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CFPs: Vampires, Gothic feminism, zombies, youth horror, creative work
A set of conference CFPs and call for articles: 1. Academic Vampire Conference: Hammer, Highgate, and the Vampire, 10-13 July 2019, Lauderdale House, Highgate Village. Deadline: 3 May 2019. The University of South Wales, in association with the IVFAF, calls … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles, CFP (Conferences)
Tagged Female Gothic, Feminism, horror, technology, Vampires, women, YA Fiction, Zombies
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Horror and Dark Fantasy, by Women and in Translation
Two very useful reading lists here. The first, Women of Horror, Dark Fantasy, and the Weird: A Recommended Reading List, lists tales, novels, and even poetry from those genres and looks intriguingly non-mainstream. Then, a list of Horror in Translation from … Continue reading
Posted in Reading Lists
Tagged dark fantasy, European literature, horror, Japanese, translation, weird, women
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Feminism and the Cinematic Vampire
An excellent article by Genevieve Valentine, ‘How the vampire became film’s most feminist monster‘ on the female vampire in cinema, tracing the figure through shifts in feminist perspectives. Valentine says, ‘Vampirism is a charmingly reliable metaphor for a particular brand … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged Feminism, Film, lesbianism, sexuality, Vampires, women
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Images of Witches
Some excellent articles on witches today. First, Chloe Buckley, in ‘Hag, temptress or feminist icon? The witch in popular culture‘, looks at images of witches in popular culture, both positive and disparaging. She notes the contemporary feminist rehabilitation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged early modern, Fashion, Feminism, Folk Horror, illustration, misogyny, popular culture, witchcraft, witches, women, woodcuts
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CFP: Gender and Horror edited collection
A call for articles for a proposed edited collection on gender and horror. Deadline end of May. This edited collection aims to re-examine horror in an era of remakes, reboots and re-imaginings. There have been many developments in the horror … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged adaptation, Film, gender, horror, masculinity, race, remakes, TV, women, YA Fiction
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Conference review: Damsels in Redress: Women in Contemporary Fairy-Tale Reimaginings, Queen’s University Belfast, 7-8 April 2017
At last I’ve managed to review the ‘Damsels in Redress: Women in Contemporary Fairy-Tale Reimaginings’ conference at Queen’s University Belfast which I attended recently. My thanks to the organisers, Lisa Kennedy, Amy Finlay, and Christina Collins for such an inspiring … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Reviews
Tagged adaptation, Contemporary Fairy Tales, Fairy tales, Feminism, women
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More Beauty and the Beast
More useful links on ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (see previous posts by Sam and I). First, a short piece by Constance Grady on some of the many various adaptations of the tales, covering Robin McKinley’s Beauty and Rose Daughter, Angela … Continue reading
CFP: Death and the Maiden, University of Winchester, 21-24 July 2017
Call for papers for an interdisciplinary conference exploring the relationship between women and death (deadline 19 May 2017): Death and the Maiden has long been an artistic genre in the West, with its roots in the Dance Macabre tradition. In … Continue reading
CFP: Death and the Maiden Conference, University of Winchester, 21-24 July 2017
Call for papers for an interdisciplinary conference exploring the relationships between women and death–sure to inspire scholars of the Gothic and the fantastic. Death and the Maiden has long been an artistic genre in the West, with its roots in … Continue reading
Fairy Tales, feminism, and strangeness
A handful of interesting items on fairy tale here. First, a very scholarly but readable and fascinating account of the classic English fairy tale, ‘Mr Fox’ (a Bluebeard variant). Then, there’s a review, ‘A Dwarf Becomes a Wolf Girl in … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts
Tagged adaptation, Angela Carter, Fairy tales, Feminism, Folklore, Giambattista Basile, women
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