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CFP Reminder: Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance; Gothic Manchester Festival Conference, MMU, 28 October 2017

Posted on 21st July 2017 by William the Bloody

Just a reminder that the deadline for the Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance; symposium at Gothic Manchester Festival Conference is soon. Here are the details again: Gothic Manchester Festival Conference Saturday 28 October 2017 Call for Papers Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance After … Continue reading →

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CFP: Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance: Gothic Manchester Festival Conference, MMU, 28 October 2017

Posted on 24th May 2017 by William the Bloody

Gothic Manchester Festival Conference 2017 Saturday 28 October 2017 Call for Papers Gothic Style(s), Gothic Substance After the great success of last year’s Gothic North conference, our attention turns this year to the topic of Gothic Style(s). At the start … Continue reading →

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The Obscure Cities

Posted on 11th May 2017 by William the Bloody

These illustrations from François Schuiten and Benoît Peeters’s series of graphic novels, Les Cités Obscures depict a marvellous steampunk-ish parallel world that I hope you find delightful. Thanks to the Messy Nessy Cabinet of Chic Curiosities website, which is full of treats … Continue reading →

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Gargoyles and Temptation

Posted on 18th November 2016 by William the Bloody

This is a fascinating piece from the always-wonderful Folklore Thursday on the history and significance of gargoyles. It begins and ends with the presence of these ambivalent creatures in popular culture, from a childhood memory of the animated series Gargoyles … Continue reading →

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CFP Gothic Modernisms, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 29-30 June 2017

Posted on 5th November 2016 by William the Bloody

This looks a very interesting conference on Gothic Modernisms in Amsterdam.

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Dale Townshend and MMU Gothic Festival

Posted on 27th July 2016 by William the Bloody

Two great news items from the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. First, the brilliant Dale Townshend, who has moved from Stirling to become Professor at MMU, will be giving his inaugural lecture, From ‘Castles in the Air’ … Continue reading →

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Walpole: The House and the Letters

Posted on 10th February 2016 by firekrank

The New York Review of Books has in its latest issue an article by Geoffrey Wheatley, ‘Walpole: The House & the Letters’. It as the name suggests a look at Strawberry Hill, the Gothic abode Walpole engineered for himself, and his … Continue reading →

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‘MOOC: The Gothic Revival, 1700-1850: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’ Trailer

Posted on 20th January 2016 by firekrank

The University of Stirling (home of The Gothic Imagination blog) has released the trailer for its Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ‘The Gothic Revival, 1700-1850: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’. The course is delivered by Dale Townshend and Peter Lindfield and it looks … Continue reading →

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Darkness and Light: Exploring the Gothic exhibition, John Rylands Library, Manchester

Posted on 1st August 2015 by William the Bloody

Being in the centre of Manchester for the first time in months, I thought I’d drop in to the beautiful Victorian neo-Gothic John Rylands Library and see the Darkness and Light: Exploring the Gothic exhibition. It’s very, very good, with … Continue reading →

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CFP: “Expanding the Scope of Horror”

Posted on 1st August 2015 by William the Bloody

A Call for Articles for a special journal issue of Interdisciplinary Humanities exploring new approaches to the study of horror. The proposed set of essays and book reviews would have as its main objective to offer a new practical model … Continue reading →

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