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Ann Davies

@anndavies.bsky.social

Emeritus Professor of Spanish at Stirling University, Scotland, researches on Spanish film, TV, culture and landscape, Spanish Gothic and horror. Amateur clarinet player and fan of crime fiction and tortoiseshell cats.

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

New podcast: myself in conversation with Matt Hillborn on El laberinto del fauno/Pan’s Labyrinth open.spotify.com/episode/7Ky7...

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7. El laberinto del fauno (Guillermo del Toro, 2006) (with Ann Davies)

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

If you have an account with academia.edu, please read their new terms and conditions in the post below. Scandalous terms. I’ve deleted my account.

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Just received my personal copies of my new book The Nightmares of Presence.

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Out in July: my book on space and place in Spanish horror and Gothic. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/nightmare...

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The Nightmares of Presence

From haunted houses to sandy beaches, The Nightmares of Presence explores the role of setting in inspiring fear and wonder through audiovisual media. With an em…

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Clare Flynn @clarefly.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I'm supporting today's day of action by @societyofauthors.bsky.social #DotheWriteThing

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Meta is stealing authors’ work. Sign the petition: chng.it/VtpXn4JdnS

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Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Tomorrow the Society of Authors asks for a social media blitz if your work is in LibGen, pirated material used by Meta for its AI models. Check if your material is on LibGen via the Atlantic magazine. I’ve just checked the database and I’m horrified how much of my work appears on LibGen.

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Intriguing programme for the annual conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland. Family matters mean I’m unlikely to make it but it should be a rewarding occasion for participants. llc.ed.ac.uk/delc/news-an...

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70th AHGBI Annual Conference 2025

A three-day hybrid conference hosted by the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland and featuring keynote talks, panel discussions, and a Spanish classical concert. In association with ...

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Dale Townshend @dalegothic96.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Just published in our ‘Elements in the Gothic’ series: Xavier Aldana Reyes’s splendid new book on contemporary body horror. Available to download for free for the next 2 weeks: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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Contemporary Body Horror

Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - Contemporary Body Horror

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Ann Davies @anndavies.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Getting to the final stages of pre-publication for my book on landscape, space and place in Spanish horror and Gothic film.

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