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CFP ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic Encounters with Enchantment and the Fairy Realm in Literature and Culture, 8-10 April, 2021
University of Hertfordshire, 8‒10 April 2021 The Open Graves, Open Minds (OGOM) Project was launched in 2010 with the Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture conference.We have subsequently hosted symposia on Bram Stoker and John William Polidori, unearthing depictions … Continue reading
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935) and OGOM 2020
Next year will be the tenth anniversary of the OGOM Project. Sam and I are working on something very special and magical for our celebrations and 2020 conference. All will be revealed soon but some of our background research involved … Continue reading
Posted in Film Clips, OGOM Research
Tagged art, Faerie, fairies, Gothic, Max Reinhardt, Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck, Shakespeare, Victorian
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Frankenstein: essays and 1910 film
A bit behind with blogging, so quite a few Frankenstein items have accumulated (it being, as I’m sure you’ll know, the 200th anniversary of the novel’s publication). First, a brief discussion, with some very useful links, of the claim by … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged art, Film, Frankenstein, Ireland, Mary Shelley, moral philosophy, morality, science, science fiction
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Fairy Tales: art, essays, and resources
Some more interesting links on fairy tales: Margaret Carrigan, in ‘What Can Fairy Tales Tell Us About Today? Two Video Artists Offer Modern Takes‘, reviews the video art of Ericka Beckman and Marianna Simnett, showing at London’s Zabludowicz Collection through … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts, exhibitions, Resources
Tagged adaptation, art, fairy tale, Feminism, Genre, Gothic, Grimm brothers, Mary de Morgan, Pre-Raphaelit, Rana Dasgupta, suffragette, video
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CFP Reminder: Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance; Gothic Manchester Festival Conference, MMU, 28 October 2017
Just a reminder that the deadline for the Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance; symposium at Gothic Manchester Festival Conference is soon. Here are the details again: Gothic Manchester Festival Conference Saturday 28 October 2017 Call for Papers Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance After … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged architecture, art, Fashion, Film, Goth subculture, Gothic, Gothic literature, music, style, TV
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CFP: Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance: Gothic Manchester Festival Conference, MMU, 28 October 2017
Gothic Manchester Festival Conference 2017 Saturday 28 October 2017 Call for Papers Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance After the great success of last year’s Gothic North conference, our attention turns this year to the topic of Gothic Style(s). At the start … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, Fashion, Film, Goth music, Goth subculture, Gothic, Gothic literature, graphic novel, popular culture, style, TV
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Art project: Martin O’Brien: For The Dead Travel Fast
A great opportunity here for artists who have Undead affinities with Martin O’Brien and the For The Dead Travel Fast project, with funded workshops and visits to Dracula-related sites in Whitby and Transylvania. This project will take 5 artists on … Continue reading
Gothicise and Supernatural Cities
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
Posted in Critical thoughts, Events, OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged art, Dr Karl Bell, Dr Tracy Fahey, Gothic, Gothicise, Supernatural Cities
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Reimagining the Gothic: Gothic Spaces Creative Showcase, University of Sheffield, 13 May 2017
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