The Gothic Crossroads Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University ran from the 25th- 27th of June and was organised by Dr Emma Liggins and Dr Eleanor Beal. I was hired as the Event and Communications intern alongside fellow student, Jia Madlani.…
About Jia Madlani Jia Madlani is a first-year English degree student at Manchester Metropolitan University with an interest in media and Gothic literature. Alongside her academic interests, she is an active member of the Manchester Hindu Society where she currently…
Open for postgraduate presenters at Gothic Crossroads Last year Manchester University Press (MUP) established an annual Gothic Prize to be awarded annually at our Gothic Centre summer events. The prize is £100 worth of vouchers to spend on MUP books,…
The Lithic Gathering: shifting temporalities and mythologies of ritualstone structures Friday 16th May 2025, 9.30-4.30, Manchester Metropolitan University. This one-day symposium organised by The Scholars of the Stones at MMU gathers Arts and Humanities academics and/or artists working in relation…
The Society for the Study of the American Gothic is now enrolling members! SSAG is a professional scholarly organization established in 2023 to promote and advance the study of the American Gothic through research, teaching, and publication. It is the…
Listen to Dr Emma Liggins’s talk on Christmas traditions and sustainable festive fashion for MetCast here
View Dr Eric Parisot’s recent research paper on our YouTube channel here
By Rebecca Alaise. For over ten years I worked in a building located mere metres away from the Gladstone statue that graces Manchester’s Albert square, seeing ‘him’ every time I popped out for coffee. There is a bust of him…
Gothic Crossroads A conference exploring and celebrating the multi and interdisciplinary crossings of Gothic and Horror Studies. Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies,Manchester Metropolitan University, 25th-27th June, 2025 Plenary Speakers: Prof Rosario Arias (University of Malaga, Spain) Dr Maisha Wester (Global…
‘Why Can’t We See the Shrunken Head?’: Discussing the cultural ethics of displaying body remains with Nicholas Crowe and the Whitaker Museum By Eleanor Beal Organisers and Speakers: Nicholas Crowe (The Wellcome Trust), Gina Warburton and The Whitaker Museum, The…