The Lithic Gathering: a symposium exploring shifting temporalities and mythologies of ritual stone structures within art and visual culture.
SODA (School of Digital Arts) 14 Higher Chatham Street, Manchester, United KingdomThis one-day symposium organised by The Scholars of the Stones at MMU gathers Arts and Humanities academics and/or artists working in relation to Neolithic or other ancient stone structures, focusing […]
Ann Radcliffe and Women’s Gothic Writing
Mappin Hall Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Sheffield, United KingdomFree public lecture on seminal 1790s Gothic writer, Ann Radcliffe, by Dr. Deborah Russell (university of York). Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823) was “the great enchantress” of her generation, in the words […]
Contemporary Gothic Reading Group 1: T. Kingfisher, The Hollow Places
OnlineJoin members of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies for the first of our Spring/Summer Contemporary Reading Groups for 2025. This is the first of a series of 4 reading […]
Contemporary Gothic Reading Group 2, Special Edition: Susan Barker Reading Old Soul
As part of Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries 2025, Manchester Metropolitan University presents a special edition of its Contemporary Gothic Reading Group. This event will take place at […]
Coded Black Launch Celebration
The National Videogame Museum Castle House, Angel Street, SheffieldJoin British Academy Global Professor and friend of the Gothic Centre, Maisha Wester to celebrate the launch of Coded Black, the social Justice game for the PC.
Contemporary Gothic Reading Group 3: Hell Followed with Us
Manchester Poetry LibraryJoin members of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies for the third of our Spring/Summer Contemporary Gothic Reading Groups for 2025. This in-person reading group takes place during our Gothic […]
Contemporary Gothic Reading Group 4: Heather Parry, Carrion Crow
OnlineJoin members of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies for the final discussion of our Spring/Summer Contemporary Reading Groups for 2025. This is the last of a series of 4 […]
MODERATION: Elaine Castillo in conversation with Susan Barker
Blackwell's Bookshop 146 Oxford Road, Manchester, United KingdomSusan Barker, author of Old Soul, and member of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies will be in conversation Elaine Castillo and discussing her novel, MODERATION. Blackwell's Bookshop, Manchester Doors: […]