Category: Events

Announcement: Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine.

Free public lecture on the Gothic heroine in the 21st century by Professor Catherine Spooner + screening of del Toro's 'Crimson Peak'. About the lecture There has been a revival of interest in the Gothic heroine in the twenty-first century, in big budget films such as Crimson Peak, Poor Things, Nosferatu, Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights. This talk traces the history of … Continue reading Announcement: Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine. →

Lecture: Ann Radcliffe and Women’s Gothic Writing

Our friends from Ann Radcliffe Then and Now are putting on another free lecture here in Sheffield: Ann Radcliffe and Women's Gothic Writing Dr. Deborah Russell (University of York) Friday, May 16th, 18:00 - 20:00 Mappin Hall, Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Mappin St, Sheffield, S1 4DT * Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) was “the great enchantress” of … Continue reading Lecture: Ann Radcliffe and Women’s Gothic Writing →

Lecture: Ann Radcliffe and Romantic Culture

We were asked to promote the following event here at the Uni of Sheffield - a lecture with a drink reception afterwards! 📚🍷 Ann Radcliffe and Romantic Culture A free public lecture with Professor Michael Gamer 13th December 2024, 6pm-8pm  Mappin Hall, Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Mappin St, Sheffield, S1 4DT TICKETS HERE * In the final decade of the eighteenth … Continue reading Lecture: Ann Radcliffe and Romantic Culture →

Morbid Catastrophes and Gothic Immortality: A Talk Review of Pop! Gothic

by Arya Ray (https://x.com/aryaray08) ‘If a catastrophe […] is believed to have given rise to this work, it will contribute to interest the reader, and will make […] a still more moving story.’ Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto (1764) On 16 May 2024, Sheffield Gothic hosted a talk by Dr Lauren Nixon and Dr … Continue reading Morbid Catastrophes and Gothic Immortality: A Talk Review of Pop! Gothic →