Anne Veronica Hierholzer Conover

Research Areas:
Period: 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, Middle-Eastern Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts

Anne Veronica Hierholzer Conover is a multi-genre fiction writer and resides in Central Virginia, USA. She has a growing library of Gothic action/adventure novels.

Email: avhconover0973@gmail.com

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Karen Grumberg

Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV, Poetry
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, European Gothic, Middle-Eastern Gothic, Nordic Gothic
Creatures: Vampires

Karen Grumberg, a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, is the author of Hebrew Gothic: History and the Poetics of Persecution (Indiana UP, 2019) and the editor of Middle Eastern Gothics: Literature, Spectral Modernities and the Restless Past (University of Wales Press, 2022).

Email: keren@austin.utexas.edu

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Stephen Spark

Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science, Gothic Music, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction
Regions and Cultures: Caribbean Gothic, Creole Gothic, European Gothic
Creatures: Animals, Ghosts, Vampires

Independent student of Gothic literature and architecture. Writing novel on Romanian vampire in Surrey seeking revenge. Interests include goth/darkwave music, soucouyants, Surrey legends, water spirits.

Email: trafton.editorial@gmail.com

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Emma Kohen

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic, Queer Gothic, Gothic Gender
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Folklore and Myth, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Poetry, Theatre and Performance
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, European Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Vampires

Creative writing PhD student researching all things queer Gothic literature.

Email: emmakohen@hotmail.com

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Kristoffer S. Ekroll

Affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Research Areas:
Period: 18th Century Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 20th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Gothic Masculinity, Queer Gothic, Trans Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Fiction, Film and TV
Regions and Cultures: American Gothic, European Gothic, Nordic Gothic
Creatures: Ghosts, Vampires

Kristoffer S. Ekroll is an Assistant Professor of English at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, researching the use of space, place, and architecture in primarily Nordic and Anglophone Gothic.

Email: krisekroll@live.com
Website: https://krisekroll.wordpress.com/

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JJ Mokrzewski

Affiliation: York University

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, Gothic Music, Gothic Fashion, Spirituality and Religion
Genres and Media: Animation, Arts, Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA, Comics and Graphic Novels, Poetry, Theatre and Performance
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Arctic Gothic, Asian Gothic, Canadian Gothic, European Gothic, Irish Gothic, Middle-Eastern Gothic, Nordic Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires

JJ Mokrzewski is a writer, musician, and scholar from Toronto. She is currently pursuing an MA in Cinema and Media Studies at York University

Email: jjshevski@gmail.com

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Valentýna Žišková

Affiliation: Charles University

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

Valentýna Žišková is a PhD student in German and Slavic Studies, with a focus on contemporary Gothic, primarily in Eastern European literature.

Email: valentynaziskova@seznam.cz
Website: https://germanoslavistika.ff.cuni.cz/studium/doktorandi/valentyna-ziskova

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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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