Delighted that The Cambridge History of the Gothic, the book I co-edited with Dale Townshend and Angela Wright, has been longlisted for the Justin D Edwards prize - empathy for the judges who now have to make their way through this 3-volume doorstopper!

Congratulations to our recent graduate Catherine Spooner ! 💥🏆

Absolutely thrilled to have won the Magma Poetry Editors' prize for 2023/4! Gobsmacked, tbh, and still trying to take it in. Congratulations to all the other prize-winning and commended poets!

Two new jobs in English Literature - come and join us!

Research Fellow in Writing & Place Manchester Metropolitan Uni - three-year full-time post working with Centre for Place Writing & the Poetry Research Group English at Manchester Met Manchester Writing School as part of the University’s Third Century Fellowship Scheme. Closing date: 29 May 2024 manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/r…

Where is the #Dracula film where he's killed by a hot cross bun

My review of Immaculate for The Conversation is out now!

Not just a 'nunsploitation', Immaculate is a reflection of recent political events in America that have profoundly affected women’s freedoms when it comes to their own bodies. theconversation.com/immaculate-how…

Terrible news from another humanities stronghold in UK academia. I cannot help but think that at some point we will reach rock bottom and finally realise that a society without literature, history, art and culture is simply not going to function.

Goldsmiths was where I did my MA and PhD and began my academic career. I absolutely loved the six years I spent there - it was a haven of creativity and culture then as now. This news story is absolutely heartbreaking. 💔

seeing this all in one place is truly shocking, however closely you think you've been following the situation. A disaster for UK higher education, especially in the humanities.

Today's #ootd is this 1790-99 French embroidered linen dress. The white columnal dress was THE look in the Regency period. This one still has the reminiscence of the earlier robe a la anglaise look with the tailored back and the full skirt. This style is called a round gown as

Tonight's Lecture - Sacrificial Maidens and Ritual Robes: Fashion in Folk Horror - Prof Catherine Spooner

#SacrificialMaidens #RitualRobes #FashioninFolkHorror #CatherineSpooner
The Last Tuesday Society & Viktor Wynd Museum

thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/sacrific…

If you're interested in fashion and folk horror, I'm going to be talking about both online tomorrow at the Last Tuesday Society: thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/sacrific…

Let's see if we can get some love on this event!

A whole day of online GOTHIC and HORROR connected classes, workshops and talks FOR CHARITY!

(Also recorded for your convenience)

eventbrite.co.uk/e/821762643187…

It's hard to appreciate just how crazy all this is. Farmers being mobilised by a notorious conspiracy theorist, Rishi Sunak joining a protest against his own government's policies. This is a country in social and moral meltdown.
This week's column.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Thrilled to be hosting this event with the wonderful Oliver K. Langmead. Calypso is extraordinary - I haven’t been so excited by a book for a while. It’s early days but a strong contender for my favourite book of 2024.

Scotland ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Dream job for someone? Cataloguing the David Bowie archive V&A for two years! jobs.theguardian.com/job/8885230/ca…

Mood: free unsold flowers in Marks and Spencer

Fab article about the 'secret musical' trend from English Literature and Creative Writing PhD researcher Jodie Genevieve.