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Category Archives: OGOM News
Redeeming the Wolf at the Being Human Festival
There are about 25 free tickets left for this fab event bookable online at Redeeming the wolf: A Story of Persecution, Loss and Rediscovery If you can’t make it in person please join us on Twitter #redeemthewolf @OGOMProject Bring Grandma … Continue reading
OGOM Halloween Wolves!
Redeeming the wolf: a story of persecution, loss and rediscovery By the Open Graves, Open Minds Project For this Halloween blog post special, the Open Graves, Open Minds Project explores whether everything you’ve heard about the big bad wolf is … Continue reading
Alan Garner, Flower Maidens and Gothic Animals
This post is a clue to the creature I have chosen to write about for the Gothic Animals edited collection. My choice is influenced by Alan Garner’s The Owl Service (London: Collins, 1967). The novel draws on ‘Math, son of Mathonwy’, an eerie … Continue reading
Bram Stoker and the History of the Vampire’s Reflection 19th October
Hoping to see some of you in London on the 19th October for an early Hallowe’en treat Bram Stoker and the History of the Vampire’s Reflection organised by Royal Holloway Centre for Victorian Studies. This event is free but you need … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged Bram Stoker, Dr Sam George, Royal Holloway, Vampires, Victorian Picture Gallery
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Booking Opens for OGOM at Being Human Festival on Monday 2nd Oct
It is finally here: the programme for the Being Human Festival 2017 goes live on Monday 2nd October and you can book for ‘Redeeming the Wolf: A Story of Persecution, Loss and Rediscovery’ (University of Hertfordshire, 18th November) directly from … Continue reading
Recording Dracula (Part Two)
I spent Tuesday at Broadcasting House recording ‘The Forum’ on Dracula. I was one of three guests representing Dracula scholars from around the world for an international audience for the BBC World Service. Joining me from Canada was Dacre Stoker, … Continue reading
Boggart Workshop: A New Addition to our Conference Programme
We have just added an exciting new item to our OGOM and Supernatural Cities present: The Urban Weird Conference programme: A Boggart workshop!!! Dr Ceri Houlbrook, an ECR at University of Hertfordshire and folklore specialist, will be using a … Continue reading
Recording Dracula
I spent this morning engaged in a lengthy phone interview for a BBC World Service Programme on Dracula. The call lasted over an hour and a half. I was asked about my thoughts on first reading Dracula and if I … Continue reading
Redeeming the Wolf: Something to Howl About #BeingHuman
Something to howl about ….on 18th November OGOM will seek to Redeem the Wolf at the Being Human Festival!!! This is a free event held at the University of Hertfordshire. You should book through the Being Human website from September! … Continue reading
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Tagged Being Human Festival 2017, OGOM, redeeming the wolf, UK Wolf Trust
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CFP: OGOM & Supernatural Cities Present: The Urban Weird
To coincide with the eclipse here is the CFP for our next conference! It promises to eclipse all other events….it’s cosmic! University of Hertfordshire, 6-7 April, 2018 The permanent link for the CFP, with a PDF version available, is here. … Continue reading