Book Launch: Contemporary Body Horror by Xavier Aldana Reyes
Geoffrey Manton Lecture Theatre 5 ground floor Oxford Road, Manchester, United KingdomJoin the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies for this book launch to celebrate the exciting recent publication of Contemporary Body Horror (Cambridge Elements, 2024) by our Centre member, Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes. […]
OLD SOUL – Susan Barker in conversation with Zoe Li
146 Oxford Road Manchester M13 9GP 146 Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire, United KingdomWe are delighted to celebrate the publication of OLD SOUL by Susan Barker in partnership with Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. Susan will be in conversation with Zoe […]
VICTORIAN PSYCHO – Virginia Feito in conversation with Xavier Aldana Reyes
146 Oxford Road Manchester M13 9GP 146 Oxford Road, Manchester, United KingdomBlackwell's Bookshop, Manchester, welcomes Virginia Feito to the shop to discussion her gruesomely brilliant new novel VICTORIAN PSYCHO, which probes the psyche of a bloodthirsty governess in Victorian England. Virginia will […]
Ghosts: In History & Performance
The Old Dining Room, Thirsk Hall Kirkgate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, United KingdomEver wondered why Gothic fiction and nineteenth-century ghost stories were often set in old-fashioned country houses? This special event combines a short talk on Gothic architecture by researcher Dr Emma […]
Writing the Gothic Short Story Course
Grosvenor East Cavendish Street, ManchesterWRITING THE GOTHICThis writing course offers six two-hour workshops from March to September, learning the craft of gothic fiction from author and Gothic PhD candidate Bronte Schiltz. Participants on this […]
North West Long 19C seminar
, Wednesday 2 April, 12-5 pm Our friends The North West Long Nineteenth Century Network are a group of Man Met scholars and postgraduates that share interests and collaborate with […]
The Lithic Gathering: shifting temporalities and mythologies of ritualstone structures
This one-day symposium invites Arts and Humanities scholars working in relation toNeolithic or other ancient stone structures to submit an abstract for a shortpresentation (15 minutes) or a longer presentation/paper […]
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 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 […]