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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Sep 4

My short article on the nineteenth-century Bengali poet Toru Dutt's sonnets has been published in the @jofvictculture.bsky.social online. I am deeply grateful for this incredible opportunity. Please find the link to the blog post: jvc.oup.com/2025/09/04/r....

Reading Toru Dutt as a ‘Romantic’ Urban Nature Poet – Journal of Victorian Culture Online

The blog and online platform of the Journal of Victorian Culture

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Jul 14

Poised to publish my first article this year. More details soon. Have been working on an ecofeminist reading of Ann Radcliffe for quite some time, so glad to have built a paper on the same.

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Derek Johnston @drdjohnston.bsky.social · Mar 14

And the cover for Nigel Kneale and Horror is now up on the @livunipress.bsky.social website! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... @bronteschiltz.bsky.social @dianearodgers.bsky.social @davidcottis.bsky.social @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social

Nigel Kneale and Horror | Home

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Society for the Study of the American Gothic @ssag.bsky.social · Jun 11

Join us for the return of our Gothic Reading Group June 20th at 2 PM EDT. We will be reading Stephen Graham Jones' Buffalo Hunter Hunter.

Registration Link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SSAG #GothicLiterature #HorrorLiterature #ReadingGroup

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Society for the Study of the American Gothic @ssag.bsky.social · May 22

The CFP for our 2nd Biennal Conference is live. We will be in Salem, MA from March 19-21, 2026 and the deadline for submissions is October 1. More details here: americangothicsociety.com/symposium/

#SSAG #Conference #GothicLit

Save the Date! – Society for the Study of the American Gothic

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Society for the Study of the American Gothic @ssag.bsky.social · Jun 2

Hello all! The American Gothic Studies Journal is calling for papers for its provocation section. See the link for more details and the post below for general information on the Provocations section and the deadline.

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#SSAG #GothicLiterature #CFP

UPDATED CFP: “Provocations” for American Gothic Studies

UPDATED CFP: “Provocations” for American Gothic Studies American Gothic Studies is seeking short essays for its “Provocations” section. These pieces (2,000 words) are meant to question conventional wi...

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Haunted Shores @hauntedshores.bsky.social · May 25

Check out the programme for Unquiet Shores here haunted-shores.com/unquiet-shor... You can join us online or in person. Register by 2 June 🌊👻

Unquiet Shores 2025

A conference by Danse Macabre and Haunted Shores 18-20 June 2025, Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, and online Registration is now open here for Unquiet Shores until 2 June. You ca…

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GOTHICA 🦇 @gothicauob.bsky.social · May 23

Don't miss our last session before the un-Gothic summer approaches‼️

🗣 Dr Emma Merkling
🖼️Occult Art Gothic 👁️
📅Thurs 19th June
🕐6pm - 7.30pm
📍Zoom

Emma will look at Gothic British art, the ‘artist-as-witch’, (un)gendering & occultural approaches to art history.
Dm to join!

A gothic art picture of an occult symbol, below this, two skulls on a red tablecloth with candles behind them, creating a mysterious atmosphere.
Text:
Gothica
Occult Art Gothic
Guest speaker Dr Emma Merkling
Zoom
Thursday 19th June
6.00pm - 7.30pm (BST).
Email or tweet for link
uobgothica@gmail.com
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · May 19

Fancy a trip to horror traditions around the world?

Check out the Romancing the Gothic talk map!

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Romancing the Gothic World Tour

Made with Padlet

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · May 17

THE BIG REVEAL!

You can now buy tickets for our 2025 online conference

'A Warning to the Curious: Celebrating 100 years of M R James 'A Warning to the Curious'

Talks! Workshops! Events! Author roundtable with NGHI VO, SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA and SUZAN PALUMBO!

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Buy tickets – A Warning to the Curious: A Ghostly Online Conference – Zoom

Romancing the Gothic presents its fifth annual online conference over two days - 23rd and 24th August. The conference celebrate...

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · May 14

Thank you so much for the kind words. Looking forward to meeting you again soon!

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · May 13

The @judencrc.bsky.social had a wonderful reading yesterday with @emilieslaurent.bsky.social's incredibly insightful talk on cultural haunting in Vernon Lee's work, and much more.

Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · May 13

Incredibly excited to announce the publication of my flash fiction in the journal 'The Criterion'. Here's a link to the PDF: www.the-criterion.com/V16/n2/Dipya....
Would be grateful if there are feedbacks!

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · May 11

Delighted to announce that @emilieslaurent.bsky.social will interact with @judencrc.bsky.social tomorrow, May 12 at 7 pm IST for a discussion on Vernon Lee.

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Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · Apr 28

Less than three weeks to go before Dr. Deborah Russell's FREE public lecture, 'Ann Radcliffe and Women's Gothic Writing'! Get your tickets now and treat yourself to an evening of Gothic goodness ☠️

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Ann Radcliffe and Women's Gothic Writing

Free public lecture on seminal 1790s Gothic writer, Ann Radcliffe, by Dr. Deborah Russell (University of York)

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Apr 26

Had an amazing time learning about the Gothic in Icelandic sagas with @nrhopwood.bsky.social. And thanks a lot to @romgothsam.bsky.social for organizing the RtG talks.

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GOTHICA 🦇 @gothicauob.bsky.social · Apr 23

A spooky Easter treat dropping tomorrow⬇️

🗣 Xanthe Pajarillo
🧒Children's Horror Gothic
📅24th April
🕐6 - 7.30pm GMT, Zoom

@xanthepajarillo.bsky.social investigates children as audiences of horror. She co-hosts the Kindergeist Podcast & is a member of @baftss.bsky.social 📽️

This poster is for "Gothic: Children's Horror Gothic" with Xanthe Pajarillo, held on Zoom on Thursday, 24th April, 6- 7:30 pm GMT. It features whimsical Gothic elements, such as Coraline, Casper the Ghost, and a wolf in the background, designed for a children's horror theme with playful spooky imagery.

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Apr 18

Please find a CFP for a conference in Jadavpur University, scheduled on 23-24 May, 2025. The final date of abstract submission is 30 April. Please find additional details below: drive.google.com/file/d/1soGy...

Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Apr 8

Please find Dr. Cox's exemplary research here: english.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-oc... and on her fascinating YouTube channel: youtube.com/@DrOctaviaCox.

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Apr 8

The @judencrc.bsky.social is overjoyed and deeply grateful to announce that our next online reading session will be chaired by Dr. Octavia Cox on 23 April at 7:30 pm IST. We will be discussing Jane Austen's seminal 'Emma'.

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Apr 6

Thank you so much ma'am. It was a fascinating session on Coleridge. We are eagerly looking forward to meeting you in-person soon!

Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Apr 5

We @judencrc.bsky.social had a fascinating online reading with Dr. @nishipulugurtha.bsky.social on 4 April. Dr. Pulugurtha conversed on the tempestuous life and times of S. T. Coleridge and shared valuable insights on the Gothic, ecological strains in his oeuvre and a lot more!

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you so much!

Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you so much!

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Dipyaman Bhowmick @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social · Mar 31

Attended a fantastic and deeply enriching workshop on abstract writing with the brilliant and insightful Dr. @romgothsam.bsky.social and Dr. @madelinepotter.bsky.social at Romancing the Gothic online.

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