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Tag Archives: Folklore
CFPs and Events: Gothic world literature, C. S. Lewis, Gothic summer school, magic, monsters, folklore, Hallowe’en
1. CFP: Progression, Regression, and Transgression in Gothic World Literature & Film: New Approaches to the Ethics of Difference Conference Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, 29 September-2 October 2023 [on line]. Deadline: 15 May 2023. this conference will underline the … Continue reading
CFPs: Gothic folklore, chimeras, fairy-tale horror, Dracula and vampires
Some CFPs for articles and a conference–deadlines approaching! 1. FOGO Conference 2023: Folklore and Gothic: Supernatural Presences and Environments in Europe and the Americas Universidad de León (España), 5-7 July 2023. Deadline: 1 April 2023. This conference aims to open … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences)
Tagged adaptation, Dracula, Fairy tales, Film, Folklore, Gothic, horror, myth, nature, popular culture, posthumanism, Vampires
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Breaking Through to Faery
Thank you to everyone who attended our Breaking Through to Faery: Re-enchantment and the Gothic Folklore of Fungi event on 19th November. We had 177 bookings and the event sold out after just a few days of the tickets being released! … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged botany, crafts, enchantment, fairies, Folklore, fungi, Gothic
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OGOM Hallowe’en 2022
OGOM are involved in some very exciting and spooky events this Hallowe’en. We will be distributing our stylish new OGOM postcards as informative souvenirs of the events and our Project. Blood and Celluloid Vampire Film Festival First, on 15 October, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM News
Tagged Faery, fairies, Film, Folklore, fungi, Gothic, horror, The Company of Wolves, Vampires, Werewolves, women
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The Folkloric Vampire and its English Progeny
I am delighted to announce that I will be speaking at the Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic in Todmorden, Yorkshire on 6th August. My new research is specifically focussed on the intersection between folklore and the gothic, and this … Continue reading
Goblin mode: the trend’s mythical origins, and why we should all go ‘vampire mode’ instead
Goblin mode Sam George, University of Hertfordshire “Goblin mode” is taking the current pandemic-ridden world by storm. This state of being is defined by behaviours that feel reminiscent of deep lockdown days – never getting out of bed, never changing … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Christina Rossetti, fairies, Folklore, goblin, nosferatu, pandemic, plague, vampire
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New links and CFP: Anne Rice, African myth, fantasy journal, Daphne Du Maurier
We’ve added some new links to the OGOM website, expanding its potential as a research tool for students, early career researchers, and established scholars. 1. Sam George on Anne Rice OGOM’s Dr Sam George gave a talk recently on BBC … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Resources
Tagged African mythology, Anne Rice, Daphne du Maurier, Fantasy, Folklore, journals, Rebecca
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Events and CFP: Radcliffe, mermaids, Byron, Gothic Excursions, Haiti and Vodou
Some interesting online events coming up along with some prerecorded ones, plus another Byron CFP. Be warned: the first two events are very soon–Monday and Tuesday! 1. Radcliffe Beyond Udolpho, The Gothic Women Project, 29 November 2021. For the November … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Events
Tagged Ann Radcliffe, Byron, Film, Folklore, Gothic, Gothic novel, Haiti, mermaids, myth, race, Vodou
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Online Talk: Dr Sam George, Dark Folklore: A Journey into the Botanical Gothic, 19 October 2021
Inspired by the eighteenth-century botanist Tournefort, who voyaged in search of plants and found instead a plague of vampires on the island of Mykonos (1702), Sam George’s botanical studies have taken a gothic turn. Following the publication of Botany, Sexuality and … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM News
Tagged #BotanicalGothic, botany, Chawton House, Folklore, plants
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