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Yannik Nöhrhoff

Affiliation: University of Koblenz

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Genres and Media: Fiction
Regions and Cultures: English Gothic, European Gothic, Scottish Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts

Yannik Nöhrhoff is a PhD student and junior lecturer working on Hauntology and the 18th century Gothic.

Email: ynoehrhoff@uni-koblenz.de
Website: https://www.uni-koblenz.de/de/philologie-kulturwissenschaften/anglistik/anglistik-amerikanistik/institut/yannik-noehrhoff

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Karol Winnicki

Affiliation: SWPS University

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic
Gender: Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Theatre and Performance
Regions and Cultures: English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

An avid Gothic enthusiast currently pursuing a PhD in literature.

Email: kwinnicki1@st.swps.edu.pl

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Shiraz Ahmad

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA, Games, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, Asian Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Shiraz Ahmad’s work focuses on the realization of emerging conventions of the Gothic canon and their potential as a possible subgenre-Psyche Gothic.

Email: zarihs04@gmail.com
Website: https://www.amazon.com/author/shirazahmad

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Kenly Corya

Affiliation: East Carolina University

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic
Genres and Media: Fiction, Children and YA
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Latin American Gothic
Creatures: Monsters, Vampires

Kenly Corya is an English Studies MA student at East Carolina University. Her current research interests are centered upon the Queer Gothic and sapphic vampires.

Email: coryakenly@gmail.com

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Molly Williams

Affiliation: University of Cambridge

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Fiction, Poetry
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Molly Williams is a Gates Cambridge Scholar and PhD student researching the intersection of nineteenth-century literature and horticulture through the application of the glass house and cultivated nature.

Email: mew73@cam.ac.uk
Website: www.mollyewilliams.com

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Aleister Knight

Affiliation: University of Washington, University of Hertfordshire

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Gothic Music, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Animation, Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA, Games, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Theatre and Performance, Tourism and Travel, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Southern American Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

I am an international student studying an MA in folklore. I have interest in exploring the relationship between the Gothic, gender, and sexuality. After completing my MA, I plan to continue to pursue a PhD in Gothic studies with specialization in monsters, queerness, and masculinity studies.

Email: aleisterknight22@gmail.com

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Sorcha Ni Fhlainn

Affiliation: Manchester Metropolitan University

Research Areas:
Period: 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, English Gothic, Irish Gothic, Southern American Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

I am a Reader in Film Studies and American Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. Working on Vampires, Popular Culture & Horror.

Email: Sorcha.Ni.Fhlainn@gmail.com

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Kestrell Verlager

Research Areas:
Period: 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic
Creatures: Monsters

Blind bookworm and horror movie fan (especially anything featuring witches), with a background in disability and media studies. Pet project: training Alexa as my virtual familiar.

Email: kestrell@panix.com
Website: https://kestrell7.github.io

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Anthony Mandal

Affiliation: Cardiff University

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Games, Comics and Graphic Novels, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Vampires

Anthony Mandal writes about Gothic literature and print culture, as well as modern Gothic and the digital.

Email: mandal@cardiff.ac.uk
Website: https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/mandal

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Richie Snowden-Leak

Affiliation: University of Liverpool

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Animation, Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Theatre and Performance, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Arctic Gothic, English Gothic, Irish Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters

Richie Snowden-Leak is an AHRC-funded PhD candidate, researching the Weird and ‘confrontational escapism’ at the University of Liverpool.

Email: rsnowdenleak@gmail.com

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