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Society for the Study of the American Gothic

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Established in 2023 to promote and advance the study of the American Gothic through research, teaching, and publication.

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Buy tickets โ€“ Goths for Breakfast: A Charity Teach-a-thon โ€“ Zoom Goths for Breakfast: A Charity Teach-a-thon โ€“ Zoom, Sat 28 Feb 2026 - Romancing the Gothic is running an online charity event to support Magic Breakfast, which provides school breakfasts for children ...

It's online, runs all day, you go in and out as much as you want, the sessions you can't make are recorded and you pick your own price based on what you can afford!

And it ALL goes to the charity MAGIC BREAKFAST.

Join us!

www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...

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a cartoon of winnie the pooh holding a towel with the words what 's for below it Alt: A gif of Winnie the Pooh sat at a table with an empty plate tying a napkin round his neck. At the bottom it reads 'what's for breakfast'?

Where can you get writing workshops from amazing writers like KJ Charles, cooking workshops with the incredible Allie Pino (or Gothic Cookbook fame) and talks on anything from cannibals to carnivorous plants to body-snatchers all in one day?

GOTHS FOR BREAKFAST of course!

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Excavating the Castle investigates Gothicโ€™s place in English literary history from 1814 to 1921, revealing its earlier and deeper integration into the selective tradition than previously recognized, and challenging long-held assumptions in Gothic studies and literary historiography.

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Excavating the Castle | Anthem Press Early Examples of the Gothic Concept and a Lost Tradition of Gothic Studies, 1814 โ€“ 1921

Coming Out May 2026 is Excavating the Castle
Early Examples of the Gothic Concept and a Lost Tradition of Gothic Studies, 1814 โ€“ 1921 by Dr. Joshua B. Tuttle in the Anthem Studies in Gothic Literature.

anthempress.com/books/excava...

#SSAG #GothicLiterature #NewBook

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

Join us Friday, February 27 @ 2 pm EST to discuss Victor LaValle's LONE WOMEN. Here's the Zoom registration link:

gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #GothicLiterature #Horror

11.02.2026 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
American Gothic Studies Journal โ€“ Society for the Study of the American Gothic

American Gothic Studies is always looking for new research on the American Gothic in literature, film, new media, and more.

For more information: americangothicsociety.com/american-got...

#GothicLiterature #AmericanGothic

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Tomorrow!

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Our Gothic Reading Group Resurrects for the New Year!!

Join us Jan. 23 @ 2 PM EST for Jessica John's Bad Cree

gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SSAG #ReadingGroup #GothicLit

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The Horror Theory Reader A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses the genre provokesโ€”fear, dread, and dis...

Check out Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock's The Horror Theory Reader (2025), released just last week!

www.upress.umn.edu/978151791782...

#SSAG #HorrorLit

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Reminder that the deadline for these is January 15, 2026! #SSAG #CFP

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FreeLists / Society for the Study of the American Gothic

Be sure to keep an eye on the SSAG website and our mailing list for a variety of gothic and horror-related cfps and other announcements!

CFPS: americangothicsociety.com/calls-for-pa...

Listserv: www.freelists.org/list/america...

#SSAG #GothicLit #Horror #cfp

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Dark Nation Radio Presents A Dark Solstice 2025

If your solstice felt a little gloomy, check out our very own president's Dark Solstice 2025 radio show!

www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive...

#SSAG #DarkNationRadio #DJcypher #gothicmusic

22.12.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: BAD CREE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: BAD CREE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Our Gothic Reading Group Resurrects for the New Year!!

Join us Jan. 23 @ 2 PM EST for Jessica John's Bad Cree

gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SSAG #ReadingGroup #GothicLit

20.12.2025 01:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Brochure | Program Overview

Study abroad opportunity!
"Haunted Tourism in Scotland"
appstate.via-trm.com/program_broc...

Dates: June 2 - 13, 2026

Dr. Susan Weidman and Chelsea Wilson Thayer are leading a course on haunted history from historical and business perspectives. Details in the link!

#StudyAbroad #SSAG

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SSAG solicits papers for two sessions at the American Literature Association in Chicago, May 20-23, 2026. 1) โ€œGothic Intersections โ€”Black and Indigenous Themes in Literatureโ€ paper session and 2) โ€œThe American Gothic and Revolutionโ€ roundtable. Details below. Deadlines are January 15th, 2026.

#CFP

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American Gothic Studies Journal โ€“ Society for the Study of the American Gothic

Issue 1.2 of American Gothic Studies has released. If you are a member, simply log into our website to check it out! If not, consider applying for membership, which is tiered on income!

americangothicsociety.com/american-got...

#AGS #SSAG #journal

16.12.2025 02:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Symposium Registration โ€“ Society for the Study of the American Gothic

Registration is now open for March SSAG Symposium participants using this link: americangothicsociety.com/symposium-re.... Please register (and be an SSAG member in good standing) by February 1st to avoid being dropped from the program.

