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Tag Archives: Language
Fairy Tales: Form and Language, PC Princesses
We at OGOM are fascinated by fairy tales, and there are many posts on the blog about them. My own research has been looking generally at how genres collide and intermingle to create new genres such as Paranormal Romance; in … Continue reading
Posted in Resources
Tagged Angela Carter, education, Fairy tales, Feminism, Folklore, formula, Genre, Grimm brothers, Language, linguistics, motifs, political correctness, sexism
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Wolf species have different howls
The University of Cambridge have published an interesting article, ‘Wolf species have “howling dialects”‘, about the different ways in which wolves vocalise their howls. It is an enlightening article that gives more depth to these fascinating creatures.
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged animal studies, ecocriticism, ecoGothic, Language, Wolves
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’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’
It’s Thursday which means the weekend is in sight (though I realise this may not mean a break for everyone). In this spirit, I am sharing ’18 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Quotes You’ve Used at the Office’. I have definitely shouted … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Fun stuff
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Language, vampire, Vampires, YA Fiction
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OGOM Company of Wolves CFP – Beyond excited to announce this!
Conference, University of Hertfordshire, Sept 3rd-5th 2015: Call for Papers and Panels OGOM: ‘The Company of Wolves’: Sociality, Animality, and Subjectivity in Literary and Cultural Narratives—Werewolves, Shapeshifters, and Feral Humans Wolves have long been the archetypal enemy of human company, … Continue reading
Posted in CFP (Conferences), Conferences, OGOM News, OGOM: The Company of Wolves
Tagged Angela Carter, Animals, Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, Catherine Spooner, CFP, Children's literature, Christopher Frayling, Conference, Fairy tales, feral children, Film, Folklore, gender, Genre, Gothic, Greg Duncan, Grimm brothers, Language, Maggie Stiefvater, Marcus Sedgwick, myth, nature, Neil Jordan, Paranormal romance, Perrault, race, Romance, sexuality, Shapeshifters, Stacey Abbott, TV, Werewolves, Wolves, YA Fiction
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The Literary Lycanthrope, or, How I Came to Love the Wolf
This post is written with the modest aim of introducing myself and what I study. So, hello, I am Kaja. As the introductory post says I am one of two PhD research students who are funded by the University of … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Angela Carter, Animals, Dracula, Fairy tales, Folklore, Language, Subjectivity, Twilight, Vampires, Werewolves, Wolves
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