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CFP: Let’s Go to Work: The Legacy of Angel – A Slayage Special Issue
On October 5th 1999, the first episode of Angel – the spin-off to Buffy the Vampire Slayer – aired on the WB. The television show ran for five seasons and ended with a bang – or at least with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, comics, Joss Whedon, TV, Vampires
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Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance: Gothic Manchester Festival Conference, 28 October 2017
The full schedule for the Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance conference (one of the many exciting events in the Gothic Manchester Festival) is now on line. Both Dr Sam George and I will be representing OGOM; the other papers promise to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fashion, Film, Genre, Goth subculture, Gothic, horror, music, style, TV
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Forthcoming SFF Adaptations for Film and TV
Natalie Zutter, at the always useful Tor blog, has been looking at forthcoming adaptations of SF and fantasy books for film and TV. Some of these are very intriguing; I’m particularly interested in the coming to screen of Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Children's literature, comics, Fantasy, Film, graphic novels, SF, TV, YA Fiction
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CFP: The Vampire in Literature, Culture, and Film, PCA/ACA, 28-31 March 2018, Indianopolis
The Vampire in Literature, Culture, and Film Area is seeking papers for the national joint Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) meeting to be held March 28-31 in Indianapolis, Indiana. We welcome papers on vampires in literature, culture, and film … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, Film, music, popular culture, subcultures, TV, Twilight, Vampires
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CFP: Investigating Identities in Young Adult (YA) Narratives, 13 December 2017, The University of Northampton
This symposium on Investigating Identities in Young Adult (YA) Narratives offers opportunities for researchers in YA Gothic and fantastic genres, which is a core part of OGOM’s own research. OGOM’s Dr Sam George will be delivering a plenary on identity … Continue reading
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Tagged Children's literature, education studies, Film, identity, popular culture, TV, YA Fiction, YA Gothic
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Gothic Palgrave Handbook – Expressions of interest
Clive Bloom is calling for expressions of interest in contributing to this three-volume Gothic handbook. This this will be a very exciting project to be involved with. Please email Professor Bloom directly with ideas or any questions at: cbloom4189@aol.com: As … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, contemporary Gothic, Eighteenth century, Film, Goth culture, Gothic, Gothic literature, horror, Romanticism, TV, twentieth century, Victorian
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CFP Reminder: Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance; Gothic Manchester Festival Conference, MMU, 28 October 2017
Just a reminder that the deadline for the Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance; symposium at Gothic Manchester Festival Conference is soon. Here are the details again: Gothic Manchester Festival Conference Saturday 28 October 2017 Call for Papers Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance After … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, Fashion, Film, Goth subculture, Gothic, Gothic literature, music, style, TV
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RIP Nelsan Ellis
Very sad news that Nelsan Ellis, who played Lafayette magnificently in the HBO vampire series True Blood, has died. This is one of his most memorable scenes: Xavier Aldana Reyes wrote a superb article on this in our OGOM special issue … Continue reading
CFP: Rereading Stephen King: Navigating the Intertextual Labyrinth, Kingston University, 11 November 2017
Only a week left before the deadline for proposals for this conference on Stephen King, Rereading Stephen King: Navigating the Intertextual Labyrinth, Kingston University, 11 November 2017. In Stephen King’s Gothic (2011) John Sears asserts that rereading King represents ‘an … Continue reading
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Tagged Film, Genre, horror, Intertextuality, Stephen King, TV
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CFP: Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance: Gothic Manchester Festival Conference, MMU, 28 October 2017
Gothic Manchester Festival Conference 2017 Saturday 28 October 2017 Call for Papers Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance After the great success of last year’s Gothic North conference, our attention turns this year to the topic of Gothic Style(s). At the start … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, Fashion, Film, Goth music, Goth subculture, Gothic, Gothic literature, graphic novel, popular culture, style, TV
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