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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This October, what better way to get into the spooky spirit than by learning about the genre that dominates the season? For the first time, I’m offering an intensive three-week course on Gothic Literature. For all the details, check out the Eventbrite page! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-gothic...

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The Gothic Imagination: An Introduction to Gothic Literature

Learn about the Gothic as a literary genre and theoretical lens, tracing its history and influence from the 18th century to the present day

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

This Saturday is the Goths for Breakfast charity day. Goths unite! We're raising money for Magic Breakfast to feed hungry kids with a teaching marathon of fascinating talks and writing workshops. Pop in and out as you like - the talks are recorded! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982926549...

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Goths for Breakfast: Charity Teach-a-thon

A full day of back to back classes and workshops on Gothic themes to raise money for the charity Magic Breakfast

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Hilary Davidson @fourredshoes.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

FYI, Academia.edu has changed its terms of service to give an irrevocable worldwide license for anything uploaded to its site to be used for generative AI. I do not consent to this and have pulled all my papers.

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Academia.edu - Find Research Papers, Topics, Researchers

Academia.edu is the platform to share, find, and explore 50 Million research papers. Join us to accelerate your research needs & academic interests.

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I've finally launched my Substack! I'm in the midst of deadline season, so it'll be a bit slow going this month, but I'm really looking forward to nourishing this space. If you want to follow my research and process, please consider subscribing. substack.com/@strangescho...

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Kristy | The Strange Scholar | Substack

Musings on life, literature, environmentalism, and the processes of a non-traditional PhD researcher.

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

A reminder that there is one week to go to submit your abstract for the new edited collection on 'Carmilla' and its legacies edited by myself and Simon Bacon! call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/02/...

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

The biggest of thank yous to Roxanne for not only organising such a great event, but for being so attuned to helping support and include me. Truly the most care I’ve received and has made me more confident in voicing my needs as a chronically ill researcher.

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Heading back North after a lovely couple of days spent at the Women in World-Literature conference (@womeninworld-lit.bsky.social) at the University of Warwick. Presented a fragment of a current thesis chapter and chaired a fantastic panel all about speculative fiction!

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Madeline Potter @madelinepotter.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Very excited to say I’ve just signed the contract for a Polish translation of ‘The Roma’! So there will now be translations into German, French, Russian, and Polish. 👀

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

What are you doing this Sunday? What about catching up on some Romancing the Gothic talks? In April, we were exploring different manifestations of the European Gothic. Why not check out one of the talks below? #Gothic #Horror #Folklore

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

My recent scholarly publication is now live! This piece reviews The Edinburgh Companion to Globalgothic edited by Rebecca Duncan. It was a pleasure to read the book & share my thoughts on such an important piece of work. You can read the issue in its entirety here gothicnaturejournal.com/issue-v/

Cover image provided by the journal for the critical review piece. Includes citation reference for the review written by Kristy Strange.

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Women in World-Literature @womeninworld-lit.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The 'Women in World Literature: Climate, Crisis, and Contagion' schedule is finally ready for the world! You can expect excellent panels, as well as a film screening and Q&A from Forensic Architecture. Check out the whole programme here: tinyurl.com/WIWL2schedule Registration coming soon!

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

My new YouTube video titled “How to Become an Independent Researcher” is now live! In this video I share what I learnt during the 3.5 years I spent as an independent researcher in-between completing my Masters degree and starting my PhD. youtu.be/9Z49U_DlhmU?...

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How to Become an Independent Researcher

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Dr Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Our Utopian and Dystopian Explorations of Pandemics and Ecological Breakdown: Entangled Futurities (2024, Heather Alberro, Emrah Atasoy, Nora Castle, Rhiannon Firth, Conrad Scott) published by Routledge Environmental Humanities Series is open access. @ucl.ac.uk www.routledge.com/Utopian-and-...

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Utopian and Dystopian Explorations of Pandemics and Ecological Breakdo

This edited collection, which is situated within the environmental humanities and environmental social sciences, brings together utopian and dystopian

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Where can you get Tudor Gothic, Women's apocalyptic writing, monster-f**king, deadly dance, folklore and landscape, doppelgangers, horror theatre, grave-diggers, horror-making on a budget, Poe and Mesmerism, Gothic tourism and more all in one place? romancingthegothic.com/2025/01/20/g...

