The plenary speakers have just been announced! And a reminder that the CfP for the 18th biennial conference of the International #Gothic Association closes on the 31st of January. hullgothic.wordpress.com @igagoths.bsky.social @gothicstudies.bsky.social

Hi everyone, I'm organising a conference in Leuven, 4-5 June, and you're all invited*! It's called 'Performing evil: the mediation and display of diabolic spectres 1700-2000' and here is the call for papers (get in touch if you'd like a pdf!). Please share widely! *to submit an abstract before 21/3

Gothic Studies is recruiting! We seek a new assistant editor 🧛‍♂️

It's very exciting to say that Coastal Gothic, 1719–2020 has just been published in @universitypress.cambridge.org's Elements in the Gothic series – and it's currently open access and *free* to download until the end of December! doi.org/10.1017/9781...

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Latest issue of Gothic Studies now out!

Check out the programme for Unquiet Shores here haunted-shores.com/unquiet-shor... You can join us online or in person. Register by 2 June 🌊👻

Pssssst! 🦇💀👻😈🧟‍♀️🧛‍♂️🎃 The @gothicstudies.bsky.social / International Gothic Association Early-Career Essay Prize 2024-25 is open to submissions! Deadline is 1st March 2025 More details at 👇👇👇 www.globalgoth.org/blog/the-int...

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Unquiet Shores CFP is staying open until Mon 17 February 🌊🎶💃

Please share, as Haunted Shores hasn’t quite made it to the new place yet! The next Haunted Shores online seminar with Dr Isabelle Gapp — on reindeer, Sámi herders, & shipboard transportation in Canada — on Thursday 5 December, 3pm (UK). Info/registration here! haunted-shores.com/2024/11/26/h...

Submissions are open for the IGA early-career essay prize - the deadline is 1 March 2025 and the full details are here: www.globalgoth.org/blog/the-int... Queries to the convenor @jendeavour.bsky.social

Excited to share a glimpse of our next issue - a special issue on Gothic and Ageing

Gothic Studies has joined Bluesky! Thank you @kirstinmills.bsky.social and @alexiamandla.bsky.social for the starter packs and hello @edinburghup.bsky.social