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Queering the Gothic
Bedford Corn ExchangeBedford
14 November 2026 · 11:30
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Queering the Gothic - Recontextualising 19th Century Literature by Ezra-Quinn Watson 14 November 11.30am-12.30pm, Free - Booking Essential The representation of different social groups in novels and visual media has become an important issue today; how characters are perceived affects how humanity and individuals perceive themselves. Through this talk/discussion exploring 19th century texts: Wuthering Heights (1847) by Emily Bronte; Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Bronte; Northanger Abbey (1817) by Jane Austen; and Dorian Gray (1890) by Oscar Wilde, Ezra Quinn-Watson will expand the readings of these narratives. These historic texts have existed in the Gothic genre for decades and although some connections have been made between them and queerness or neurodiversity. This has always been limited to binary understandings of gender and sexuality as well as neurotypical understanding of neurod
