Tag Archives: Gothic

Let me grab your soul away – Kate Bush and gothic

Posted on 18th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fascinating article tracing Gothic themes in Kate Bush’s songs and the allusions to Gothic cinema therein.

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The Evolution of the Female Vampire

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Jamie Spears, who is completing her PhD at the University of Sunderland, has written a fascinating account of the origins of female vampire here.

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Irish Gothics: Genres, Forms, Modes, and Traditions, 1760-1890

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

New book from Palgrave Macmillan, edited by Christina Morin and Niall Gillespie, on Irish Gothic literature in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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The Gothic and the Everyday: Living Gothic

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

New book from Palgrave Macmillan, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Maria Beville, on the relation of Gothic to lived experience.

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Penny Dreadful: dismembering and assembling the Victorian Gothic

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

OGOM contributor Conrad Aquilana gives his analysis of the TV series Penny Dreadful.

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What Is a Contemporary Gothic Reading Group?

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A useful account here from OGOM contributor Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes on his experiences of running the Contemporary Gothic Reading Group at MMU.

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When Gothic Was Born

Posted on 14th October 2014 by William the Bloody

In conjunction with the British Library’s Gothic exhibition, the BBC are showing programmes on all things Gothic: When Gothic Was Born

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Chris Riddell (author of Goth Girl) on Ada Lovelace

Posted on 14th October 2014 by William the Bloody

Chris Riddell, the author of the hilariously witty (and knowingly intertextual) Goth Girl children’s series, talks here about how the life of Ada Lovelace, pioneering computer programmer and daughter of Lord Byron, has influenced his work.

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Gothic Romance and the Phantasmagorical, Manchester, 23 October 2014

Posted on 13th October 2014 by William the Bloody

More events in MMU’s Gothic Festival: Two great talks: Dale Townshend (on “Gothic Architecture, Gothic History, Gothic Romance: Kenilworth Castle, 1800-1830”) and “Prepare to Enter the Phantasmagoria!” Film screening, talk and Victorian lantern show, presented by David Annwn Jones.

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Zombie Make-Up Tutorial

Posted on 13th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A bit of fun for Halloween!

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