What is the enduring appeal of ghost stories at Christmastime?
22 December 2023
In an eerie article for the festive season, literary ghost expert Dr Luke Thurston from the Department of English and Creative Writing discusses the enduring appeal of spooky stories at Christmas.
Elf on the Shelf – a ‘gangly festive poltergeist’
18 December 2023
In a thought-provoking article for the festive season, Dr Alice Vernon from the Department of English and Creative Writing likens the 'Elf On The Shelf' trend to more sinister poltergeist phenomena.
For All Mankind: space drama’s alternate history constructs a better vision of Nasa
14 November 2023
Writing in The Conversation, Science Fiction expert Dr Val Nolan reviews Apple TV’s series ‘For All Mankind’, which is set in an Apollo era transformed by the inclusion of women, characters of colour and LGBTQ+ protagonists.
Aberystwyth academic invites you ‘Into the Dark’
09 November 2023
A book exploring the natural phenomenon of darkness and the way that it fires our imagination has been published by an Aberystwyth University academic today.
With 'Slut!' Taylor Swift joins a long history of women fighting slut-shaming in their writing
09 November 2023
In an article for The Conversation, Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Creative Writing Dr Lucy Thompson explains that the practice of ‘slut-shaming’ goes back centuries and there is a long history of women fighting back.
Five works of Welsh gothic literature you should read this Halloween
27 October 2023
Writing in The Conversation, Sophie Jessica Davies from the Department of English & Creative Writing recommends five eerie works of Welsh Gothic Literature you should read this Halloween.
Ghosts: the uncanny similarity between the BBC comedy and a ‘real’ Victorian haunted house
11 October 2023
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alice Vernon (Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Creative Writing) likens the mix of humour and poignancy in BBC comedy series 'Ghosts' to real attempts to communicate with spirits, especially in the late 19th century.
Bed rotting: the social media trend the Victorians would love, especially writer Elizabeth Gaskell
18 July 2023
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alice Vernon, Lecturer in Creative Writing and 19th-Century Literature, likens the latest TikTok 'bed-rotting' trend to the romanticising of sickly women by artists and writers of the 19th century.