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Tag Archives: Folklore
Halloween Online Talks and Seminars, October 2024
Sam George is presenting a Halloween talk on her research into the mythical origins of the Pied Piper, Dracula and Nosferatu, as part of the Literature Research Seminar at the University of Hertfordshire. All are welcome. Abstract: This talk will … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Daisy Butcher, Dr Sam George, Dracula, Folklore, George MacDonald, Halloween, nosferatu, online talks, Pied Piper, Plant horror, Rat Kings
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CFPs: Haunted Futures, folklore and Gothic, Blue Humanities, Dennis Wheatley, Gramarye
CFPs for conferences and edited collections: 1. Haunted Futures Conference: ‘The Future of Folklore’ University College Cork, 29-30 October 2024Deadline: 24 August 2024 The conference proposes to explore hauntings and ghosts as potent staging grounds for radical social change, which, … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Blue Humanities, Dennid, Dennis Wheatley, eco-Gothic, fairy tale, Fantasy, Folk Horror, Folklore, Ghosts, Gothic, haunting, horror, interdisciplinarity, landscapes
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Shadowlands: The Dark Origins of the Victorian Fairy, 17th April, 1.30 online
I will be giving a free online talk for the University of Hertfordshire’s Literature Research Seminar Series on Wed 17 April at 1.30. The concept of gothic has had an association with fairy from its inception; I’ll be exploring how … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged fairies, fairy, Folklore, Gothic, Sam George, The Dead, Victorian literature
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Gothic Yuletide: A Journey Through Dark Christmas Folklore, Sat 9th December
Join me for a dark journey through Christmas folklore and seasonal mythology at Guy’s Hospital Chapel, Saturday the 9th December 2023 at 3:00. Booking: Tickets £12 including a delightful gin cocktail and 20% donation to Guy’s and St Thomas. This … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Christmas, European folklore, Folklore, Gothic, Krampus, London Month of the Dead, Winter, yuletide
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Hellebore: The Darkness Issue
As the ancient festival of Samhain approaches and Halloween events are still underway, I’d like to draw your attention to HELLEBORE, a publication founded in 2019 by writer and editor Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, with art direction by Nathaniel Hébert. It is … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research, Publications
Tagged English vampires, Folk Horror, Folklore, Hellebore, vampire
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CFPs: Divine disasters, Poe, Byron, James Hogg, narrative
Some CFPs for forthcoming conferences: 1. CFP: Divine Disasters: Exploring distressed landscapes in literature and theology University of Warwick, 24 February 2024Deadline: 27 October 2023 This conference proposes “divine disasters” as a new lens for examining the interrelationship between theology, … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences)
Tagged apocalypse, Byron, Folklore, global Gothic, James Hogg, landscape, narrative, Poe, Scottish Gothic, theology
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Writing the Occult: Vampires, 28th October, 2023 Online
I am thrilled to be part of ‘Writing the Occult: Vampires’; it is taking place online on Saturday 28th October, 1pm-9pm (UK time). It features a wide range of speakers and sessions for writers and readers in the genre including: … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM Research
Tagged Black vampyres, Folklore, Jewelle Gomez, lesbian fiction, occult, Sam George, vampire fiction, Vampires, writing vampire fiction
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Sam George, The Dark Origin of the Fairy, at London Month of the Dead, 29th October, 2023
London Month of the Dead, is an annual festival of arts to inform, entertain and provoke on the subject of death and the city; it is now a decade old. This year’s grand calendar boasts a haunting array of over … Continue reading
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Tagged cemeteries, Dark Fairies, death, Folklore, Gothic fairies, London Month of the Dead
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In the Company of Wolves: Werewolves, Wolves and Wild Children – out in paperback August 2023
We are delighted to announce that the OGOM publication In the Company of Wolves is out in paperback from MUP this month priced at £20.00. The book connects together innovative research from a variety of perspectives on the cultural significance … Continue reading
CFPs and Events: Consuming Gothic, Scottish literature, folk horror, Frankenstein, fungal Gothic, monsters
Some forthcoming CFPs (conferences and edited collection) and events: 1. CFP: ‘Consuming the Gothic’ Conference University of Sheffield and online, 29 November 2023. Deadline 21 August 2023. How is consumption reflected in Gothic literature, film, and art? Is it always … Continue reading