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

We are currently seeking proposals of 500 words. Proposals should be emailed to [email protected] AND [email protected]. Closing date for proposals is 15 January 2026, and we intend to respond by 23 February 2026.

#CFP #SSAG
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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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
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).
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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SSAG and the Ecohorror/Ecogothic interest group at #ASLE 2025! Come join us!

#ASLE2025 #SSAG #GothicLiterature
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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If you are at the ALA consider checking out our sponsored sessions!

#ALA2025 #AmericanLiterature
#Conference #GothicLit
May 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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CFP: Madalynn L. Madigar (Cherokee Nation, University of Oregon) and Jennifer Schell (University of Alaska, Fairbanks) are editing a collection titled Haunted by Hyrdocarbons: Petrogothic and Petrohorror in the Contemporary Imagination.
January 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Happy birthday to the Gothic Grandfather Edgar Allan Poe, who we modeled our icon after. What is your favorite piece of his?

Mine has always been the Cask of Amontillado.

#GothicLit #AmericanGothic #SSAG #Poe
Photo of Edgar Allan Poe.
January 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Happy belated birthday to the one and only Shirley Jackson! May your houses be haunted and your lottery numbers lucky this holiday season.
#SSAG #AmericanGothic #GothicLiterature #GothicLit #ShirleyJackson
Original cover of The Haunting of Hill House (1959) by Shirley Jackson.
December 15, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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SOON!
#SSAG #SoStuAmeriGothic #AmericanNightmares
Intertitle from Legend of Zelda, Majora’s Mask, white text on a black background that reads: Dawn of the Final Day, 24 Hours Remain.
March 20, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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Mfw I realize I miscounted days ago, and we’re not three days away from our inaugural symposium, but TWO
(more in excitement than embarrassment although that is slightly a factor!):
A screengrab of Count Von Count from Sesame Street against a white background, his head thrown back and hands held aloft in a dramatic scream. Indeed, the caption confirms: [Screaming]
March 19, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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Five days until the Symposium, and the weather looks to be mostly sunny during our stint in Salem — for now. Our members from more sultry climes would be wise to prepare for a spring chill!
(Right: Forecast in Fahrenheit, Left: Forecast in Celsius.)
A screencap of a ten day forecast for Salem, MA. The days of the Symposium next week are blocked off in red. Thursday has a high of 42 degrees F and a low of 26. Friday has a high of 39 and a low of 21. Saturday has a high of 41 and a low of 25. A screencap of a ten day forecast for Salem, MA. The days of the Symposium next week are blocked off in red. Thursday has a high of 6 degrees C and a low of -3. Friday has a high of 4 and a low of -6. Saturday has a high of 5 and a low of -4.
March 16, 2024 at 5:48 PM