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The Cottingley Fairies: A Study in Deception, Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery, Leeds, 18 June 2021-17 November 2022
We’ve been eagerly anticipating this exhibition for a while! The Cottingley Fairies: A Study in Deception, Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery, Leeds, 18 June 2021-17 November 2022. It is curated by Dr Merrick Burrow, who gave a fascinating plenary on … Continue reading
Matizes do gótico: Three centuries of Horace Walpole – Two kinds of Romance
I’m very honoured to have my chapter ‘“Two kinds of romance”: Generic hybridity and epistemological uncertainty in contemporary paranormal romance’ included in this beautiful new book from Brazil: Matizes do gótico: três séculos de Horace Walpole, ed. by Júlio França … Continue reading
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Tagged Alyxandra Harvey, fairies, Genre, Gothic novel, Horace Walpole, Intertextuality, Julie Kagawa, Paranormal romance, science, Vampires, YA Gothic
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Rewards and Fairies
We had many marvellous entries for the flash fiction competition at the ‘Ill met by moonlight’ Gothic Fairies conference. It was very difficult to choose, but we settled on two joint winners: Michaela Hausmann and Sarah McPherson–congratulations! The winning entries … Continue reading
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Tagged Conference photos, fairies, flash fiction, Gothic fairies, makeover
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‘Ill met by moonlight’ Gothic Fairies programme
Preparations are going well for our fabulous conference, ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture (online, 8-11 April 2021). Tickets are now sold out, alas (though there may be cancellations). You … Continue reading
Gothic Fairies Conference 8-11 April – Booking is Open
We are excited to announce that booking has opened for our Gothic Fairies Online Conference ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture, 8‒11 April 2021 Full Conference Programme Keynotes and Activities Booking Link Fees: … Continue reading
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Tagged fairies, fairy tale, Folklore, Gothic, Open Graves Open Minds
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Gothic Fairies conference – new plenaries
We are beyond excited to announce that we have two more very special plenary speakers for OGOM’s online Gothic Fairies conference, ‘Ill met by moonlight’: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture, on 8-11 April … Continue reading
CFP extension: ‘Ill met by moonlight’ Gothic Fairies Conference
We are pleased to announce an extension to the CFP for our ‘”Ill met by moonlight”: Gothic encounters with enchantment and the Faerie realm in literature and culture’ Conference. You can now submit proposals up till to 31 January 2021. … Continue reading
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Tagged Faerie, fairies, Fantasy, Folklore, global Gothic, Gothic, Gothic fairies, YA Fiction
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A Spooky True Story for Halloween with a Hertfordshire link
A short article by Daisy Butcher ‘The Death of Marie Emily ‘Netta’ Fornario in 1929′ Marie Emily ‘Netta’ Fornario was born in 1897 in Cairo to an Italian doctor and English mother. Her mother died while she was still an … Continue reading
Posted in Gothic Hertfordshire, OGOM Research
Tagged Daisy Butcher, fairies, Fornario, Golden Dawn, gothic Hertfordshire, Paranormal
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Resources: Fairies, fairy tales, YA and children’s literature, preternature
We’ve added some useful links to various resources from the website. These appear in the Related Links and Journals sections on the right-hand side of the Blog and Resources pages. The International Fairy-Tale Filmography is a fantastic database of film … Continue reading
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Tagged Aarne-Thompson-Uther, adaptation, Children's literature, fairies, Fairy tales, Film, journals, YA literature
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The Folklore Society Announces a New President
Congratulations to Prof. Owen Davies who has just become the new President of The Folklore Society. The Folklore Society is a learned society devoted to the study of traditional culture in all its forms. It was founded in London in … Continue reading
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Tagged fairies, Folklore Society, grimoires, History, magic, Professor Owen Davies, University of Hertfordshire
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