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Author Nancy Schumann
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Nancy is a writer of dark fiction & academic texts. Nancy’s particular interest, both in fiction and academically, are female vampires.
Take A Bite and other publications are available via www.bookswithbite.in
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1 billion people are on the move today.
Let’s commit to ensuring that every migrant can access timely, affordable and dignified healthcare.

Learn more about WHO action to promote health of migrants:
bit.ly/4je2uYP
#HealthForAll
Refugee and migrant health
WHO answers to some of the most frequently asked questions on refugee and migrant health.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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It’s #InternationalMigrantsDay
Migration has always been a part of human history, with people moving to seek better opportunities and escape conflicts, violence and climate-related impacts.
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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It's very exciting to say that Coastal Gothic, 1719–2020 has just been published in @universitypress.cambridge.org's Elements in the Gothic series – and it's currently open access and *free* to download until the end of December!

doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Coastal Gothic, 1719–2020
Cambridge Core - English Literature: General Interest - Coastal Gothic, 1719–2020
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December 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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New work from the Haunted Shores network!
It's very exciting to say that Coastal Gothic, 1719–2020 has just been published in @universitypress.cambridge.org's Elements in the Gothic series – and it's currently open access and *free* to download until the end of December!

doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Coastal Gothic, 1719–2020
Cambridge Core - English Literature: General Interest - Coastal Gothic, 1719–2020
doi.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Tomorrow! Only £4 per ticket.

www.noisyghost.co.uk/event-detail...
December 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Last chance for tickets! I'm very excited for this show and hope to drum up an enthusiastic crowd.
Edinburgh folks: 'Horror Films as Therapy' workshop, Saturday 8:15pm at Banshee Labyrinth. See you there!
@madelinepotter.bsky.social @gnofhorror.com
www.noisyghost.co.uk/event-detail...
Horror films as therapy: Why scary can be healthy | Noisyghost
Do you like scary movies? Do certain films or scenes resonate with you long after the screen is back to black, and have you ever considered why?
www.noisyghost.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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This year, we paid out an incredible £47.5 million to our members, the highest ever amount in a single year! We hope to keep up our momentum in 2026. #ALCSAdvent 🎁
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Liverpool graduate Sam Leonard aims to get Christmas number one for his band Idle Lies with their track 'Next Christmas You'll Be Home'. Every download helps raise funds for The Walton Centre - alumni.liv.ac.uk/news/stories...
Stories - Alumni - University of Liverpool
alumni.liv.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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New publication:
Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do?
authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra
Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I don’t think I’ve heard Percy Shelley described as “serial eloper” before… 🙂
#SeedTalks #GothicWriters
a painting of a man sitting on a brick wall with a red seal that says ' s ' on it
ALT: a painting of a man sitting on a brick wall with a red seal that says ' s ' on it
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December 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Received my review copy of Maggie Nelson’s book on #SylviaPlath and #TaylorSwift. This is my kind of book ❤️ Look out for my chapter on Plath and pop music, American identity, TS, and Lana del Rey in the forthcoming The Routledge Companion to Sylvia Plath.
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Join us on Friday, December 12 at 12:00pm for this month’s edition of Membership Matters where we will discuss publishing your pop culture scholarship. Sign up at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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This week's Romancing the Gothic 'Blast from the Past' is this talk introducting the Gothic author Sheridan Le Fanu (most famous, perhaps, as the author of 'Carmilla'!)

Want to know more about the author famous for his sapphic vampires?

Check it out!

youtu.be/HIwgqyuY1nA
An Introduction to Sheridan Le Fanu with Sean O'Rourke
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
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December 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
December 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Intrigued to learn more about the world of the gothic and horror? Discover more now with our gothic paperbacks now only £25!

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November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Fancy joining our team of researcher with your data skills?
DataSHIELD Research Software Engineer vacancy, closing 8/Dec/2025
We are seeking a software engineer with experience in R packages to contribute to an international, open-source software community to support DataSHIELD projects. Post available until 30/Sept/2027. Apply online:
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Job Specification
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November 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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DataSHIELD Research Software Engineer vacancy, closing 8/Dec/2025
We are seeking a software engineer with experience in R packages to contribute to an international, open-source software community to support DataSHIELD projects. Post available until 30/Sept/2027. Apply online:
tinyurl.com/4r2wkvbp
Job Specification
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November 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Looking for talks on Frankenstein and Medical History from an expert in the field? We've got you covered!
We don't have any queer Frankensteins (though we have upcoming talks!) but wendonhave medical history!
youtu.be/o7Dvip3yexM?...
Cat Irving - Frankenstein and Medical Science
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
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November 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Interested in exploring Malaysian horror? We've got three talks for you on different films, periods and types of horror!
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Wants some talks on Haunted Houses? We've got more haunted houses than you can shake a stick at - check out this thread!
We have a lot of talks on Haunted Houses!

This one is about Shirley Jackson and Haunted Houses and Finances

youtu.be/HeERGmwUdF8
Haunted Houses, Credit and Shirley Jackson with Amy Bride
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
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November 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM