Outputs (3)

Gothic Science Fiction 1980 - 2010 (2011)
Book
Wasson, S., & Alder, E. (2011). Gothic Science Fiction 1980 - 2010. Liverpool University Press

Gothic at sea: ships, revenants, and the liminal realm of the ocean. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alder, E. (2011, August). Gothic at sea: ships, revenants, and the liminal realm of the ocean. Paper presented at Gothic limits / Gothic Ltd.’: 10th Biennial Conference of the International Gothic Association. 2-5 August 2011

Many aspects of the ocean deep remain obscure to modern science and exploration, and in literature it has always been an area of mystery, sometimes of horror. Foucault’s characterisation of the ship as heterotopia, ‘a floating piece of space, a place... Read More about Gothic at sea: ships, revenants, and the liminal realm of the ocean..

How to avoid extinction: closed systems and the struggle for existence. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alder, E. (2011, January). How to avoid extinction: closed systems and the struggle for existence. Paper presented at British Society for Literature and Science Annual Conference