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SUMMARY:Ann Radcliffe\, St Albans Abbey and the Gothic
DESCRIPTION:Follow in the footsteps of Romantic-era poet and Gothic novelist Ann Radcliffe (1764–1823)\, whose St Alban’s [sic] Abbey; A Metrical Romance (1826) brings to life the opening battle of the Wars of the Roses at  St Albans in 1455. Join Dr Elizabeth Bobbitt\, Professor Dale Townshend and award-winning writer Rosie Garland (Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature) for a special study day marking the 200th anniversary of the poem and looking ahead to its forthcoming Cambridge University Press scholarly edition. The programme features short talks and readings\, a literary tour of the cathedral\, and a creative writing workshop led by Rosie Garland.   \n\n\n\nStudy Day Itinerary \n\n\n\n10 – 10.30am:  Registration over tea and coffee \n\n\n\n10.30am: Welcome and Introduction to Ann Radcliffe and St Alban’s Abbey: A Poetical Romance. \n\n\n\n11.30am – 12.30pm: Mapping Radcliffe’s St Alban’s Abbey: A Guided Tour of St Alban’s Cathedral and Surrounding Abbey Ruins \n\n\n\n12.30 – 1.30pm: Lunch break \n\n\n\n1.30 – 3.30pm: ‘Locating the Spirit of Ancient Days:’ Radcliffe as Literary Tourist – Creative Writing Workshop \n\n\n\n3.30-4pm: Share your poetry! \n\n\n\n4pm: Closing Remarks \n\n\n\nPlease note that this event will be held in-person only and will not be livestreamed or recorded.  \n\n\n\nAbout Dr Elizabeth Bobbit |  Elizabeth is a research associate at the University of York. She is currently co-editing Radcliffe’s posthumous works with Professor Dale Townshend for the Cambridge edition of Radcliffe’s complete works.  \n\n\n\nAbout Professor Dale Townsend |  Dale Townsend is Professor of Gothic Literature in the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies\, Manchester Metropolitan University. He has published widely on Gothic fiction of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.  \n\n\n\nAbout Rosie Garland | Rosie is a writing mentor and tutor for The Arvon Foundation\, Literature Works\, Nine Arches Press\, The Ruppin Agency and National Centre for Writing. Val McDermid named her one of the UK’s most compelling LGBT+ writers\, & in 2023 she was made Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature. 
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/ann-radcliffe-st-albans-abbey-and-the-gothic/
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SUMMARY:Amelia Edwards’s Ghost Stories and Dark Tourism with Emma Liggins
DESCRIPTION:An exploration of the lesser-known but fascinating nineteenth-century author Amelia Edwards. \n\n\n\nAmelia Edwards was a popular and unconventional British writer of ghost stories\, murder mysteries and novels in the mid-Victorian period. She was also iconic for her celebrated work in Ancient Egypt\, becoming one of the first female Egyptologists and founding the Egyptian Exploration Fund (Society). Both her stories and her travel writing are significant for their evocative descriptions of haunted places\, particularly Italy and Egypt\, and their uses of the tropes of dark tourism. \n\n\n\nThis talk compares representations of place\, space\, death and travel in ghost stories such as ‘The Four-Fifteen Express’\, ‘The Engineer’ and ‘The Story of Salome’ and the murder mystery ‘The Tragedy in the Palazzo Bardello’\, set in Rome. I’ll also talk about Victorian dark tourism and Edwards’ visiting of ancient tombs in her intrepid journey down the Nile. The late nineteenth century saw the popularity of Egyptian Gothic marketed to British audiences (Borwein\, 2021; Sullivan\, 2025). Debates within death studies about dark tourism’s connections with ritual\, ambiguity and darkness (Toussaint and Decrop\, 2013; Darvay\, 2016;Stone\, 2006; Seaton\, 2002) can be linked to her attempt to reimagine lost cities of the dead. As in the place writing of Edwards’ contemporary Vernon Lee\, which lingers on the half-erased memorials on Italian tombs and churches\, forgotten stories of violent and/or oppressed women can be activated and excavated by the tourist gaze. The dark tourist may be both horrified and thrilled by their encounter with the past. \n\n\n\nDr Emma Liggins is Reader in English and Co-Director of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her publications include The British Short Story (with Andrew Maunder &Ruth Robbins) (Palgrave\, 2011) and The Haunted House in Women’s Ghost Stories\, 1850-1945: Gender\, Space and Modernity (Palgrave\, 2020). She has edited a special issue of VPR on the Strand Magazine (2021) and has chapters in The Edinburgh Companion to the Victorian Ghost Story (2025) and Ghosts and the Gothic (2025). She is currently working on a monograph Victorian and Edwardian Death Spaces: Gender and Memorialisation for Manchester University Press.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/amelia-edwardss-ghost-stories-and-dark-tourism-with-emma-liggins/
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SUMMARY:Writers’ Retreat with Chad McDonald
DESCRIPTION:In-person only in GE 2.06. \n\n\n\nWriters’ Retreats give PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities the opportunity to devote a whole day to writing in a quiet\, structured\, and supportive atmosphere. The retreats are facilitated by Dr Chad McDonald\, the faculty’s Senior Academic and Study Skills Tutor. You will need to arrive ‘ready to write’ but may\, of course\, bring any materials (laptops\, books\, data\, etc.) with you for the whole-day session. There will be some short discussion around good writing practice and how to approach your writing as a professional task\, but much of the day will be devoted to writing without distraction. Whatever your writing project (e.g.\, annual report\, paper\, thesis)\, the retreat will provide a space away from your office or home in which to concentrate and reflect on the process of writing. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/writers-retreat-with-chad-mcdonald-9/
LOCATION:Grosvenor East (GE) 2.06\, Cavendish Street\, Manchester\, M15 6BG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DCAH's Research Training and Development Programme,Writer's Retreat
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SUMMARY:Think\, Feel\, Write!
DESCRIPTION:Dare to dive into the supernatural: join our free workshops and write haunting tales for Flush Fiction! \n\n\n\nStep into the shadows at Levenshulme Old Library for a two-part\, free creative writing workshop that’s equal parts eerie and inspiring. Guided by experts blending psychology and storytelling\, you’ll explore why certain places\, memories\, and stories linger with us\, using psychological insights to craft flash fiction inspired by ghosts\, the uncanny\, and the mysteries woven into Manchester’s urban fabric. \n\n\n\nIf you like\, your story will be transformed into public art as part of Flush Fiction\, displayed across Levenshulme in unexpected places for others to discover. Your words could surprise and intrigue readers where they least expect it! \n\n\n\nEverything you need is provided: pens\, notepads\, and plenty of inspiration. Bring a laptop or other materials if you wish\, and come as you are: seasoned writer or total beginner\, all are welcome. Refreshments will be served to fuel your creativity. (Just let us know your dietary needs 48 hours ahead.) \n\n\n\nGuiding you through the shadows are Jennie Dayes and Catherine Wilcox\, blending their expertise as psychologist and writer. Drawing on their multidisciplinary research at Manchester Metropolitan University and their book\, Think\, Feel\, Write\, they’ll help you unlock new creative depths. \n\n\n\nBook free tickets here.
URL:https://dcahf.mmu.ac.uk/event/think-feel-write/
LOCATION:Levenshulme Old Library
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