Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball reveals the gothic tradition behind modern celebrity The tour delivered everything fans have come to expect from the artist: spectacle, innovation and, above all, immersion in a gothic world.

I wrote an article for @uk.theconversation.com about my new book #GothicCelebrity, Lady Gaga's #MayhemBall, and how celebrity culture can be understood through a #Gothic lens. You can read about it here!

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Some pictures from the launch event for my book #GothicCelebrity, including vampire video games, Lord Byron/Lady Gaga mashup poetry, book chat, and of course music by Lady Gaga! ⭐️

You can read more about my book on the Bloomsbury website: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/gothic-ce...

I owe a great deal to #DavidLynch and his creativity. The idea for my book #GothicCelebrity first grew from an essay I wrote about #MulhollandDrive during my MA back in 2014!

Gothic Celebrity Exploring the provocative intersection of celebrity and the Gothic, this book examines representations of decaying, dead and undead celebrities in literary text…

Today is the 10-year anniversary of David #Bowie's death. In fact, 2016 was quite a year for celebrity death! My book #GothicCelebrity opens with a discussion of this, exploring how our relationship with #celebrity & death can be understood through a #Gothic lens
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It's publication day! My book is now officially out and available to buy! @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburylit.bsky.social

Gothic Celebrity: Fame and Immortality from Lord Byron to Lady Gaga

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Gianni Versace: Exhibition of fashion designer's work to open in London The Italian designer was hugely influential in the fashion world until his murder in 1997.

Interesting! Versace gets a few mentions in my book #GothicCelebrity (via Lady Gaga and Ryan Murphy), so I'm looking forward to hearing more about this exhibition.

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Charli XCX Producing and Starring in New Movie from ‘Audition’ Director Takashi Miike While we continue waiting to see Charli XCX in her feature debut Faces of Death, a fresh new take on the cult movie from Cam filmmakers Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber, Variety reports that the singer...

A good #GothicCelebrity find 🩸😱

Very excited for Charli XCX's scream queen era!

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I'm writing a book about the relationship between celebrity and the Gothic in literature, media and culture. So... I've decided to start the hashtag #GothicCelebrity to share some of the weird and wonderful content I often find. Feel free to engage and share with your network!