic novel, Gothic romance, Lady Caroline Lamb, Paranormal romance
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Events: Gothic networking, Dracula, vampires
Some exciting events coming up! Some alluring vampire-themed material here, too, with what looks an intriguing contemporary dance adaptation of Dracula, and a festival of vampire films, discussed by Prof. Stacey Abbott, who has collaborated with OGOM from the beginning. … Continue reading
Events and CFPs: Vampires, pedagogy, Candyman, folk horror, Gothic adaptation, Gothic women
Quite a diverse selection here of CFPs, forthcoming events, and resources; OGOM’s Dr Sam George and Dr Bill Hughes discussing vampiric matters among them! 1. Polidor’s The Vampyre, In Our Time, Radio 4, 9.00/21.30, 7 April 2022 Melvyn Bragg and … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences), Events
Tagged Candyman, ECRs, Folk Horror, Glenarvon, Gothic literature, Gothic novel, horror, Lady Caroline Lamb, pedagogy, Polidori, Romanticism, The Vampyre, trauma, Vampires, women
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Nosferatu at 100: The Vampire as Contagion and Monstrous Outsider
Online Event: Saturday, 12 March 2022, 10.00 – 14.35 GMT 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the release of F. W. Murnau’s classic vampire film, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. The Open Graves, Open Minds Project are hosting an online event to … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, Expressionism, horror, Horror Film, Murnau, nosferatu, Vampires
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CFP and Events: Lady Caroline Lamb, Byron, and rebellion
A few related items here, centering on Byron and rebellion and including the Byronic vampire. 1. Rebellion, treachery, and glamour: Lady Caroline Lamb’s Glenarvon and the Byronic vampire, The Byron Society, Art Workers Guild, London, 20 April 2022, 6.30-8.00 pm … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Events
Tagged Byron, Gothic novel, Gothic romance, John Polidori, Lady Caroline Lamb, Paranormal romance, politics, rebellion, Romanticism, Vampires
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CFPs and Events: Crones, vampires, Alice, Blake, Shelley, Burns Night
An assortment of conference CFPs and calls for articles, plus online events. 1. CFP: Crones, Crime, and the Gothic, In-person Conference, Falmouth University UK, 10-11 June 2022. Deadline: 1 April 2022. Older women have traditionally been portrayed negatively in folklore, … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences), Events
Tagged art, fairy tale, Film, Gothic, Lewis Carroll, Percy Shelley, Robert Burns, Romanticism, TV, Vampires, William Blake, witches
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Events and CFP: Radcliffe, mermaids, Byron, Gothic Excursions, Haiti and Vodou
Some interesting online events coming up along with some prerecorded ones, plus another Byron CFP. Be warned: the first two events are very soon–Monday and Tuesday! 1. Radcliffe Beyond Udolpho, The Gothic Women Project, 29 November 2021. For the November … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Events
Tagged Ann Radcliffe, Byron, Film, Folklore, Gothic, Gothic novel, Haiti, mermaids, myth, race, Vodou
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