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Goths for Breakfast 2025

Romancing the Gothic is running an online charity event to support Magic Breakfast, which provides school breakfasts for children who need them. The event is a day of online classes and workshops w…

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Laurie Laybourn @laurielaybourn.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

What if worsening climate disruption doesn't act as a wake up call? An emergent feature of the new climate reality: anger at the failure of incumbent parties to protect us from climate disruption is benefiting political forces that deny climate change and delay action But we can break this loop 🧵

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Absolute joy at finding my first ever ammonite fossil on the beach today! I’ve dreamt of finding one for years and this is such a perfect specimen. Then went on to spot my first ever yellow sea glass. Powerful moments of glimmer when things have felt bleak ✨

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Nothing beats being able to do some thinking and writing by the seaside 💙🩵

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I started filling out the form just to see what I could answer because, again, I don’t think my work is anywhere near good enough right now. But I figured there is no harm in trying… But I genuinely don’t even know who else I could ask 😞

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Working on an award application for my PhD and it requires two references. The way my heart sunk when I started to write down Justin Edward’s name for referee 2 and stopped 💔 I don’t really feel like I’d have a chance anyways with this application because it’s merit based and I feel merit less.

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I’ve recycled mine! They definitely can be recycled if you put them in the paper and cardboard bins. If they have sprayed edges then you might need to look at alternative options as those can’t always be recycled.

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Alix Talbot @asupernovat.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

💙📚🪐 Audible is allowing returns of Neil Gaiman purchases. Up to 3 items/day

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I’ve never recycled a book that wasn’t damaged before in my life (usually just give them away), but the four books that were on my shelf by this vile person are now, literally, in the (recycling) bin. This was so much worse than I expected.

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Thankfully still signed in on my home computer but can’t get into anything else 😅 Email received. Thanks again!

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This would be super helpful! I'm currently lacking insitutional access due to getting a new phone and messing up my authenticator transfer. Technology being an absolute headache as per usual 😅

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Gothicist folk, does anyone have access to a pdf/ebook copy of "Middle Eastern Gothics: Literature, Spectral Modernities and the Restless Past" edited by Karen Grumberg?

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 24/11/2024

CFP: Sea changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies, & enchanted hybrids of ocean & river Open Graves, Open Minds Conference 2025 5–6 Sep 2025, @britishlibrary.bsky.social & online Deadline for abstracts for papers/panel proposals: 7 Feb 2025 www.opengravesopenminds.com/cfp-conferen...

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CFP OGOM Conference 2025: Sea changes - Open Graves, Open Minds

Sea changes: The fairytale Gothic of mermaids, selkies, and enchanted hybrids of ocean and river Venue: The British Library, London, UK (and online) Date: 5–6 September 2025 Full fathom five thy fathe...

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Dr Jamie Stephenson @audioontology.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hi folks, so I set up a #Hauntology starter pack. Please share. If you want to be added/removed, please say. go.bsky.app/ES7F8rg

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honour the over 350 trans people killed globally this year, and many more who have died by suicide. These are the violent consequences of anti-trans extremism. We won’t rest until everyone in our society has dignity, freedom and safety.

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Sacrifice! At the Harvest Festival @theharvestmaid.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I've made a starter pack for folk horror and folklore. It's pretty bare bones right now--don't hesitate to let me know if you want to be added if you do art, music, fiction, or research. It's being a little glitchy about letting me add people right now, but I'll figure it out! go.bsky.app/Fo9dTVA

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

My most recent talk focused on original research, which is being further developed in my PhD thesis, discussing Climate Fiction and the Gothic! youtu.be/KDVskdz-zSY?...

