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Conference Report: CoronaGothic (30th June 2020)

Originally posted on Dr. Joan's Book Bazaar:
CoronaGothic The new research cluster, University of Macau Gothic, hosted the timely and urgent CoronaGothic conference online on the 30th June 2020. The primary organisers and opening speakers were Professor Nick Groom…

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Conference Report: CoronaGothic (30th June 2020)

Originally posted on Dr. Joan's Book Bazaar:
CoronaGothic The new research cluster, University of Macau Gothic, hosted the timely and urgent CoronaGothic conference online on the 30th June 2020. The primary organisers and opening speakers were Professor Nick Groom…

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Reading Group: Call for Proposals, Autumn 2018

Originally posted on Essex Myth:
Myth Reading Group Call for Proposals: Animals and Mythical Creatures Domenico Zampieri, “Virgin and Unicorn”, c. 1604–05, fresco in Palazzo Farnese, Rome (public domain) We are very pleased to announce that the theme for the…

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Review: Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic

Originally posted on The Dark Arts Journal:
Werewolves, Wolves  and the Gothic Edited by Robert McKay and John Miller. (Wales: University of Wales Press, 2017. 272 pages). ISBN 9781786831026 The eleven essays in McKay and Miller’s Werewolves, Wolves and the…

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CFP – Haunted Studies: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James, 19 March 2016, The Leeds Library

Originally posted on The Victorianist: BAVS Postgraduates:
Haunted Studies: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James – a one-day conference at The Leeds Library, 19 March 2016 Confirmed keynote speakers: Ramsay Campbell Jacqueline Simpson Andrew Smith The ghost stories of…

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OGOM Company of Wolves: Booking closes 1st September

Just a quick post to remind interested parties that booking closes for the much reported ‘Company of Wolves’ werewolf conference on 1st September. Only one day left to secure your place and find out what everyone is talking about. Booking … Continue reading

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The Lycanthrope: A Werewolf Poem

OGOM members are wonderfully creative, Marcus wrote us a special story for the Bram Stoker Centenary event, and now Ivan Phillips has unearthed a rather splendid werewolf poem of his (see Bill’s post below). I like the reference to werewolf … Continue reading

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The Howl Truth: Press coverage for OGOM Company of Wolves

Here’s a summary of the latest press coverage for the OGOM Company of Wolves Conference, 3-5 September. There are still places available for those who want to come along (possibly the most fun you can have at an academic conference). … Continue reading

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This is what it sounds like when wolves cry

Watch these white wolves howl owoooooooooooooo

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She-Wolves and Elizabeth Bathory

Originally posted on Reading The Gothic:
Over on the She-Wolf Blogspot, Hannah Priest is doing wonderful work on the representation and cultural importance of the female werewolf, including the publication of She-Wolf: A Cultural History of Female Werewolves (2015). I really enjoyed…

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