Sheffield Gothic co-president, Sophie Haywood, introduces the theme of this term's reading groups and events: Gothic Wilderness. We often think of the wilderness as separate. It is a place outside of the civilised, somewhere to visit when we want to experience nature in its wilder form. But are these two spheres so separate? Where does … Continue reading Gothic Wilderness, or how the wild things creep up on you
Category: Spaces and Places
The Haunting of Netflix Watch Parties
Our Everyday Gothic series explores day-to-day experiences that have reminded us of the Gothic – whether these were spooky, unsettling, or just a little odd. In this post, Megan Stephens talks about the ghostliness of watching a show at the same time as someone on the other side of the globe. I recently watched Netflix’s … Continue reading The Haunting of Netflix Watch Parties
The Only Way Is Witchcraft
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live (Exodus 22:18)Blonde, dumb, easy, sleeps around, drunk every night, is known for being a slut, stupid, cheap, hair tight to head etc. (Urban dictionary)It’s my theory that, despite memories of the witch hunts fading, the reputation of the county’s women never really recovered, which is why, when … Continue reading The Only Way Is Witchcraft
Places influencing human mind in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’
This is part two of a blog series by Alan D. D. exploring Edgar Alan Poe and the Gothic. You can read the first post discussing Poe's 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar' in relation to death and immortality here. We humans are such a fragile thing: it takes only one second to end our existence … Continue reading Places influencing human mind in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’
Gothic Bible: Religious Belief & The Gothic Village in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Part One)
The following post by Emily Marlow is part of an ongoing 'Gothic Bible Blog Series' and part of the Gothic Bible project, a collaborative project run by Sheffield Gothic and SIIBS at the University of Sheffield, and also the University of Auckland. You can find out more about the project here, and if you want … Continue reading Gothic Bible: Religious Belief & The Gothic Village in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Part One)
Pastoral Gothic: Ann Radcliffe and the Sublime
The Gothic Reading Group will be meeting on Wednesday 22ndMarch to continue this semester’s on-going discussion of all things Eco-Gothic. This time around we’ll be focusing on sublime pastoral landscapes.During the session we’ll be thinking about the pastoral mode in relation to the poetry of the Mistress of Udolpho herself, Ann Radcliffe. Radcliffe’s novels are … Continue reading Pastoral Gothic: Ann Radcliffe and the Sublime
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