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Tag Archives: Gothic
IGA BOOK PRIZES
We are excited to announce that OGOM’s latest book, The Legacy of John Polidori: The Romantic Vampire and Its Progeny, has been nominated for an IGA book prize. It is out in paperback in June! Congratulations to our publisher, Manchester … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Books and Articles, OGOM News
Tagged Gothic, IGA, John Polidori, Manchester University Press, prizes, Vampires
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CFPs and Events: Monsters, Victorians, Osgood Perkins, Cottingley Fairies, fairy tales, folklore
CFP: Monster Media Conference 2026 University of Edinburgh, 18-19 June 2026 (in person and on line) Deadline: 15 March 2026 This conference aims to explore the relationship between monsters and the media in which they are portrayed, and the way … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Events
Tagged adaptation, AI, archaeology, botany, Cottingley Fairies, deepfakes, Fairy tales, Film, flowers, Folk Horror, Folklore, French folklore, Gothic, Italian fairy tales, media, monster theory, Monsters, music, Osgood Perkins, Victorian literature
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Research Funding for PhD students starting in October 2026
Calling all prospective PhD students; the University of Hertfordshire has a new funding call open for applicants!! These studentships come to us via the AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award scheme, a major new funding scheme from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. … Continue reading
Events & CFPs: Mermaids, vampires, folkore, fairy tales, Gothic, Romanticism, Victorian, science
* Some deadlines, e.g. for CFPs, are very close! Sea Changes conference videos The videos of the online day of our September 2025 conference, Sea Changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies, and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river are … Continue reading
Events and CFPs: Fairytale ballads, water horses, Romanticism, Victorian, Gothic others, science, Ann Radcliffe
NB: The BARS deadline is approaching–29 September!! Edit: I forgot to include the Haunted Landscape event at Conwy Hall–my apologies. The Singing Bones: Ballads for the Witching Season The Carterhaugh School, four weeks from 4 November, 2025; on line. A … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Courses, Events
Tagged AI, Ann Radcliffe, ballads, fairy tale, Folklore, gender, Ghosts, Gothic, graveyards, kelpies, landscape, magic, otherness, Romanticism, science, science fiction, The Devil, tradition
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Events & CFPs: Fairytales, folklore, female Gothic, fairies, Dracula, fantasy
There are some fantastic events coming up – all our favourite themes! – but first we’d like to thank everyone again who participated in the Sea Changes conference and helped make it such a fabulous event. We have reviews and … Continue reading
Booking is open for Sea Changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river
We’re beyond excited to announce that booking has opened for our 3-day international conference: Sea Changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies, and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river. Venue: The British Library, London, UK (and online), Date: 6–8 September 2025 … Continue reading
Posted in Events, OGOM: Sea Changes
Tagged adaptation, Blue Studies, enchantmenr, fairytale, Folklore, Gothic, Hybridity, mermaid conference, monstrosity, myth, selkies
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Mind the Gap: OGOM at the Creative Arts Research Student Showcase
Three of our OGOM PhD students are taking part in Mind the Gap: Creative Arts Research Student Showcase next week where they will give an overview of their research. Date: Wednesday 21st May, 9.30-5.15 Venue: University of Hertfordshire, College Lane … Continue reading
Plant Women and Female Mummies
Congratulations to OGOM member Daisy Butcher who passed her viva on Friday. Daisy’s project was praised by the examiners for being a great read and something of a page turner – its originality and rigour was very much in evidence. … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM News, OGOM Research
Tagged botanical Gothic, botany, Female mummies, femmes fatales, Gothic, mummies, plants, Victorian literature
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CFP and Events: ECR prize, horror, Green Children, fairy tales and race, Scottish and Irish Gothic, folklore
We’ve had a fabulous response to our CFP for the Sea changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies, and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river conference. We’ll keep you updated with news on what looks to be an amazing event. … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Events
Tagged changelings, digital humanities, ECRs, fairies, Fairy tales, Folklore, Gothic, horror, racism, Scandinavian folklore, Scottish Gothic
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