Category Archives: OGOM News

The People Seeking the Company of Wolves

Posted on 25th May 2016 by Sam George

Anyone involved in academia will know of the importance of impact and on 8th June I will be speaking about the Open Graves, Open Minds project at the Public Engagement with Research Conference 2016 (Prince Edward Lecture Hall, University of … Continue reading →

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Why I believe in the story of ‘Old Stinker’ the Hull Werewolf

Posted on 18th May 2016 by Sam George

Sabine Baring-Gould claims that ‘English folklore is singularly barren of werewolf stories , the reason being that wolves had been extirpated from England under the Anglo Saxon kings, and therefore ceased to be the object of dread to the people’ … Continue reading →

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OGOM Newsletter May 2016

Posted on 11th May 2016 by William the Bloody

Dear OGOM followers, We hope you’re all well. We have quite a few news items. First of all, OGOM’s first book, ‘Open Graves, Open Minds’: Representations of the Undead from the Enlightenment to the Present, will be out in paperback … Continue reading →

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Open Graves, Open Minds Book – Out in Paperback on 1st June!!

Posted on 6th May 2016 by Sam George

The paperback of the Open Graves, Open Minds vampire book arrived in the MUP offices today! You can pre-order it now on Amazon priced at a very reasonable 15.99 (due 1st June).   Very exciting! If you are teaching the gothic, … Continue reading →

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It’s Walpurgisnacht – get your broomstick ready!

Posted on 30th April 2016 by Sam George

Today is Wapurgisnacht, a night of dark celebrations, also known as Hexennacht or witches night!! I am going to retweet some of our witchy posts from the blog but here are some pictures of the dark sabbath from the archive … Continue reading →

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OGOM website changes

Posted on 25th April 2016 by William the Bloody

I’ve made some changes–I hope for the better–to the OGOM website. I’m working towards a redesign that will make the site more attractive, more informative and interactively communal, and easier to use. There is now a sitemap (with a link, … Continue reading →

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Changes to Twitter – @OGOMProject

Posted on 25th April 2016 by William the Bloody

If you’re following either Sam, Kaja, or myself via our Twitter accounts, I’ve now set up a special OGOM one — @OGOMProject. Any future blog posts will send a Tweet via this account as well as our original ones. To … Continue reading →

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OGOM developments April 2016

Posted on 19th April 2016 by William the Bloody

Sam and I met up with Kaja yesterday in Café Rouge, St Albans to plan various developments for the OGOM Project. There was much enthusiasm and some exciting ideas will be coming to fruition over the next few months. First … Continue reading →

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CFP: BBEC Conference, University of Timișoara, Romania, 23th-25th June, 2016

Posted on 11th February 2016 by Sam George

I am pleased to announce that I am one of the Keynote Speakers at the Second International Conference ‘Beliefs and Behaviours in Education and Culture’ (BBEC) at the West University of Timișoara in Romania on 23th-25th June 2016. Professor Clive Bloom  will also … Continue reading →

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Open Graves, Open Minds: Representations of Vampires and the Undead from the Enlightenment to the Present Day (paperback)

Posted on 10th February 2016 by William the Bloody

We’re very pleased to announce that the first OGOM book, Open Graves, Open Minds: Representations of Vampires and the Undead from the Enlightenment to the Present Day (Manchester: MUP, 2013), will soon be appearing in paperback from Manchester University Press … Continue reading →

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