Valentýna Žišková

Affiliation: Charles University

Research Areas:
Period: 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Games, Poetry, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, European Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

I am a PhD student at the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University in Prague. My dissertation deals mainly with the concept of Gothic in contemporary Eastern European literature.

Email: valentynaziskova@seznam.cz

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Eleni Zeniou

Affiliation: Hellenic Open University

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, 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, African Gothic, American Gothic, Antipodean Gothic, Arctic Gothic, Asian Gothic, Black Gothic, Canadian Gothic, Caribbean Gothic, Creole Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Latin American Gothic, Middle-Eastern Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Southern American Gothic, Tropical Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Work status: EFL teacher
Studies: BA in Communication, Media & Culture / MA in Cultural Policy & Development / MSc in Cultural Organizations Management

Email: el.zeniou@gmail.com

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Anna Kirsch

Affiliation: annakirsch94@yahoo.com

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, European Gothic, Southern American Gothic, Tropical Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

Anna Kirsch completed her PhD studies at Durham University. Additionally, Anna has served as a story consultant on four documentaries: Trading on Thin Air, Breath of Life, Living in the Future’s Past, and Hot Money. Living in the Future’s Past was produced and narrated by Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges.

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Georgie Kett

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Theatre and Performance, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Canadian Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Georgie Kett is a PhD in Gothic studies applicant with a creative/critical interest in the research area of Postfeminist Gothic.

Email: g.kett5@yahoo.co.uk

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Abigale Mazzo

Affiliation: University of Tulsa

Research Areas:
Period: 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters

Abigale Mazzo (she/her) is currently pursuing a PhD in English Literature, building upon her Master of Fine Arts degree. Mazzo’s creative work has appeared in publications such as The Oklahoma Review, 580 Monthly, The Jelly Bucket, and The Gold Mine. Her dissertation research uses an Ecogothic lens to assess 20th and 21st century American novels depicting scenes of apocalypse to better understand social, cultural, and political movements in American history.

Email: abm3334@utulsa.edu

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Chloé Bour-Lang

Affiliation: Université de Strasbourg

Research Areas:
Period: 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Southern American Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters

PhD candidate and lecturer at the University of Strasbourg, working on (eco)spectral and ecoGothic representations of human and non-human animals in contemporary American literature.

Email: chloebourlang@gmail.com

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Marion Clanet

Affiliation: Université de Lille

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science
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, African Gothic, American Gothic, Antipodean Gothic, Arctic Gothic, Asian Gothic, Black Gothic, Canadian Gothic, Caribbean Gothic, Creole Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Latin American Gothic, Middle-Eastern Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Southern American Gothic, Tropical Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Post-doctoral researcher at the University of Lille. My PhD thesis (2023 – Sorbonne Nouvelle) dealt with posthumanist and biopolitical issues in Gothic novels.

Email: clanetmarion@gmail.com

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Sophie Jessica Davies

Affiliation: Aberystwyth University

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, 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, Irish Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

PhD candidate researching Welsh Gothic literature.

Email: sophiejd94@hotmail.co.uk

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Sarah Dutson

Affiliation: Manchester Metropolitan University

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Technology, Medicine and Science, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Fiction

Sarah Dutson is a PhD candidate at Manchester Metropolitan University, where she recently completed her MA in Gothic Studies. Her research interests include women’s writing and the supernatural, with a particular focus on spiritualism and the occult in neo-Victorian women’s Gothic fiction. Sarah’s current research examines the figure of the female medium, exploring how neo-Victorian Gothic novels by women writers use this character to reflect and interrogate the position of women in society.

Email: sarahdutson01@gmail.com

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Laurie Huggett

Affiliation: University of Exeter

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Games, Poetry
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Vampires

I have a particular interest in ‘hauntings’ and representations of the rural within twentieth century textual and visual narratives.

Email: lbhuggett@outlook.com
Website: https://www.lauriehuggett.com

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