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This is the bibliography, provided by Naomi Hetherington, for her excellent talk on New Women and the Gothic. You can find a recording of the talk here New Woman Gothic Bibliography General Works on the New Woman Ardis, Ann, New Women, New Novels: Feminism and Early Modernism (Brunswick, NJ: Rutger UP, 1990). Gray, Alexandra, Self-HarmContinue reading “Bibliography – New Woman Gothic (Naomi Hetherington)”

Here at Romancing the Gothic, we’re diversifying! We want to keep the project going and also support our speakers and offer some more hands on and interactive classes. We’ll be keeping all the book groups, film clubs and Saturday and Sunday classes completely free to attend. We’re still asking people to support speakers individually orContinue reading “Medieval Murder: Goth Detectives!”

Some news! We have a patreon now. Here it is. If you can though, please support me via the ko-fi here. Why? Because with Patreon you pay more and I/the project gets less. Significantly less (for me) and significantly more (for you). Any questions, please ask! ‘Romancing the Gothic’ started off as a single freeContinue reading “News and Updates”

BIBLIOGRAPHY Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), dir. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise, Walt Disney Pictures. Blaylock, James P. (1986), Homunculus, Ace Books. Carriger, Gail (2009), Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate #1), Orbit. Carriger, Gail (2013), Curtsies and Conspiracies (Finishing School #2), Atom. Clark, Phenderson Djèlí (2016), “A Dead Djinn in Cairo”, Tor.com, https://www.tor.com/2016/05/18/a-dead-djinn-in-cairo/ Clark, Phenderson DjèlíContinue reading “BIBLIOGRAPHY – “Oh my goodness, is that an electrosplit goopslimer port?” Technofantasies and Difference Engines in Steampunk Literature’ – Caroline Duvezin”

In 1835 Pushkin published a collection called ‘Songs of the Western Slavs’ and included among its numbers was a vampire poem, featuring the Vurdalak. The poem clearly borrows from or was influenced by Prosper Mérimée. The following is a very rough translation. Marko Yakubovich sat by the gate, Before him sat Zoya his wife WhileContinue reading “Marko Yacubovich – Alexander Pushkin”

Today’s bibliography was provided by Saturday’s speaker Valeria Villegas Lindval. Some of the sources are in English and some in Spanish. To start – here’s a list of Valeria’s own publications! •“Gigi Saul Guerrero and her Latin American female monsters” in Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism and Genre, edited by edited by Dr. Alison Peirse (forthcoming 2020Continue reading ““¡Bruja! The allure of the gothic witch in Mexican horror film” – Bibliography”

Primary Texts Women’s Weird ed. by Melissa Edmundson – 2019 Joseph Addison – Evidence of the Christian Religion – (1772) Darcie Little Badger – Elatsoe – 2020 Madeleine Brent – Moonraker’s Bride – 1973 Charlotte Bronte – Jane Eyre – 1847 Emily Bronte – Wuthering Heights – 1847 Edmund Burke – A Philosophical Enquiry intoContinue reading “Romancing the Gothic: Heroines, Wives and Demons – Bibliography”

Primary Texts: Meyer, Stephenie, Twilight, (London: Atom, 2006) Meyer, Stephanie, New Moon, (London: Atom, 2007) Meyer, Stephanie, Eclipse, (London: Atom, 2007) Meyer, Stephanie, Breaking Dawn, (London: Atom, 2008) Meyer, Stephanie, Midnight Sun, (28th August 2008) http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnightsun.html [accessed 6th January 2010] Secondary Texts: Allen, Lily, ‘The Fear’, Lyrics on http://www.lilyallenmusic.com/lily/lyrics                       [accessed 20th August 2010] Anonymous,Continue reading “Bibliography: ‘It’s only Twilight if it’s from the Forks region; anything else is just sparkling vampire romance’: Twilight, the Gothic Novel and the Female Reader by Kaja Franck”

Romancing the Gothic started (and is continuing) in the lock down. I started by offering a single free class and it went from there. What’s the idea? The idea is to share scholarship, discussion and the joy of Gothic and romance literature together. How does it work? We have Saturday lectures which are two hoursContinue reading “What is Romancing the Gothic?”