Gothic Reading Group schedule

All Gothic Reading Group meetings will take place from 4-6 pm every other Wednesday during term time, Location TBAAll within the academic community are welcome to attend! January 27th - "War of the Worlds" (1938 Orson Welles radio play)A classic moment in performance Gothic, Orson Welles' adaptation of the H.G, Wells' 1898 novel allegedly created widespread panic when it … Continue reading Gothic Reading Group schedule →

Religious Gothic: Gothic Reading Group schedule for Autumn, 2015

A new semester of Gothic is upon us! As the season of pumpkins and Halloween begins and we all come back from summer holidays, the University of Sheffield Gothic Reading Group has prepared a new year's worth of cake AND death! This semester's theme? Religious Gothic!Note: All meetings will take place from 4-6 pm unless … Continue reading Religious Gothic: Gothic Reading Group schedule for Autumn, 2015 →

Foreshadowings: The Woman in Black and Reading Group Announcements

How quickly the year flies by! This week will be our last Gothic Reading Group meeting of the 2014 academic year – we’ve covered all sorts of topics from post-colonialism to comic books, Alfred Hitchcock to Sleepy Hollow! We’re going to wrap up our year with another film: The Woman in Black (2012) film starring … Continue reading Foreshadowings: The Woman in Black and Reading Group Announcements →

Foreshadowings: Early American Gothic

Is it that time already? The Gothic Reading Group meets for its third session of 2014-15 on Wednesday and this time the subject is early American Gothic: a sub-genre of sorts that has generated plenty of critical discussion, but isn't always as central as it might be to the historical development of the Gothic and … Continue reading Foreshadowings: Early American Gothic →

Foreshadowings: Hitchcock’s Rebecca

The Gothic Reading Group meets this week for its first session of the 2014-15 academic year. This is also the first session under the group's new organisational triumvirate. With that in mind, this preview post does double duty as the new leaders introduce themselves, before taking a quick look at the first text.Remember - new … Continue reading Foreshadowings: Hitchcock’s Rebecca →

Update: Gothic Reading Group News and 2014 Autumn Semester Schedule

This new academic semester marks the beginning of the Gothic Reading Group's third year. In that time we've gone from being a group of students and faculty with an interest in discussing a range of texts and materials in a friendly and relaxed setting with cake to being. . . A group of students and … Continue reading Update: Gothic Reading Group News and 2014 Autumn Semester Schedule →