Sylvia Sagolsem
Research Areas:
Period: Early Modern Gothic, 19th Century Gothic, 21st Century Gothic
Gender: Female Gothic
Interdisciplinary Approaches: Eco-Gothic, Folklore and Myth, Technology, Medicine and Science
Genres and Media: Animation, Fiction, Film and TV, Children and YA, Comics and Graphic Novels
Regions and Cultures: Postcolonial Gothic, American Gothic, Asian Gothic, European Gothic
Creatures: Aliens, Animals, Ghosts, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies
Dr. Sylvia Sagolsem is an independent researcher currently based in Paris. She is a former Assistant Professor of English Literature at Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi, India. She completed her PhD with the Centre for English Studies, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2019).
Her research interests are Folktale and Fairy-tale Studies, Folklore and Digital cultures, and Hallyu studies. She has two book chapters forthcoming in 2024: “Phungawari in the Digital Age: Folkloric expressions and new media” (Routledge) and “Hallyu 2.0 and social media in Manipur” (Palgrave/Springer).
Email: sylvia.sagolsem@gmail.com