Reimagining the Gothic 2018:
Aesthetics and Archetypes
Friday 26th - Sunday 28th October
Sheffield
Gothic is pleased to announce the draft schedule for our upcoming
conference 'Reimagining the Gothic: Aesthetics and Archetypes.' Taking a
break from its traditional May slot, this year's Reimagining will be a
one off Halloween special taking place from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th
October. This event is also our first three day event and will be
entirely devoted to reimagining, rethinking, and reconsidering Gothic
Aesthetics and Archetypes - and we want you to join us! As always,
Reimagining is open to all levels of study, including undergraduates, MA
students, PGRs, ECRs, and independent scholars.
You can find the draft schedule here.
Not
only do we have schedule filled with brilliant papers exploring this
year's theme, we are very excited to welcome our two keynotes, Professor
Catherine Spooner (Lancaster University) and Kieron Gillen (Comics
writer). On Saturday evening we will also be hosting our Creative
Showcase: displaying lots of great artwork and creative projects. At the
Creative Showcase, we will announce the winners of our Creative
Competition (the deadline for our Creative Competition closes on Monday
17th September, and you can find more details here).
To register for the conference follow this link (there are two seperate ticket types for speakers and for delegates). The Creative Showcase will take place on Saturday 17th October 7-9 pm and will be free and open to the public: if you just wish to attend the Creative Showcase you will not need to register for the conference, and a seperate eventbrite will be created nearer the time. A full FAQ can be found here, but if you have any extra questions do email Sheffield Gothic at reimagininggoth15@gmail.com.
Finally, although not part of the Reimagining schedule we would like to draw your attention to this year's Halloween special SIIBS seminar that is part of SIIBS's Autumn seminar programme, where our co-organiser Mary Going will be speaking about 'Cain, Shylock, and the Blood Libel: Exploring the Vampire's Jewish Origins.' Taking place on Monday 29th October at the University of Sheffield from 3-4.30 pm, our Reimagining delegates are welcome to attend this talk.
To register for the conference follow this link (there are two seperate ticket types for speakers and for delegates). The Creative Showcase will take place on Saturday 17th October 7-9 pm and will be free and open to the public: if you just wish to attend the Creative Showcase you will not need to register for the conference, and a seperate eventbrite will be created nearer the time. A full FAQ can be found here, but if you have any extra questions do email Sheffield Gothic at reimagininggoth15@gmail.com.
Finally, although not part of the Reimagining schedule we would like to draw your attention to this year's Halloween special SIIBS seminar that is part of SIIBS's Autumn seminar programme, where our co-organiser Mary Going will be speaking about 'Cain, Shylock, and the Blood Libel: Exploring the Vampire's Jewish Origins.' Taking place on Monday 29th October at the University of Sheffield from 3-4.30 pm, our Reimagining delegates are welcome to attend this talk.
Reimagining the Gothic: Aesthetics and Archetypes is generously sponsored by the AHPGR Forum at the University of Sheffield.
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