Daily Archives: 21st April 2017

Reimagining the Gothic: Gothic Spaces Creative Showcase, University of Sheffield, 13 May 2017

Posted on 21st April 2017 by William the Bloody

Still time to book for this Reimagining the Gothic: Gothic Spaces Creative Showcase; though the CFP is closed, it should be a great event. Sheffield Gothic invites you to an afternoon of creative explorations around the theme ‘Gothic Spaces’. Reimagining … Continue reading →

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CFA: Gothic Afterlives: The Reincarnation of Horror in Film and Television

Posted on 21st April 2017 by William the Bloody

Call for articles for Gothic Afterlives, a new collection on adaptations and remakes of the Gothic in film and TV, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell. Twenty-first century media have seen a rise not only in remakes and ‘re-imaginings’, but also transmedia … Continue reading →

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The malign influence of Beauty and the Beast

Posted on 21st April 2017 by William the Bloody

I’m always suspicious about deterministic claims for the malignant effects of fiction, which were rife in the eighteenth century with the rise of the novel and its effects on women and which have accompanied the emergence of new media ever … Continue reading →

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