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Tag Archives: Folklore
‘Spring-Heeled Jack and the ersatz Victorian Vampire’: Dr Karl Bell, 6th May, University of Hertfordshire
Dr Karl Bell will be in dialogue with OGOM on 6th May at the University of Hertfordshire where he will present his research into Spring-Heeled Jack and the Victorian vampire myth. His talk is entitled: – ‘”His eyes resembled red … Continue reading
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Tagged Folklore, Spring-heeled Jack, Vampires, Victorian Gothic
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OGOM Company of Wolves Conference: Extended Call for Papers
OGOM: ‘The Company of Wolves’: Sociality, Animality, and Subjectivity in Literary and Cultural Narratives—Werewolves, Shapeshifters, and Feral Humans Conference, University of Hertfordshire, Sept 3rd-5th 2015 Extended Call for Papers and Panels OGOM is extending its call for papers for its … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Angela Carter, animality, Animals, Anne Rice, CFP, Children's literature, Christopher Frayling, Fairy tales, feral children, Film, Folklore, gender, Genre, Gothic, Grimm brothers, identity, Intertextuality, Neil Jordan, Paranormal romance, Perrault, race, Romance, sexuality, Shapeshifters, TV, Werewolves, wilderness, Wolves, YA Fiction
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Victorian fairytales and folklore: round up
More here on nineteenth-century fairy tales and folklore. Lucy Scholes reviews a book on folklore studies from the period, an anthology of Victorian literary fairy tales, and a book on the relationship between the genre and science.
Posted in Books and Articles, Reviews
Tagged Fairy tales, Folklore, Victorian literature
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Folklore and Modern Irish Writing, by Anne Markey and Anne O’Connor
This book on Irish folklore and modern Irish writing looks very useful for those who, like myself, are fascinated by the way that folk tales can be endlessly reworked to give contemporary significance to old narrative structures and content.
Posted in Books and Articles, Reviews
Tagged adaptation, Celtic, Fairy tales, Folklore, Intertextuality, Irish literature, Yeats
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Grandma, what a long history you have! The origins of “Little Red Riding Hood”
An interesting account by Tom Jacobs of the origins and dispersal of the Red Riding Hood tale. This is probably not such new and startling news as it proclaims, but that’s newspapers for you. And it begs a few questions … Continue reading
Folklore, Vampires, and Haunted Landscapes: Research Seminars to Die For!!
I am delighted to have the following speakers coming to the university in the spring. Their papers tie in well with OGOM whilst opening up some interesting new research strands around folklore, gothic tourism and uncanny topographies. These research seminars … Continue reading
Call for Articles: Journal of Dracula Studies
Stoker-, Dracula-, and vampire-related articles sought for the Journal of Dracula Studies: We invite manuscripts of scholarly articles (4000-6000 words) on any of the following: Bram Stoker, the novel Dracula, the historical Dracula, the vampire in folklore, fiction, film, popular … Continue reading
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Tagged Bram Stoker, Call for articles, Dracula, Film, Folklore, Gothic, popular culture, Vampires
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monsters: the experimental association for the research of cryptozoology through scholarly theory and practical application
MEARCSTAPA–A useful site relating to the discussion of monsters and monstrosity and their cultural significance
CFP: Reading the Fantastic: Tales Beyond Borders conference, University of Leeds, 23rd-25th April, 2015
Also approaching the deadline of 31 January 2015, this conference and workshop at the University of Leeds looks fantastic (if I can say that), and offers much to postgraduates as well as established scholars–and invites contributions from outside academia. We … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Conferences
Tagged art, CFP, Fairy tales, Fantasy, Folklore, Genre, music, myth, the fantastic, workshop
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Rowan Williams: why we need fairy tales now more than ever
Rowan Williams reviews Marina Warner’s new book, Jack Zipes’s translation of the Grimms, and Malcolm Lyons’s translation of early Arabic wonder tales, and discusses the power of the fairy tale in a fascinating essay-review.