CoronaGothic
The new research cluster, University of Macau Gothic, hosted the timely and urgent CoronaGothic conference online on the 30th June 2020. The primary organisers and opening speakers were Professor Nick Groom and Professor William Hughes, and the following speakers were Professor Mariaconcetta Constantini, Dr Samantha George, Professor Stephen Hinchliffe, Professor Darryl Jones, Professor David Punter, and Professor Corinna Wagner. The conference was chaired by the University of Macau’s Professor Victoria Harrison. While the papers were brief, the topics covered were interdisciplinary and broad, covering everything from vampires to cremation; from Bill Gates to the Arctic; from Japanese mermaids to Nigella Lawson going feral.
This report will be comprised of a summary of the papers given. Verbatim quotes will be provided where possible. It will conclude with a brief summary of some of my own thoughts inspired by the ideas presented. Please note that, somewhat fittingly for a conference focused…
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