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Dr Lauren Nixon

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Doctor of Gothic Studies, specialising in masculinity, war and nation. Works in doctoral education and research culture. One half of The Ghoul Guides, spooky pop culture podcasting. She/Her.

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Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Jun 18

I came home last night to find this waiting for me: my first academic monograph. The Gothic at War is developed from my PhD research, with new work on Clara Reeve & Charlotte Smith, exploring the Gothic as a literature of conflict. Thank you to @uniwalespress.bsky.social for being great publishers!

Image of the hardback copy of The Gothic at War, which features a wartime painting by Turner

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 2d

Professor Angela Wright is editing Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho for The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ann Radcliffe.

Discover how this groundbreaking Gothic novel shaped Radcliffe’s legacy and why it remains essential reading: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...

#GothicFiction

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Ben Jackson @benltjackson.bsky.social · 11d

We're putting on an exciting range of research events this year at @manchester.ac.uk on 'Queer Bodies' in 18 & 19C Britain. Colleagues in English, Art History (@emmamerkling.bsky.social), & History are exploring queer approaches to bodies and embodiment and their cultures. See poster for more!

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Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · 16d

I was expecting Born With Teeth to be good, but it was Really Very Good.

Signage outside Wyndham Theatre for Born With Teeth

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Jack Newman @jack-newman.com · 25d

Are you a postgraduate researcher trying out digital methods, tools or resources as a means of exploring historical phenomena? Consider applying for our Postgraduate Seminar Series ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/08/ihr-...

IHR Digital History Seminar Postgraduate Panels Call for Papers 2025-26 - Digital History Seminar

Are you a postgraduate researcher trying out digital methods, tools or resources as a means of exploring historical phenomena? Is your historical research made possible by the use of electronic tools ...

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Lindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social · Aug 29

$483k!! Can we get to half a million for PCRF?

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Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Last year we got a box of Lego to use @ntudoctoralschool.bsky.social for inductions and development workshops, so today I’m at the University of Birmingham for a whole day of training on using Lego for inclusive teaching & learning facilitated by the @britishacademy.bsky.social ECR network

Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Sep 7

Current fiction TBR. Starting with The Year of the Witching, then maybe The Midnight Shift next? Finished Victorian Psycho yesterday, but didn’t find it as satisfying as Mrs March - the textual presentation and the engraving illustrations I did however really appreciate.

A selection of books including The Year of the Witching, Curandera, The Centre, Cursed Bunny, The Midnight Shift and Signs Preceding the End of the World

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Sep 5

And for the visual version: youtu.be/qRiDK5aWqQc?...

A History of Moral Panics: Folk Devils and Labubu | Ghoul Guides Association

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Sep 5

THEY’RE BURNING THE LABUBUS.

The Association is in session and we’re discussing the Labubu craze, the people crying demon, and the Gothic history of moral panics. Guest starring Lauren’s Labubus, obviously.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/26fk...

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Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 31

Spotted this yesterday at the Graves Gallery in Sheffield: a circular chronology of George III’s reign, including the National debt, prime minister, military engagements and the price of bread. I wish I’d discovered this when I was doing the PhD instead of hand drawing timelines! #AcademicChatter

A circular chronology of George the Thirds reign, with a portrait in the centre

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John Featherstone @johnfeath.bsky.social · Aug 31

An absolutely amazing night at the world premiere of Survivors: The Spectre Of Threads, here in #Sheffield where the film was shot 41 years ago. I can't stress enough how much I want @craigimann.bsky.social and Robert Nevitt's brilliant documentary to be seen as widely as possible.

#FilmSky

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 29

And if you prefer to consume who video: youtu.be/24I-Ln9oL8s?...

#WednesdayS2 #booktalk #GothsAssemble

REVIEW: Wednesday Season 2 | Ghoul Guides Association

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 29

This evening’s meeting of the Ghoul Guides Association is Lauren’s thought on Wednesday season 2 so far, as well as some recommending reading if you’re looking for some more dark academia, mystery or weirdness.

Spotify link (or find us on other platofrms!) open.spotify.com/episode/6IkC...

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Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 26

You can’t tell me R.F Kuang didn’t specifically time this to be released just before the start of the new academic year

Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 26

It’s heeeere

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Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 24

Also met this cat having a great bank holiday

A white patterned cat enjoying the London sunshine at a Bankside pub

Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 24

Doh Ho Suh’s Walk the House at the Tate Modern. Nothing in the exhibition was made from the materials I thought they would be and this was maybe the first time I’ve had to consciously remind myself not to touch the artwork

An installation made by covering Doh’s traditional Korean childhood home in mulberry paper and taking rubbings to imprint the details, then carefully removed and placed over a metal frame to recreate the exterior of the home

Artwork representing Doh’s experience living around the world made with coloured thread

A pink recreation of a front door featuring a floral tree design, made using a traditional Korean fabric technique

Door handles, light switches and plug sockets made in different coloured fabrics

Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 22

I wasn’t even half way through

Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 22

To whoever finds my the copy of JK Chukwu’s The Unfortunates that I have managed to loose somewhere in Seven Dials I wish you well

Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 22

Some favourites from the Yoshitomo Nara exhibition at the Hayward Gallery.

Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 21

The guy in Pop Mart tried to shake my confidence and said this box felt like the sweetcorn but OH HOW WRONG HE WAS.

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The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 16

On our YouTube: youtu.be/GNO2ZeNIlIk?...

On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1chO...

#horrorreview #gothsassemble

REVIEW: 28 Days Later franchise PART 1 | Ghoul Guides Association

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Dr Lauren Nixon @laurenjnixon.bsky.social · Aug 16

A coworker said to me ‘you watch horror right’ and I explained that actually, I don’t, @mazgoing.bsky.social explains the plots to me on the Internet because I get too scared.

The Ghoul Guides @ghoulguides.bsky.social · Aug 16

What do zombies have to do with masculinity, empire and identity? Everything, it turns out!

Listen now on your favourite podcast platform or head over to our YouTube for our review of 28 Years Later (2025) featuring special guest @kathleenh42.bsky.social and a discussion of the franchise so far

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Angela Wright @angelawright1794.bsky.social · Aug 13

The first episode of our podcast series for Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now is live! Join Michael Gamer discussing his editing of The Italian by Radcliffe with project research associate Rosie Whitcombe.

Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social · Aug 8

Introducing our brand new podcast for the 'Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now' project! You can find our first episode, 'Editing The Italian', an interview with Professor Michael Gamer, by clicking the link below 👇
player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...
And be look out for episode two, coming soon..

Editing The Italian | The University of Sheffield Player

Discover why Ann Radcliffe’s The Italian deserves a comeback, with expert insight from editor Professor Michael Gamer.

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Dr McInnes’s Monster @drbeard79.bsky.social · Aug 11

Jumping on the Jane Austen bandwagon and offering a short course from Halloween to her birthday (approx!) - join me! Or help me spread the word! Please and thank you!!

Jane Austen: Reading, Romance, Revolution - Edge Hill University

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary with Jane Austen: Reading, Romance, Revolution—a course for book lovers exploring her novels through fresh historical and critical lenses, from the French Rev...

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