Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Anomalous Children and the Construction of Monstrosity, edited by Simon Bacon and Leo Ruickbie
Tag: vampires
The Supernatural
Explore the Myths and (Possible) Realities of the Paranormal
Nothing was spoken of but vampires
Just found this review at http://pelicanist.blogspot.de/2013/08/the-universal-vampire.html: Another observation that caught my eye was that the start of popularising the vampire was, ironically enough, the Enlightenment. Leo Ruickbie gathers together what was, at that time, impressive testimony as to the actual existence of such creatures, from medical, legal and military sources. By way of a slight…
Universal Vampire Book Project
Here’s a description of the project from the editors: The Universal Vampire Series, 2 Vols. Vol. 1 – The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend Vol. 2 – The Hip and the Atavistic: Images of the Modern Vampire Editors Barbara Brodman, Nova Southeastern University James E. Doan, Nova Southeastern University Project Overview For…
Universal Vampire Update
Just heard from the editors that the forthcoming multi-volume blockbuster The Universal Vampire is scheduled for publication in April 2012. The publishers were ‘very impressed with the quality of the essays in the collection’. A brief description of my chapter can be found here http://www.academia.edu/1536481/Evidence_for_the_Undead
‘Vampire’ Corpses Found In Bulgaria
Ancient ‘Vampire’ Bodies Found In Bulgaria Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed centuries-old skeletons with iron rods through their chests – believed to have been victims of an old anti-vampire ritual. According to Bozhidar Dimitrov, head of the National History Museum in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, two skeletons from the Middle Ages have been discovered near the…
Goth Tech Conference CFP
CFP: International Gothic Association Biennial Conference 2013 Gothic Technologies/Gothic Techniques Biennial Conference of the International Gothic AssociationAugust 5 – 8, 2013University of Surrey, United Kingdom Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Professor Roger Luckhurst (Birkbeck College, University of London), Professor Fred Botting (Kingston University), other Keynotes TBA Recent Gothic studies have foregrounded a plethora of technologies associated with…
The International Gothic Association
Yes, there is an International Gothic Association! It’s an academic society for the study of everything Gothic with a peer-reviewed journal Gothic Studies. According to their website: The International Gothic Association unites teachers, scholars, students, artists, writers and performers from around the world who are interested in any aspect of gothic culture: fiction, drama, poetry,…
Vampire Autopsies
The True Story of the Eighteenth Century Vampire Epidemic What happens when you cut open a vampire? Read Dr Leo Ruickbie’s analysis of the eighteenth-century vampire epidemic and the medical experts who examined the undead corpses in the Fortean Times, issue 288 (Special, 2012). Visit: Fortean Times For back issues of Fortean Times call +44…
Vampire Conference Great Success
‘Vampires: Myths of the Past and the Future’ at London University’s Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies took us from the eastern European vampire epidemic of the 18th century right through to the monster’s modern incarnations in Twilight, True Blood, and all the rest. Co-ordinator Simon Bacon brought together a diverse group of scholars from…
Vampire Conference in The Herald
From The Herald newspaper: Why we’ve fallen in love with 21st-century vampires IT’S a topic most people would assume has too little bite for the attention of high-minded academics. But several of Edinburgh University’s brightest social scientists will speak in London this week at a conference set up to discuss how vampires are portrayed in…
Vampire Conference Programme
Vampires: Myths of the Past and the Future An International Conference at the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London Wednesday, 2 November – Friday, 4 November 2011 Co-Ordinator: Simon Bacon (London) ProgrammeWednesday, 2 November 2011 9.15 Registration 10.00 Simon Bacon (London): Welcome and Introduction 10.15 Plenary Session:Ken Gelder (Melbourne): ‘Our Vampires, Our…
Vampire Conference Paper Accepted
‘Vampires: Myths of the Past and the Future’ – An interdisciplinary conference organised by Simon Bacon, The London Consortium in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Cultural Memory, Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London From the conference description: Myths of vampires and the undead are as old as civilisation itself,…