Gothic Fiction & The Female Writer

Seed Talks present Gothic Fiction & The Female Writer

How have horror and ghost stories challenged gender norms? Explore the feminist side of Gothic literature. With Q & A.

“Gothic fiction” is likely to bring to mind stories involving mystery and horror that feature ruined castles, wild landscapes, haunted portraits, vampires, ghosts and other monsters. But what does it have to do with feminism? This talk traces Gothic fiction from its eighteenth century origins to the 1890s and beyond, revealing how women writers used the gothic style to criticise gender inequality.

Join Dr Victoria Margree to explore how female Gothic stories recast the ancient castle - where heroines are imprisoned by villainous men - as a nightmarish version of the family home, where women were expected to obey fathers, husbands or brothers. Explore how late Victorian era stories like Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) came to criticise the rising women’s liberation movement. The talk concludes by considering the enduring link between Gothic and feminist politics, with a look at a 2024 TV adaptation of a late-Victorian female Gothic ghost story.

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