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William Hughes

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William Hughes

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
Macau, China → Bath Spa, England

Career

Occupations
Professor of Literature in English, Academic
Affiliations
University of Macau, Bath Spa University
Memberships
International Gothic Association
Influenced By
Bram Stoker, J. S. Le Fanu, Algernon Blackwood

Education

Liverpool Collegiate School
Country: United Kingdom
Secondary school
University of East Anglia
English Literature
Country: United Kingdom
University education
Christ Church, Canterbury
Education
Degree: PGCE
Country: United Kingdom
PGCE

Awards

Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
2015
Organization: Royal Historical Society
Result: Fellow
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
2019
Organization: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Result: Fellow
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Organization: Higher Education Academy
Result: Fellow

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Beyond Dracula

2000 Gothic Studies

Studies beyond Dracula in Gothic

Gothic

Empire and the Gothic

2002 Gothic Studies

Politics of genre in Gothic

EmpireGothic

Bram Stoker: Dracula: a reader's guide to essential criticism

2009 Criticism Guide

Essential criticism guide to Dracula

DraculaCriticism

Bibliography

  • Beyond Dracula
  • Empire and the Gothic
  • Queering the Gothic
  • The Lady of the Shroud (edition)
  • Dracula (edition)
  • That Devil's Trick
  • Key Concepts in the Gothic
  • Gothic Britain
  • Suicide and the Gothic

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly Gothic criticismDetailed historical analysis
Recurring Motifs
GothicMedical humanitiesSupernatural

Legacy

Specialist in Gothic literature, particularly Bram Stoker, Professor at University of Macau. Joint chair of International Gothic Association 2009-2013.

Academic Societies

  • International Gothic Association

In Popular Culture

  • BBC radio appearances
  • Appeared on Most Haunted Live!

Trivia

  • Editor of Gothic Studies for first 20 years
  • Presented radio programmes for BBC World Service and Radio 4
  • Appeared on Most Haunted Live! from St George's Hall, Liverpool in 2009