Latest Past Events
Speculative Fiction and Criticism in Precarious Times Conference
A conference taking place at Lancaster University and looking to bring together a rich network of postgraduate research students working with speculative fiction and criticism across the United Kingdom. The day will include a specialist panel in which Dr Chloe Wake and Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes will participate. Their CfP is currently open to submissions from PGR […]
From Benighted to Rocky Horror: A Gothic Lineage
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HYDiscover the dark and fascinating world of J.B. Priestley’s Benighted in this compelling panel exploring the novel’s place within the tradition of British Gothic literature. Bringing together leading voices in Gothic studies and performance, the discussion examines how Priestley’s eerie country house setting, psychological tension and unsettling atmosphere helped shape the enduring ‘haunted house psychodrama.’ Duncan Gates, […]
International Society for Humor Studies Conference
This July, PCSN member Dr Sarah Ilott will be participating in two panels at the International Society for Humor Studies conference in Brazil: 'The Future of Humor studies and 'Comic Genealogies and Decolonial Critique.' Please find the link to the conference below.