Description
Step into the shadowed world of passion, obsession and moral ambiguity in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.
Join acclaimed Brontë scholar Dr Claire O’Callaghan and popular literary culture specialist Dr Jo Parsons for a thought-provoking discussion exploring the novel’s dark romantic legacy and its influence on contemporary phenomena, such as Twilight, After and The Vampire Diaries. Together, they will examine the enduring appeal of dark romance tropes including longing, intensity and toxicity, while questioning the ethics behind these narratives.
Is Heathcliff a romantic hero or something far more troubling? Discover why stories of destructive love continue to captivate audiences across generations and popular culture today.
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About the Author
Dr Claire O’Callaghan
Dr Claire O’Callaghan is a Lecturer in English at Loughborough University. She is the author of Emily Brontë Reappraised (2018) and has published widely on the Brontës lives and works. Claire is also Co-Editor-in-Chief of Brontë Studies, the journal of the Brontë Society.
About the Academic
Dr Jo Parsons
Dr Jo Parsons specialises in popular literature and culture from the Victorian period to the present day. Originally a Victorian popular fiction specialist with interests in masculinity, the body, Wilkie Collins, and Victorian Sensation Fiction, Jo is now leading Falmouth’s move into the area of Erotica and Romantic Fictions and is currently writing a monograph on popular women’s writing from 1970–2000. She is editor of Doomed Romances: Strange Tales of Uncanny Love (British Library 2024).
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