Episode 226: Why The Gothic Keeps Gaslighting Us

Our culture is going through a Gothic Revival, partly thanks to the influence of Tim Burton. Gothic literature may have thrived in the 19th century (and my high school English class) but a lot of contemporary writers are returning to the tradition, creating stories that reimagine the past or look at the present through a Gothic lens. I talk with Xavier Aldana Reyes of the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies about how The Gothic is like a mode or a sensibility that can take over any genre. Kit Mayquist, author of Tripping Arcadia: A Gothic Novel, discusses why The Gothic feels like the right fit for a generation that was gaslit while coming of age during war and a recession. And Leila Taylor, author of Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul, explains that America will always be haunted by its Gothic past until we confront it. Featuring readings by voice actor Tanya Rich.
Why The Gothic Keeps Gaslighting Us transcript
MUSIC LIST
  •  Crystal Gloom by Rand Aldo
  • My Kind Of Illusion by Niklas Gustavsson
  • So Hideous a Chain by Sono Sanctus
  • By the Fire's Warmth by Jon Bjork
  • When They Fell by Wendel Scherer
  • Probable Cause by Experia
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