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Dr Matt Crofts

@mattcrofts.bsky.social

Literature researcher. PhD on #Gothic Tyranny. Interests: Dracula adaptations, the #Flashman papers, rats, apocalyptic wastes & Castlevania. Black cat fan 🐈‍⬛

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Department of English at the University of Liverpool@livunienglish.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@livunienglish.bsky.social PhD graduate Jess White will be in conversation with James Bailey about his new biography of Muriel Spark, this Wednesday 15th July at Waterstones Liverpool. Discussion starts at 6:30pm and will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. Tickets here: tinyurl.com/4f6r33dw

Waterstones Liverpool Welcomes James Bailey

James Bailey joins us to discuss his sparkling biography of Muriel Spark Like A Cat Loves A Bird - The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark

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British Association for Romantic Studies@bars.bsky.social · 5mo ago

You still have time to get your abstracts in for 'Placing the Nineteenth Century', hosted by EHUNineteen's PhD students!

Poster for Placing the Nineteenth Century, An EHU19 PGR & ECR Conference. Theme: The North (West). Keynote Speaker: Dr Claire O'Callaghan (Loughborough University). Date: Friday 26th June 2026. CfP deadline: Friday 1st May 2026. Email ehuplace@outlook.com for abstracts and queries. Next to the text, the poster shows several images of the northwest throughout history.
EHUNineteen@ehunineteen.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our brilliant PhD students have organised a conference - Placing the Nineteenth Century - and you’re all invited! Friday 26th June CFP deadline: Friday 1st May We’re all excited for our keynote speaker, @drclaireocall.bsky.social 🤩 Please share - and send us an abstract!

Placing the Nineteenth Century: A PGR/ECR conference Friday 26th June 2026 Image of Blackpool Edge Hill Nineteen research centre is excited to invite you to 'Placing the Nineteenth Century', a PGR/ECR conference focused on the North (West) of England in nineteenth-century literature and history. London and the South have often been the heart of discussion about the nineteenth century. However, development in industry during the period brought popularity to cities such as Liverpool and Manchester, which led to a boom of industrial growth in the north of England. In the nineteenth century, the north of England developed like never before, both within cities and in more rural areas.
Becca@beccalham.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I have written a Blog Post for @vpfa.bsky.social about my time at @chawtonhouse.bsky.social as a Visiting Fellow! To read about the value of organisations like Chawton House to scholarly associations like VPFA, and an amusing snippet from a woman's diary: victorianpopularfiction.org/in-which-i-s...

In Which…I Spent a Month at Chawton House!

A reflection by Rebecca HamiltonI spent the entire month of August feeling as though I were a character in a Jane Austen’s novel, in the very place Jane Austen wrote all her major novels: Chawton. …

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Madeline Potter@madelinepotter.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy to share some events I will be doing upon publication of ‘The Roma’. Thank you to my wonderful publicist Jessie for this lovely design. We will update and share further details soon, and hope to see many of you there. Some signup links below 👇

Poster showing events. 23 May Romano Lav, Glasgow. 27 May Tate Streatham Library. 28 May Foyles Charing Cross. 26 June Toopings Edinburgh
Dr Matt Crofts@mattcrofts.bsky.social · 3y ago

I have a new piece on The Conversation on how Hammer's Dracula films became a key influence on early #Castlevania games. It's a small part of the story of how the world's most famous #vampire travelled the globe & continues to be influential today theconversation.com/castlevania-...

Castlevania: how the video game was inspired by classic Dracula horror films

Christopher Lee’s Dracula remains was one of the game’s biggest early influences.

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