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

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

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

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

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

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

Madison Harris

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Fiction, Poetry
Regions and Cultures: English Gothic, Irish Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Madison Harris’ research interests include British and Irish literature, psychoanalysis, and feminist theory.

Email: madisonmicheleharris@gmail.com

Daniel Linkiewicz

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Gothic Music, Gothic Fashion
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Games, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Theatre and Performance, Tourism and Travel, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: English Gothic, European Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Daniel Linkiewicz is a BA English philology student writing a thesis on the Gothic.

Email: pldanielpl1235@gmail.com

Katharina Hendrickx

Affiliation: University of Sussex

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Gender
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Games
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic

Katharina Hendrickx is a Research Associate in media and film at the University of Sussex. Her research examines the crime subgenre of domestic noir, its literary heritage, popularity and readership.

Email: katluisehendrickx@gmail.com

Jamie Gorrod

Affiliation: University of Bristol

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Gothic Music
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Arctic Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Tropical Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Jamie Gorrod is an MA English Literature student interested in coastal and nautical Gothic, and vampires.

Email: jamiegorrod@gmail.com
Website: https://jamiegorrod.carrd.co/