A two-day interdisciplinary conference exploring marginalised histories in maritime contexts from c.1500 to the present day

The creator of The Dark Knight Returns and 300 joins us for a deep dive into his life and art, revealing the inspiration behind his iconic comics and his secrets of storytelling.

I am pleased to announce the CFP for Sheffield Gothic’s forthcoming conference Dark Enchantments: Gothic Folklore and the Monstrous Fairy Tale. The conference will take place in Sheffield, UK, on October 29-30, 2026. You can visit the Dark Enchantments website and see the description on the image below for possible submissions and papers (deadline Friday, 31 July). The theme coheres well with OGOM’s research on Gothic Enchantment, and the material that has fed into our forthcoming book Gothic Enchantment with the Fairy Realm in Literature and Culture (Manchester University Press, forthcoming 2026/7).

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Deadline for proposals: 30 April 2026 Conference date: 19 and 20 November 2026 Location: University of Cologne, GermanySpeculative Climates: Hauntings of the Past Across the Humanities

Explore the strange and spooky history, literature and culture of the Victorian Gothic period. Study online via distance learning.

Learn more about and apply for this fully funded collaborative doctoral studentship starting in October 2026

Funded by the AHRC, the National Folklore Survey for England seeks to understand the folkloric beliefs, practices and narratives alive today

The sea, its myths, and the supernatural is the theme of this special New Year edition of the Bureau when we leave behind our usual waters to set sail into the past of a very unusual counterculture.  ...

Podcast Episode · History Extra podcast · 12/12/2025 · 30m

Karl Bell dives into the eerie and enchanting folklore of the Atlantic Ocean, revealing how supernatural stories helped sailors navigate a perilous world

Changeling lore: what were changelings, where were they found, how old is the belief, and why were children and sometimes adults swapped?

Cambridge Core - English Literature: General Interest - Coastal Gothic, 1719–2020

From the legend of Robin Hood to Scotland's ghostly reputation, take a look at these 6 books that explore the supernatural side of history.

Public lecture: The real life lessons from supernatural stories of the sea.

Ghosts and the Gothic - Browse and buy the eBook edition of Ghosts and the Gothic by Ruth Heholt

A new collaboration has been formed between Portsmouth’s Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures and Royal Museums Greenwich with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

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Below, our own Karl Bell, Associate Professor in Cultural and Social History, writes about his exciting new book on the supernatural legends associated with the seafarers of the Atlantic Ocean.  Ka…

Podcast Episode · Some Other Sphere · 30/07/2025 · 1h 3m

Whistling on a ship was taboo in the 18th century as it was believed to stir the winds.

Maritime folklore in the Steam Age. How did 19th-century seafarers use magic, observances, and omens to navigate a fear of the sea?