Gothic Literature & Women: The female history of horror

A talk exploring the feminist side of Gothic fiction and how horror has challenged gender norms through literary history.

This talk examines how women have shaped the horror genre, transforming elements like haunted houses and monsters into metaphors for real-life struggles. It covers a four-century journey from the rise of the Gothic in the eighteenth century to modern works. The session includes a Q&A to discuss how horror and ghost stories have challenged gender norms.