My "#Hangsaman by #ShirleyJackson: Exploring a #Gothic Campus #Mystery" one-month module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity is currently a candidate for Fall 2025.

Hangsaman is psychological study of a young woman’s coming of age; a haunting Gothic mystery; a pointed critique of gender roles, family dynamics, & higher education; a meditation on trauma & mental illness; a fictional answer to a real-life #TrueCrime, & an ancestor of today’s #DarkAcademia storytelling.

More info: http://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/r/aQ5zzC

Short-list it here: http://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/r/rnXofZ

#Books #Bookstodon

My "#TheHungerGames" module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity is currently a candidate for September 2025. This is a proposed first module of five, one for each of the five #HungerGames novels by #SuzanneCollins. Each week will include one recorded lecture and one live discussion section. Voting runs through August 1. I hope you will join us as we explore the lessons we may learn from Panem.

May the odds be ever in our favor!

More info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/iteration/2197/

#Dystopia #SFF #YoungAdult #YALit #ScienceFiction #Books #Bookstodon

One week to go! In June I will be offering my month-long "Meet #TheLastMan" module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity.

This #MaryShelley novel is one of the most relevant books we can read right now, and I can't wait to discuss it with students!

Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzV-5T-td38

More info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/iteration/2011/

#ScienceFiction #Dystopia #EcoGothic #Gothic #SFF #Apocalyptic #PlagueLit #PandemicFiction #Books #Bookstodon

June is almost here! Next month I will be offering my month-long "Meet #TheLastMan" module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity.

This #MaryShelley novel is one of the most relevant books we can read right now, and I can't wait to discuss it with students!

Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzV-5T-td38

More info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/iteration/2011/

#ScienceFiction #Dystopia #EcoGothic #Gothic #SFF #PlagueLit #PandemicFiction #Books #Bookstodon

#FreeTalk this Saturday! On May 3 from 2-2:30pm Eastern, I'll be giving a #free online talk on #TheLastMan by #MaryShelley. If you register, you'll also have access to the recording afterward. This talk is part of the SPACE Showcase and previews my month-long "Meet The Last Man" module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity, which is scheduled for June 2025.

Everyone is invited!

Teaser: https://youtu.be/tzV-5T-td38?si=19zzTmQW-W6_w7mG

Info on the May 3 talk: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/events/2025-spring-space-showcase/

#ScienceFiction #Dystopia #EcoGothic #Gothic #SFF #PlagueLit #Books #Bookstodon #OnlineEvent

Here’s to a new semester! My 12-week summer course on the #Dystopian Tradition begins this week #online at #SignumUniversity. These stories -- and the conversations they make possible -- are more relevant and important than ever. #Dystopia #ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction #SFF #Bookstodon #Books

https://signumuniversity.org/course/litb-5303/

#FreeTalk! On May 3 from 2-2:30pm Eastern, I'll be giving a #free online talk on #TheLastMan by #MaryShelley. This talk previews my month-long "Meet The Last Man" module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity, which is scheduled for June 2025. This is part of the SPACE Showcase day of programming.

Everyone is invited!

Teaser: https://youtu.be/tzV-5T-td38?si=19zzTmQW-W6_w7mG

Info on the May 3 talk: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/events/2025-spring-space-showcase/

#ScienceFiction #Dystopia #EcoGothic #Gothic #SFF #PlagueLit #Books #Bookstodon #OnlineEvent

To my delight, my month-long "Meet #TheLastMan" module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity has been confirmed. It will run in June 2025.

This #MaryShelley novel is one of the most relevant books we can read right now, and I can't wait to discuss it with students!

Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzV-5T-td38

More info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/iteration/2011/

#ScienceFiction #Dystopia #EcoGothic #Gothic #SFF #PlagueLit #Books #Bookstodon

I'm very happy to report that my 12-week course on the #Dystopian Tradition will be offered this summer #online at #SignumUniversity. These stories -- and the conversations they make possible -- are more relevant and important than ever. #Dystopia #ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction #SFF #Bookstodon #Books

https://signumuniversity.org/course/litb-5303/

To my delight, my month-long "Meet #TheLastMan" module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity has been confirmed. It will run in June 2025.

This #MaryShelley novel is one of the most relevant books we can read right now, and I can't wait to discuss it with students!

Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2EcVRnhii0

More info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/iteration/2011/

#ScienceFiction #Dystopia #EcoGothic #Gothic #SFF #PlagueLit #Books #Bookstodon

I'm delighted to say that it's back! My month-long "Meet #TheLastMan" module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity is currently a candidate for June 2025. Voting runs through May 1. Early voters will help decide the scheduling of the live discussion sessions.

This #MaryShelley novel is one of the most relevant books we can read right now.

More info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/iteration/2011/

Teaser: https://youtu.be/k2EcVRnhii0?si=8YY6U3PHo2C2rc3u

#ScienceFiction #Dystopia #EcoGothic #Gothic #SFF #PlagueLit

I'm delighted to say that it's back! My month-long "Meet #TheLastMan" module with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity is currently a candidate for June 2025. Voting runs through May 1. Early voters will help decide the scheduling of the live discussion sessions.

This #MaryShelley novel is one of the most relevant books we can read right now.

More info: https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/iteration/2011/

Teaser: https://youtu.be/k2EcVRnhii0?si=8YY6U3PHo2C2rc3u

#ScienceFiction #Dystopia #EcoGothic #Gothic #SFF #Books

My graduate course on the #Dystopian Tradition will be offered again this summer online at #SignumUniversity if there's sufficient interest. I hope the class will make, because it seems more relevant than ever. #Dystopia #ScienceFiction #SFF #bookstodon #books

https://signumuniversity.org/course/litb-5303/

Would you like your October to be extra haunted? You’re invited to join me in SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online with #SignumUniversity!

Voting is now open (through the end of August!) for my October module, #TheHauntingOfHillHouse by #ShirleyJackson. Early voters will determine when our live discussions will meet online.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJkyd4LpJxA

For more information, see https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/iteration/1403/

#Books #Bookstodon #Gothic #Horror #SFF #OnlineEducation

Would you like your October to be extra haunted? You’re invited to join me in SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online with #SignumUniversity!

Voting is now open for my October module, #TheHauntingOfHillHouse by #ShirleyJackson. Early voters will determine when our live discussions will meet online.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJkyd4LpJxA

For more information, see https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/iteration/1403/

#Books #Bookstodon #Gothic #Horror #SFF #OnlineEducation

I'm delighted to be teaching my "The Meaning of Star Wars" class for M.A. students and non-degree-seeking auditors online for #SignumUniversity in #Fall2024. This means I have taught a college course on #StarWars (either at the undergraduate or graduate level) every year since 2015. #MTFBWY

Edited to add: The website below is now updated for Fall 2024.

https://signumuniversity.org/course/litb-5310/

The graduation ceremony for #SignumUniversity’s M.A. students just ended. I was delighted to be able to attend virtually (with #MaryShelley watching over my shoulder, of course). Congratulations to all graduates! 🎓

#CallForPapers: Wicked Wisdom and Forbidden Knowledge

#SignumUniversity and the #MythgardInstitute invite you to join us on October 19 for New England Moot 2024. Delving into realms deemed off-limits, whether to pursue worldly secrets or manipulate powerful forces, often exacts a toll on those who dare cross the threshold. Join us in exploring the shadows that lurk beneath the surface of #SpeculativeFiction.

#OnlineEvent #OnlineConference #SFF #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #Gothic #Horror #PopularCultureStudies #CFP

https://signumuniversity.org/event/newenglandmoot2024/

Starting next week, I will be offering the April 2024 module "Meet The Last Man" with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity.

#MaryShelley's novel #TheLastMan is one of the most relevant books we can read right now, and I'm really looking forward to exploring it with students!

https://youtu.be/k2EcVRnhii0?si=mqKiOPsZRPFJY_dR

For more information, see http://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/r/DFQwln

#ScienceFiction #PoliticalSF #SFF #ApocalypticFiction #PandemicFiction #Shelley #LordByron #Gothic #Books #Bookstodon

Congratulations to Laurel M. Stevens! It’s been a joy to be Laurel’s M.A. thesis director. #DarkAcademia #Gothic #SFF #SignumUniversity #Books #Bookstodon

Thesis Theater: Laurel Stevens, "An Awareness of Debts: Dark Academia and its Source-Texts"

https://youtu.be/xL92jWyDYuY?si=YSBAXuothyqeMjJK