Tag Archives: Wolves

Company of Wolves: Conference Programme

The provisional programme for the Company of Wolves conference is now up on this website: select ‘Conference Programme‘ from the ‘Company of Wolves’ menu (or click on the link). Most of the abstracts are now viewable from the ‘Session Speakers … Continue reading

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Company of Wolves Conference Meeting

A very productive OGOM meeting today, preparing the programme for the Company of Wolves conference in September, with Sam, Kaja, Teddy, Willow, and I. A glorious lunch of sandwiches, tea, and cakes was prepared by Sam.

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The Promise

I’ve not watched this yet, but this short film, The Promise, directed by Gabriele Salvatores, looks very relevant to our Company of Wolves conference themes of wolves, sociality, and animality. It’s now online. The Promise talks about the relationship between … Continue reading

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Angela Carter

Angela Carter’s stylish, erotic, often witty transformations of classic fairy tales are a central point of interest for those who study contemporary Gothic, and paranormal romance in particular (where motifs and plots from fairy tale are often metamorphosed in ways … Continue reading

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What does it mean when wolves howl?

When a wolf howls in Yellowstone’s snowy landscape, a howling chorus responds. But in the spring, the wolves grow quieter as they raise pups. Now researchers understand how wolf calls change with the seasons, and hope to answer the tougher … Continue reading

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She-wolves in Reformation Germany

Hannah Priest, the editor of She-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves (Manchester University Press, 2015), has written an interesting article on the case of the she-wolves of Jülich for History Today. She analyses a newspaper article about these female werewolves and … Continue reading

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Cultural Images of Wolves

I was sent this wonderfully gothic image of wolves recently and would like to use it for the ‘Company of Wolves’ conference. The title is ‘Famine’ and it is painted by John Charles Dollman (1904). Some people read it as … Continue reading

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Wolves in Poetry

Following my previous post on wolf children and books featuring wolves I wanted to post this moving poem which was mentioned in one of the lists. It is written by Ted Hughes remembering the suicide of his then wife Sylvia … Continue reading

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Best Wolves in Literature

“Who were your parents mouse?” The answer she gave me brought a chill to my heart and a lump to my throat. “The wolves”, she said, and threw another lump of seaweed into our basket (Dark Horse, p. 31) The … Continue reading

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More Lupine Music

Last week I was lucky enough to see Laura Marling perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank. It was a beautiful concert. And, of more interest to me and my peculiar research topics, she opened with her song ‘Howl’. I don’t … Continue reading

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