Tag Archives: YA Gothic

CFP: Investigating Identities in Young Adult (YA) Narratives, 13 December 2017, The University of Northampton

Posted on 5th August 2017 by William the Bloody

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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Generation Dead: Maggie Stiefvater’s ‘Shiver’ (2009)

Posted on 1st November 2016 by firekrank

Last week’s lecture and seminar for ‘Generation Dead’ was dedicated to Maggie Stiefvater’s Shiver (2009), the first novel in the Wolves of Mercy Fall trilogy. Moving away from vampires, this novel is a YA Gothic novel featuring a love story … Continue reading →

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Choose Life, Choose Love. Claire Anderson on Zombie Novel ‘Generation Dead’

Posted on 11th October 2016 by Sam George

I am very happy to post another insightful introduction to Dan Waters’s novel from one of my ‘Generation Dead: YA fiction and the Gothic’ students Claire Anderson. Claire completed the module in 2015-16. This is very readable and engaged. I … Continue reading →

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Generation Dead: Introductory Workshop

Posted on 28th September 2016 by firekrank

Yesterday was my first lecture and seminars for ‘Generation Dead: Young Adult Fiction and the Gothic’. The chosen readings for the lecture were: Catherine Spooner, ‘Teen Demons’, Contemporary Gothic, 87-123; Roz Kaveney, ‘Dark Fantasy and Paranormal Romance’, Cambridge Companion to … Continue reading →

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Generation Dead: YA and the Gothic – An Announcement

Posted on 16th August 2016 by firekrank

If you have already read Sam’s post, ‘Vampire and Undead Studies 2016-17’, you’ll know that I have received some incredibly exciting news. As of the final week of September this year I will be teaching the module ‘Generation Dead: YA … Continue reading →

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Generation Dead: Students Respond to YA Gothics

Posted on 15th June 2016 by Sam George

My level six undergraduate module Generation Dead: Young Adult Fiction and the Gothic has featured heavily on the blog since its beginnings in 2014. The module was inspired by my research for OGOM and the students have been engaging with the … Continue reading →

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On Twilight, dangerous love, romantic poetry and voyeurism

Posted on 19th May 2016 by firekrank

The following blog post, ‘Love is Dangerous’, appeared on my Facebook news feed. I read it and the post which it is reacting to (which you can read here) with interest. Whilst the original post on ‘What Happens Next: A … Continue reading →

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Generation Dead: The Shiver Workshop

Posted on 21st March 2016 by firekrank

This post is a little late (mainly due to the distractions of moving house and trying to teach myself basic plumbing skills alongside managing a PhD and moonlighting as a tour guide at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre) so apologies for my … Continue reading →

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