Events

£5, includes refreshments and printouts of the passages. Book here. Slow down, read closely, think and discuss - that's what we are asking you to do in this club. Dr Emma Liggins (Centre for Gothic MMU) has chosen some passages from Polidori’s ( or is it Byron’s?) The Vampire. Turn off your smart phones, step […]

Celebrate spooky season with a chilling new novel about guilt and redemption from the 'master of menace' and the addictively unsettling tale of a frightening, compelling anti-hero who moves across time and space. Join us with Andrew Michael Hurley and Susan Barker to discuss their latest novels Saltwash and Old Soul. Andrew Michael Hurley is based in Lancashire. His first novel, The Loney, won the Costa Best […]

A conference series organised by the foremost scholars in the field of Gothic and Vampire Studies. "Children of the Night International Dracula Congress" series is a non-profit academic initiative founded by international scholars and supported by worldwide renowned Dracula experts. Our aim is to present ground-breaking research on Bram Stoker, his novel Dracula, Gothic and Horror […]

Have you heard the uproar over the new Wuthering Heights adaptation? Despite over 40 films, television and radio adaptations, Wuthering Heights is still often remembered as an “obsessive romance.” In reality, it is a Gothic Romance – and more specifically, a story that engages deeply with themes of domestic abuse. Similarly, many beloved Female Gothic adaptations tend […]

Please join us on November 12th for artist Tom Payne performs Ruskin's 1884 lecture 'The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century' with visuals inspired by Ruskin's art. You can find out more about Tom's work with Ruskin here: Live Brief | Storm-Cloud This event has been brought to you by MMU's Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies […]

This is a follow-up workshop to Tom Payne's performance of John Ruskin's Storm-Cloud, giving you a chance to contribute to the live brief. You can find out more about Tom’s work with Ruskin here: Live Brief | Storm-Cloud This event has been brought to you by MMU’s Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies and The Nineteenth Century […]

Join us at the Refuge Coffee House for an evening with Natasha Siegel as Emma Hinds interviews her about her new sapphic Gothic romance novel, As Many Souls As Stars. We’ll be diving into the world of her spellbinding novel, exploring the themes, characters, and inspirations that have captured readers’ hearts, before opening into a […]

Join us on Wednesday November 19th in Grosvenor East. Room 3.12 for this seminar by Gothic Centre PhD candidates as part of the MMU Gothic Approaches 'Work in Progress' series. Speaker titles and abstracts are below and refreshments are provided.

A one-day series of online talks and workshops from world-leading experts. Featuring Manchester Gothic Centre's Maisha Wester. Dr Maisha Wester has been previously awarded a Fullbright Scholarship and has been British Academy-sponsored Global Professor in the School of English at Sheffield University. Her research investigates racial representation in Gothic Literature and Horror Film, and socio-political […]

Join us for this hybrid research event on Gothic music and underground subculture. This is a free public talk, open to all, which will be hosted by the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. For those joining in person, refreshments will be available from 5 pm and the talk will begin at 5.15, with Q and […]

Gothica is an informal, online monthly reading group exploring all areas of the Gothic in literature and popular culture. Gothica was founded in 2019 at the University of Birmingham by doctoral researchers Katrina Jan and Dr Emily Vincent, then joined by Ross Conway, and you can find out more about us here. Each session is two hours long, […]

How have horror and ghost stories challenged gender norms? Explore the feminist side of Gothic literature. With Q&A. Have you heard the uproar over the new Wuthering Heights adaptation?  Despite over 40 films, television and radio adaptations, Wuthering Heights is still often remembered as an “obsessive romance.” In reality, it is a Gothic Romance – and more specifically, a […]