Two great news items from the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University.
First, the brilliant Dale Townshend, who has moved from Stirling to become Professor at MMU, will be giving his inaugural lecture, From ‘Castles in the Air’ to the ‘Topographical Gothic’: Architecture, History, Romance, 1760–1840 on 20 October, 2016.
Then, there is the annual Gothic Manchester Festival in October, with some very exciting events including a symposium on The Gothic North, film screenings, a guided walks, and a Gothic pub quiz.
