New on the blog 💫 If you missed @catherinespooner.bsky.social's lecture, 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine', why not check out @elpatterson.bsky.social's excellent blog post on the topic?? 👇 www.annradcliffe.org/2026/08/05/w...

Little over a month until our CFP deadline! We look forward to reading your proposals 🦇 @angelawright1794.bsky.social @dalegothic96.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social @uos-artshumanities.bsky.social

Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now@radcliffecup.bsky.social · 3w ago

Heed the call... www.annradcliffe.org/conference/

✨ New on the podcast ✨ Missed @catherinespooner.bsky.social's excellent lecture, 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine'? Now you can listen to it here ⬇️ player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/women...

Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine | The University of Sheffield Player

Explore the Gothic heroine from Ann Radcliffe to modern films, uncovering feminism, dark romance and Gothic fiction through history.

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We have a new post on the blog by @dipyamanbhowmick.bsky.social 💫 'A World of Her Own: Locating the Gendered Gothic Spaces in Ann Radcliffe’s "A Sicilian Romance" (1790) and "The Italian" (1796)' www.annradcliffe.org/2026/07/20/a...

Over the coming months, we're going to be revealing some of the exciting events you can expect at our 2027 conference. The first is an exhibition of first edition and rare Gothic texts 🕯️ (and remember to submit your paper proposal here ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 15th September!)

Heed the call... www.annradcliffe.org/conference/

🕯️ New post on the blog 🕯️by Elizabeth Bobbitt and @dalegothic96.bsky.social about the wonderful 'Ann Radcliffe's "St Alban's Abbey" at 200' event held at @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social ⬇️ www.annradcliffe.org/2026/07/07/a...

Ann Radcliffe’s St Alban’s Abbey at 200: A Study Day at St Alban’s Cathedral (6th June, 2026)

Elizabeth Bobbitt and Dale Townshend This year marks 200 years since the posthumous publication of Ann Radcliffe’s St Alban’s Abbey; A Metrical Tale, a lengthy poem by the so called ‘Great Enchantress...

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This time last week Team Radcliffe was gearing up for 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine' with @catherinespooner.bsky.social. It was a wonderful well-attended evening! If you missed it, we'll be uploading Catherine's magnificent lecture to our podcast soon! 🦇

And what a splendid lecture it was! Thank you @catherinespooner.bsky.social for such a brilliant talk. And then we all had popcorn and watched Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak. Top evening. @radcliffecup.bsky.social

All set up and ready for Women in White: The New Gothic cinema lecture by @catherinespooner.bsky.social @radcliffecup.bsky.social @dalegothic96.bsky.social

Missed Dr Deborah Russell's excellent lecture, 'Ann Radcliffe and Women's Gothic Writing'? Never fear! Listen to the recording here ⬇️ player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/ann-r...

Ann Radcliffe and Women's Gothic Writing | A lecture by Dr Deborah Russell | The University of Sheffield Player

Explore Ann Radcliffe's Gothic fiction legacy and discover how women writers shaped, challenged and transformed Gothic literature.

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ONE WEEK until our free public lecture by @catherinespooner.bsky.social + screening of Guillermo del Toro's Gothic classic 'Crimson Peak'! Get your tickets now 🕯️

Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now@radcliffecup.bsky.social · 4mo ago

FREE public lecture: 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine' by @catherinespooner.bsky.social ✨ followed by a screening of Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak' 🩸 When? 18th June 6pm Where? The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield Tickets? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-w...

The 'Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now' team had a wonderful time at the Radcliffe Symposium hosted by the University of Bologna: www.annradcliffe.org/2026/06/09/a...

✨CFP✨ Join us in Sheffield for our international Radcliffe conference (24th-26th June, 2027). As well as papers & keynotes from world-leading experts, expect a range of exciting events - announcements to come soon 👀 Click 👇 for more info & submit your proposal!! www.annradcliffe.org/conference/

Radcliffe symposium at University of Bologna @radcliffecup.bsky.social @angelawright1794.bsky.social

Day one of two at the University of Bologna for Ann Radcliffe symposium, and what a great day it has been. @radcliffecup.bsky.social @dalegothic96.bsky.social

Heads up, Gothic & Romantic folk: notification of a major Ann Radcliffe conference in Sheffield in June 2027. @radcliffecup.bsky.social @angelawright1794.bsky.social

A real privilege to be launching Michael Gamer’s splendid edition of Radcliffe’s ‘The Italian’ in Italy 🥂 The first volume in the Cambridge edition of Radcliffe’s complete works @radcliffecup.bsky.social

The launch of Michael Gamer’s edition of The Italian by Ann Radcliffe in Bologna, Italy was perfect. After years of preparation and work, it was so good to see the first splendidly edited volume in our Cambridge edition of Radcliffe finally launched. Bravo Michael! 🥂

Expert-led talks, a guided tour, and a creative writing workshop with an award-winning writer, all taking place in a beautiful, historical setting, you say? 👇 www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/ann-ra...

Get your tickets today!

Dale Townshend@dalegothic96.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Bumping this up again. Please do repost if you feel so inclined. Preparations are very much afoot, and it promises to be an absolutely brilliant day at St Albans in June: www.stalbanscathedral.org/event/ann-ra...

Tickets: www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/ann-ra...

Why should you read Radcliffe's second novel, 'A Sicilian Romance'? Emeritus Professor Robert Miles explains! And these are only a handful of the reasons he gives - if you want to hear the full pitch, listen to our latest podcast episode: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...

✨NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW ✨ Emeritus Professor Robert Miles highlights the importance and brilliance of Radcliffe's second novel, 'A Sicilian Romance'. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/editi...

Editing A Sicilian Romance | The University of Sheffield Player

Ann Radcliffe A Sicilian Romance explained. Gothic novel analysis, themes, and the rise of the Gothic heroine by Robert Miles.

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If you'll be near Sheffield on 18th June, check out this free lecture and film screening hosted by @radcliffecup.bsky.social! Tickets and more info on their Eventbrite page: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-w...

We have TWO very exciting events coming up in June - tickets out now! Ann Radcliffe's 'St Alban's Abbey' at 200 www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/ann-ra... Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine + screening of 'Crimson Peak' www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-w...

I'm headed to Sheffield later this term to talk about one of my obsessions for the Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now project. Come and join me and talk women in white dresses and why we are all watching Gothic cinema now!

Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now@radcliffecup.bsky.social · 4mo ago

FREE public lecture: 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine' by @catherinespooner.bsky.social ✨ followed by a screening of Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak' 🩸 When? 18th June 6pm Where? The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield Tickets? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-w...

FREE public lecture: 'Women in White and the New Gothic Cinema: Reinventing the Gothic Heroine' by @catherinespooner.bsky.social ✨ followed by a screening of Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak' 🩸 When? 18th June 6pm Where? The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield Tickets? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-w...

Such a beautiful tome! Order a copy for yourself or your university library and get 20% off with the code GAMER2026 www.cambridge.org/ag/universit...

NEW POST on the blog! 'Valancourt and Masculine Sensibility' by Natalia Bartocha, MA Student at the University of Sheffield ✨ www.annradcliffe.org/2026/03/24/h...