Through Oceans Darkly: Sea Literature and the Nautical Gothic
Journal Article
Alder, E. (2017)
Through Oceans Darkly: Sea Literature and the Nautical Gothic. Gothic Studies, 19(2), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.7227/gs.0025
No abstract available.
(Re)encountering monsters: animals in early-twentieth-century weird fiction
Journal Article
Alder, E. (2017)
(Re)encountering monsters: animals in early-twentieth-century weird fiction. Textual Practice, 31(6), 1083-1100. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236x.2017.1358686
Early twentieth century weird tales occupy an important place in the development of genre fictions. Among the innovations they contribute are new forms of monsters, diverging ...
Dracula’s Gothic Ship
Journal Article
Alder, E. (2016)
Dracula’s Gothic Ship. Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies,
No abstract available.
https://irishgothichorror.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/issue-15-full-final.pdf
'Sea Monsters'.
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2014)
'Sea Monsters'. In J. Weinstock (Ed.), The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic MonstersAshgate Publishing
'Kraken'.
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2014)
'Kraken'. In J. Weinstock (Ed.), The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters. Ashgate Publishing
The dark mythos of the sea: William Hope Hodgson’s transformation of maritime legends
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2014)
The dark mythos of the sea: William Hope Hodgson’s transformation of maritime legends. In M. Berruti, S. T. Joshi, & S. Gafford (Eds.), William Hope Hodgson: Voices from the Borderland (56-72). Hippocampus Press
No abstract available.
Ruined Skin: Gothic Genetics and Human Identity in Stephen Donaldson’s Gap cycle
Book Chapter
Alder, E. (2011)
Ruined Skin: Gothic Genetics and Human Identity in Stephen Donaldson’s Gap cycle. In S. Wasson, & E. Alder (Eds.), Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010Liverpool University Press. https://doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9781846317071.003.0008
This chapter offers a literary criticism of Stephen Donaldson's novel Gap. It discusses that transfiguration of the body, through the study of molecular biology and genetic en...
Introduction: Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010.
Book Chapter
Alder, E., & Wasson, S. (2011)
Introduction: Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010. In Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010Liverpool University Press. https://doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9781846317071.003.0001
This Introduction introduces Gothic science fiction as a genre and discusses the text as a project to examine Gothic science fiction historically as well as to distinguish its...
"A butcher's shop where the meat still moved": Gothic doubles, organ harvesting and human cloning.
Book Chapter
Wasson, S. (2011)
"A butcher's shop where the meat still moved": Gothic doubles, organ harvesting and human cloning. In S. Wasson, & E. Alder (Eds.), Gothic Science Fiction 1980-2010, 73-86. Liverpool University Press. https://doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9781846317071.003.0005
This timely book explores what might be termed Gothic science fiction of the last three decades, 1980-2010. Identifying texts by this category may at first appear contradictor...
Genetic imperialism and reverse vampirism in Stephen Donaldson's Gap series.
Presentation / Conference
Alder, E. (2009, July)
Genetic imperialism and reverse vampirism in Stephen Donaldson's Gap series. Paper presented at Monstrous Media/ Spectral Subjects, University of Lancaster