For an event that began life as a half-baked idea discussed on a train station bench, it’s astounding how "Reimagining the Gothic" has grown. Now on its second year, "Reimaginings" has expanded to include participants from all over the UK and beyond, and has inspired the development of a number of websites, networks, and other … Continue reading Post-Mortem: Reimagining the Gothic, Monsters and Monstrosities
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Announcement – Haunted Studies: The Ghost Stories of M.R. James
On Saturday March 19th Andy Smith will deliver a keynote address on 'M.R. James and the Ghosts of World War 1' at 'Haunted Studies: The Ghost Stories of M.R. James' a conference hosted by the historic Leeds Library. Other keynotes include the horror writer Ramsey Campbell and the former president of the folklore society, Jacqueline Simpson. Details … Continue reading Announcement – Haunted Studies: The Ghost Stories of M.R. James
Reimagining the Gothic: 2016 Symposium and Showcase (registration and Information)
The Reimagining the Gothic Project, with the generous support of the International Gothic Association and the University of Sheffield Arts and Humanities PGR Forum, is pleased to announce that is has selected and confirmed it's speakers for the Reimagining the Gothic symposium event, taking place May 6th, 2016.!We received so many wonderful and interesting abstracts … Continue reading Reimagining the Gothic: 2016 Symposium and Showcase (registration and Information)
Reimagining the Gothic 2016: Monsters and Monstrosities
Sheffield Gothic is pleased to announce its new 2016 conference and showcase event: Reimagining the Gothic: Monsters and Monstrosities Reimagining the Gothic is an ongoing project that seeks to explore how the Gothic can be re-read, re-analysed, and re-imagined. We encourage both public interest and new academic avenues from students and scholars who wish to present on … Continue reading Reimagining the Gothic 2016: Monsters and Monstrosities
CFA: ‘Werewolves: Studies in Transformations’
CFA: ‘Werewolves: Studies in Transformations’ (abstracts: 30thNovember 2015, full submissions: 31st March 2016)Organization:Dr Janine Hatter and Kaja Franck, ‘Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural’Contact email:j.hatter@hull.ac.uk / k.a.franck@gmail.com‘Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural’ is a peer-reviewed, online journal looking at the supernatural, the uncanny and the weird. Revenant is now accepting articles, … Continue reading CFA: ‘Werewolves: Studies in Transformations’
International Gothic Association: Conference Report, "Gothic Migrations 2015"
The 12th Biennial International Gothic Association Conference: Gothic Migrations took place in Vancouver, Canada, from July 28th to August 1st this year. John Whatley of Simon Fraser University was the Conference Organizer, with funding and support provided by SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, SFU Department of English, and SFU Centre for Online and … Continue reading International Gothic Association: Conference Report, "Gothic Migrations 2015"
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