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CFP for Folk Horror on Television. Details in the image.

We are currently seeking proposals of 500 words. Proposals should be emailed to derek.johnston@qub.ac.uk AND d.rodgers@shu.ac.uk. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026, and we intend to respond by 23 February 2026.

#CFP #SSAG

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Peter Straub: New Critical Perspectives CFP (November 30 deadline reminder) Proposal Submission Details Mike Thorn seeks proposals of no more than 500 words for essays (5000-7000 words) on or related to the topics listed below. He is especially interested in essays addressโ€ฆ

CFP deadline reminder: Please submit your proposals for Peter Straub: New Critical Perspectives no later than November 30, 2025.

Details below.

tinyurl.com/5n8ccv94

@ssag.bsky.social

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If you have any questions, please contact Michael Bibler at mbibler@lsu.edu or Luke Anderson at lande72@lsu.edu.
This symposium is made possible by the generous support of LSU's Provost Fund for Innovation in Research โ€œBig Ideasโ€ Grant and by the Department of English.

23.11.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Contributors to the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of the Southern Gothic explore new ways to think about Southern Gothicโ€™s uncanny pasts, present, and futures in relation to a range of themes, including race, sex, gender identity, violence, surrealism, art, comics, music, journalism, and more.

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Poster for the Futures of the Southern Gothic Symposium on December 4th, 2025, 11 AM-1PM Central. Speakers featured include Joanna Davis-McElligatt (U North Texas), Sheri-Marie Harrison (U Mizzou), Lisa Henrichsen (U Ark.), Monica Carol Miller, (Mid GA State U), and Scott Romine (UNC Greensboro).

Poster for the Futures of the Southern Gothic Symposium on December 4th, 2025, 11 AM-1PM Central. Speakers featured include Joanna Davis-McElligatt (U North Texas), Sheri-Marie Harrison (U Mizzou), Lisa Henrichsen (U Ark.), Monica Carol Miller, (Mid GA State U), and Scott Romine (UNC Greensboro).

Futures of the Southern Gothic (Dec 4, 11AM-1 PM CST)

What is the Southern Gothic? Why is it so popular? What will Southern Gothic look like as we move deeper into the 21st century? What cultural work will it do for us?
Link: lsu.zoom.us/j/3747973363...

#GothicLiterature #SSAG #SouthernGothic

23.11.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condรฉ's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup

05.11.2025 07:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Gothic Reading Group: I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Please join our Gothic Reading Group on November 7 @ 2:30PM EST for a discussion of Maryse Condรฉ's I, TITUBA, BLACK WITCH OF SALEM.
Here's the Zoom registration link:
gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SSAG #GothicLiterature #ReadingGroup

18.10.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Romancing the Gothic 2026 Conference CFP More Terrors than her Reason Could Justify A 200th Anniversary Celebration of Ann Radcliffeโ€™s Posthumous Publications 2026 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Ann Radcliffeโ€™s final poโ€ฆ

What's that I see before me? A new Romancing the Gothic conference! Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Radcliffe's last publications with a conference on the work of women and people of marginalised genders in the Gothic and horror...

romancingthegothic.com/2025/10/15/r...

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The Horror Theory Reader A comprehensive guide to the timeless, paradoxical appeal of horror Why do we enjoy horror? The emotional responses the genre provokesโ€”fear, dread, and dis...

The University of Minnesota Press is offering 30% off Jeffrey Weinstock's forthcoming Horror Theory Reader if you order by October 31st. Order at z.umn.edu/ajp2 and use the code MN93850.

The book will be out early January.

#SSAG #NewBook #AmericanGothic #GothicLiterature #HorrorLiterature #Horror

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Likewise, if you have questions about the collection, please
contact either of us.
Jeanie Wills is Associate Professor and D.K. Seaman Chair of Professional and Technical
Communication in the Graham School of Professional Development, College of
Engineering, University of Saskatchewan.

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Contributors are encouraged to build upon these themes. Chapters have a 7000-word limit, due by 1 January 2026 with MLA formatting. Authors will be notified by 15 January 2026.
Please send your completed paper to Jeanie Wills, jeanie.wills@usask.ca and Roxanne
Harde rharde@ualberta.ca.

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โ€ข Depictions of spiritual leaders
โ€ข Depiction of evil embodied
โ€ข Depictions of faith
โ€ข Rhetoric of transformation | transubstantiation
โ€ข Rhetoric of Resurrection

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โ€ข The unlikely hero
Material rhetoric
โ€ข Technology
โ€ข Music
โ€ข Consumer rhetoric
โ€ข Environments
Public health
โ€ข Contagion and infection
โ€ข Addiction & recovery
โ€ข Cannibalism
Spiritual rhetoric

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