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Tag Archives: Sophie Lancaster
Sam George, ‘Black Roses: The representation of Sophie Lancaster’
It is over ten years since Sophie Lancaster and Robert Maltby were attacked in Stubbylee Park, in Lancashire, reputedly for being ‘goths’. Rob, who was punched unconscious and put in a coma by his assailants, eventually recovered (though he suffered … Continue reading
Posted in Critical thoughts
Tagged difference, Goth subculture, hate crime, otherness, Simon Armitage, Sophie Lancaster
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Gothic Styles: Gothic Substance – OGOM at Gothic Manchester Festival
OGOM will have a strong presence at the Gothic Manchester Festival this year with Bill and myself both giving talks. This year’s theme is Gothic Style(s). I’m a displaced Mancunian so I always welcome a return to my first city. We … Continue reading
Sophie Lancaster: Representation and Appropriation
I am just posting this link to the drama about the murder of goth girl Sophie Lancaster ten years on for my Generation Dead YA Fiction and the Gothic students next year. I haven’t watched ‘Murdered for Being Different Yet’ … Continue reading
Why Would Anyone Be A Goth?
I’m posting a link to this BBC World Service Programme on gothic subculture for our Generation Dead: Young Adult Fiction and the Gothic students as it looks very pertinent to the debates we’ll be having next year particularly around difference, … Continue reading