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I am pleased to announce that I, along with a team of PhD candidates in the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, am organising a conference this summer entitled ‘Absent Presences: shifting the core and peripheries of the Gothic mode’. The purpose of this conference is to shed light on the neglected aspects of Gothic studies, from representation of marginalised groups both in text and in authorship, to under-explored media types such as new media and online video. We aim to expand the ‘Gothic canon’ beyond the traditional texts and perspectives, and aim to establish a new, wider definition of what canRead More →

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In the Flesh (Dominic Mitchell, 2013-2015) takes place in the isolated, rural community of Roarton, Lancashire. As the setting of the inception of a global zombie apocalypse, Roarton becomes a hotbed of conflict between the human survivors and the now-medicated zombies (or Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferers to give them their politically correct title) who are being integrated back into society. In the centre of this conflict is Kieren Walker, a queer PDS-sufferer who has returned five years after his suicide and is frequently torn between disguising himself as human, or going ‘au naturale’ like his best friend Amy Dyer and taking pride in his difference.Read More →

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2018 was a year of beginnings. I began my PhD, I began my second job, and I began attending and presenting at conferences. It has been a difficult and stressful time, but a rewarding one too. My first journey into postgraduate research began with my PhD application back in January. Rushed as it was (I had to meet a funding deadline. I ultimately didn’t get the funding but I did get down to the final applicants), I feel like I drafted an interesting research proposal, and staff at MMU were certainly interested in accepting me as a self-funded researcher. Usually, this would have entirely ruledRead More →