Sheffield Gothic has exciting news! We have a Gothic research and networking afternoon coming up on Friday 29th April from 1–5pm, featuring talks from a range of Gothic speakers. Join us to learn about recent developments in Gothic research and our speakers' own unique journeys in academia. Our speakers are Professor Dale Townshend, Dr Lauren … Continue reading Journeys in Gothic Study: A Sheffield Gothic Research Event
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Sheffield Gothic Profile Blog: Kathleen Hudson
The next instalment in Sheffield Gothic's series of profile blog focuses on Kathleen Hudson (Anne Arundel Community College), one of the founding members of Sheffield Gothic and eternally our Goth Queen. Read on to find out Kathleen's interest in the Gothic, her favourite Gothic text, and who she would like to invite to dinner! Introduction:Greetings, goths! … Continue reading Sheffield Gothic Profile Blog: Kathleen Hudson
Some thoughts on assembling a creature: editing The Cambridge Companion to Frankenstein
This blog is a cross-post of an original article from the Cambridge University website: http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2016/09/some-thoughts-on-assembling-a-creature-editing-the-cambridge-companion-to-frankenstein/ Here, reproduced. Assembling The Cambridge Companion to Frankenstein raised some interesting questions at the developmental stage about the type of coverage that students would find helpful. Frankenstein is a novel that is taught in a variety of contexts and courses, including … Continue reading Some thoughts on assembling a creature: editing The Cambridge Companion to Frankenstein
Summer of 1816: Creativity and Turmoil, event Review
Summer of 1816: Creativity and Turmoil24-27 June, University of SheffieldThe University of Sheffield recently hosted an international conference to commemorate the bicentenary of the infamous summer of 1816, where a small circle of radical intellectuals (Mary Godwin, P.B. Shelley, Lord Byron, his no.1 fangirl Claire Claremont and John Polidori) came together at the Villa Diodati … Continue reading Summer of 1816: Creativity and Turmoil, event Review
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
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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