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Climate Fiction and the Gothic with Kristy Strange

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I’ve given several talks over at Romancing the Gothic (@romgothsam.bsky.social). My first was all about EcoGothic and the Anthropocene 🌿 youtu.be/AUY3XwoO4Fs

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EcoGothic and the Anthropocene - Kristy Strange

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

This year, I had a book chapter published titled ‘Death as the Eye of the Storm’ in the collection ‘Death in the 21st-Century: A Companion’ edited by Katarzyna Bronk-Bacon and Simon Bacon.

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

First up is my debut publication in the journal Gothic Nature, titled ‘The Horrors of Ecofeminism: Exploring the Hidden Depths of Ecophobia in Evie Wyld’s The Bass Rock’. It’s open access! gothicnaturejournal.com/issue-iii/

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Issue III – Special Issue: Haunted Shores

Full Journal Download Please use the hyperlinked contents page in the full journal download to navigate your way around the treasures of Issue III! Contents Foreword, Elizabeth Parker, Michelle Pol…

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hi folks, it’s time for a wee introduction! My name is Kristy, and I’m a PhD student in English Literature at the University of Westminster. Here’s a pinned thread regarding my research on ecofeminism and the ecoGothic in contemporary speculative fiction that engages with the climate crisis!

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Roxanne Douglas @roxannedouglas.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Copied from Twitter: We are so excited to officially launch the CfP for the 'Women in World-Literature: Climate Crisis and Contagion' conference! 19th and 20th June - hybrid form Check out the website tinyurl.com/WIWL2! This event is supported by the IAS Warwick and @HRCWarwick

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MLN Journal @mlnjournal.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Starter pack for journals of literary scholarship. Please share so we can add to the list as more journals create accounts here. go.bsky.app/2Asc5P2

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R.B. Lemberg. Yes, still in Kansas @rblemberg.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Hi all, I created a Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Studies starter pack. This is for the academic study of SFFH :) The list is still tiny as I don't know who is here. Please let me know if you'd like to be added! go.bsky.app/TDrfKpu

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Had a handful of homophobic/transphobic messages here today because I’ve created a Starter Pack supporting LGBTQIA+ writers. Please follow and share this pack to help keep Bluesky the positive place it promises to be. go.bsky.app/UD2Hf7W

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

2023 Reading Wrap Up! Total books read: 80 // Fiction: 51 // Non-fiction: 13 // Short story collections: 10 // Poetry collections: 6 // Translated: 12 // Children’s: 21 // Classics: 4 // Plays: 1 // Graphic novels: 2 // BIPOC authors: 22 // E-books: 21 // Audiobooks: 4

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

Pay day is at midnight, so I’ll be donating tomorrow morning, but please consider donating and/or sharing to help continue Justin’s incredible legacy. He is so dearly missed but also still ever present within the Gothic Studies community and beyond.

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

An incredible individual and mentor who absolutely changed my life and helped me to find my passion. I wouldn’t be where I am today without his guidance and unwavering kindness 🖤 Fundraiser for the Justin Edwards Memorial Prize in Gothic Studies www.gofundme.com/f/justin-edw...

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Justin Edwards Memorial Prize in Gothic Studies, organized by Christine Ferguson

In January of 2022, we lost our wonderful colleague Professor Just… Christine Ferguson needs your support for Justin Edwards Memorial Prize in Gothic Studies

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

My heart is so broken. My biggest dream slipping away in front of my eyes, despite years of hard work, and there is nothing I can do.

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

My studentship only waivers the home fee. I will be considered home after February, but that won’t matter as I am only able to change status prior to the next year (& subsequent tuition payment). My studentship also doesn’t allow deferral & I can’t study without the studentship.

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Kristy Strange @strangescholar.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

A fantastic, 5-star read! In the top 3 books I’ve read this year. Absolutely devoured The Ghost Woods by C.J. Cooke 🖤 A potential contender for my PhD thesis as well… I’ll certainly need to pick up a paperback edition eventually too 🤔

A Kobo Aura e-reader displaying a black and white cover of the book, The Ghost Woods by C.J. Cooke. The Kobo device is resting on a fabric sleeve case patterned with blue clouds and white mushrooms with metallic accents made by Paper&Word. There is a roaring fire in the background with dimmed, soft lighting, which creates a cosy ambience.

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