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/

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Amanda Phipps

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction
Regions and Cultures: English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic
Creatures: Monsters, Vampires

Amanda Phipps is a community college rhetoric and composition professor with a love of the Gothic.

Email: amanda.k.phipps@icloud.com

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Kyra Alberts

Affiliation: Leiden University

Research Areas:
Period: 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Fiction, Children and YA, Games, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Vampires, Zombies

Kyra Alberts is an external PhD- in cultural analysis and literary theory at Leiden University. Her PhD research focuses on literary theory in the post-postmodern era with a focus on Gothic theory and Hauntology in literature, in particular the figures of the vampire, spectre and haunted house.

Email: k.f.alberts@gmail.com
Website: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/kyra-alberts

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Gheorghe Williams

Research Areas:
Period: 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, Gothic Fashion
Genres and Media: Arts, Film and TV, Games, Theatre and Performance, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Black Gothic, English Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Southern American Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Ghosts, Monsters, Zombies

Research focuses on contemporary Gothic theatre and performance, with an emphasis on their politics. Current work explores Ecogothic and/as climate performance methodology.

Email: gheorghe.l.williams@gmail.com
Website: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6334-3186

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Laura Mulcahy

Affiliation: University College Cork

Research Areas:
Period: 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Monsters

Laura Mulcahy is a PhD student researching representations of trauma in the works of Stephen King.

Email: lauramulcahy@mac.com

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Sean Sylvester

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Gothic Masculinity
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, Gothic Music
Genres and Media: Animation, Arts, Fiction, Comics and Graphic Novels, Theatre and Performance, Tourism and Travel, Virtual Gothic
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, Asian Gothic, English Gothic, Irish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

I am a goth metal punk guy. I’m over 35 and full of darkness and aptitude.

Email: neworleanssaints16rikt@gmail.com

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James Paxton Priestley

Affiliation: Aberystwyth University

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic
Gender: Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: Irish Gothic, Nordic Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Welsh Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

James Paxton Priestley is a creative writing master’s student at Aberystwyth University, aiming for PhD studies, and editor-in-chief of GossamerWight Literary Magazine, Aberystwyth.

Email: editor.gossamerwight@pm.me
Website: https://www.gossamerwight.com

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Stephen Hays

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Gothic Masculinity
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Fiction, Poetry
Regions and Cultures: English Gothic, European Gothic

Stephen Hays focuses on the nature of Appalachia for inspiration in writing evocative poetry and prose. His works deal with the mysterious interdependencies of Transcendentalism.

Email: stephen.hays84@gmail.com

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Emma Davies

Affiliation: University of Bristol

Research Areas:
Period: 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Poetry
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, English Gothic, Irish Gothic, Scottish Gothic, Welsh Gothic

PhD researcher at the University of Bristol working on wetland Gothic and ecohorror.

Email: em@magiccow.co.uk
Website: https://open.substack.com/pub/emmadavies

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Lethe-Medea Dickinson

Affiliation: Lancaster University

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: English Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Queer Goth interested in Gothic, Gender and Mythology Studies.

Email: lethe.m.d@outlook.com

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