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Tag Archives: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Anatomy of the Vampire Myth
Recently, we opened up the digital doors of Signum University. Our Folkloric Transformations class this semester is treating the theme of Vampires and Big Bad Wolves. The transformation of vampire folklore and superstition into folktales, novels, films and television, and … Continue reading
Posted in News & Links
Tagged Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dracula, film adaptation, Folkloric Transformations, Interview with the Vampire, Maggie Parke, Queen of the Damned, Signum University, Sookie Stackhouse, The Vampire Chronicles, The Vampire Lestat, True Blood, Twilight, Vampire Diaries, Vampire Fiction, vampires
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Signum University Folkloric Transformations Open Class on “The Anatomy of the Vampire Myth,” with Drs. Maggie Parke and Brenton Dickieson (Tues, Oct 13, 6pm Eastern)
Once again, we are opening up the digital doors of Signum University. Our Folkloric Transformations class this semester is treating the theme of Vampires and Big Bad Wolves. The transformation of vampire folklore and superstition into folktales, novels, films and … Continue reading
Roundtable about Upcoming Online MA Literature Courses at Signum University (Full Video) #Tolkien #Chaucer #EddicPoetry #Vampires
As some of you know, I have been an online professor even before this current moment of remote emergency education. As I have blogged about it a few times (see here and here), many know that I teach with Signum … Continue reading
Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links
Tagged Angela Carter, Anne Rice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charlaine Harris, Dead Until Dark, I Am Legend, Interview with the Vampire, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Garth, online teaching, Richard Matheson, Roald Dahl, Signum University, Tolkien's Worlds, vampires
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Roundtable about Upcoming Online MA Literature Courses at Signum University (Aug 14th, 2020, 10am EDT) #Tolkien #Chaucer #EddicPoetry #Vampires
As some of you know, I have been an online professor even before this current moment of remote emergency education. As I have blogged about it a few times (see here and here), many know that I teach with Signum … Continue reading
Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links
Tagged Angela Carter, Anne Rice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charlaine Harris, Dead Until Dark, I Am Legend, Interview with the Vampire, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Garth, online teaching, Richard Matheson, Roald Dahl, Signum University, Tolkien's Worlds, vampires
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Octavia Butler’s “Fledgling”: A Review
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler My rating: 4 of 5 stars This generation has seen the reinterpretation of vampire fiction in significant ways as these punk figures went pop. Not since Anne Rice’s 1976 Interview with the Vampire, however, have … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fledgling, Octavia E. Butler, Twilight, Vampire Fiction, vampires
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Upcoming Online Literature Courses at Signum University (Tolkien, Potter, Star Wars, Children’s Lit, Vampires, and the Rest)
Hi friends. As some of you know, I do a lot of teaching online. I have been a “distance education instructor” in a variety of forms for 16 years now. I thought this month on Fridays I would share some … Continue reading
C.S. Lewis’ “Dymer”… or is it Deemer? (or Can Someone from the Buffyverse be Wrong?)
As I hinted last month, I have been reading and rereading C.S. Lewis’ Dymer. Lewis only kept a journal during his early Oxford years, 1922-1927. The diary’s posthumous title, All My Road Before Me, is taken from the first stanza of Dymer: … Continue reading
Stranger Thing Season 2, October 27
Stranger Things season 2 drops this weekend. I’m not the only one who is excited. Stranger Things won the Best Ensemble Drama at the 2017 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, as well as MTV’s TV Show of the Year and a few Emmys. Clearly, … Continue reading
Stephen King on the Supernatural
On Tuesday I spent time thinking about my Stickin’ Huge Awesome Novel Winter Awesome Read (SHANWAR) read for 2017, Stephen King’s The Stand. As the snows of winter pen me in, I want a big, long, great book that I … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged 'Salem's Lot, Anne Rice, Bible, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carpe Jugulum, Charlene Harris, Charles Williams, Dead Until Dark, fantasy, Science Fiction, Stephen King, Supernatural Fiction, Terry Pratchett, The Eyes of the Dragon, The Stand, Theology of Culture, True Blood, vampires, writing
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The 5 Most Common Mistakes Bloggers Make
Great blogs are based on great content–good design, creative network capability, and, especially, great writing. When bloggers get it right, it can be a beautiful thing. At the moment when an audience connects with great online writers and content curators, … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing, Thoughtful Essays
Tagged BBC America, Blogging, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, C.S. Lewis, CMS, design, J.R.R. Tolkien, MTV, The New Yorker, wordpress, Wordpress Stats, writing
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