Introduction to Gothic Asexuality with Vicky Brewster

Romancing the Gothic is an independent online education project run by Dr Sam Hirst which offers a range of classes, courses and groups

Romancing the Gothic

Vicky Brewster talks about asexuality in the Gothic and horror

Our series of talks is funded exclusively by donations. The talks are free to access but if you can support the project and do not support it on ko-fi or patreon, please choose the 'pay-what-you-can' option.If you'd like to support more regularly, you can use the links belowPatreon - https://www.patreon.com/romancingthegothicKo-fi - https://ko-fi.com/samhirst Traditionally one of the less represented sexualities under the queer umbrella, asexuality has, in the last five years, seen a massive increase in inclusion and representation in Gothic and horror fiction. Although asexual slurs such as 'frigid' are still used without the same censure as other anti-queer slurs, and there is a common culture of erasure in both allosexual and queer communities, asexuality also has an association with cosiness, as demonstrated in ace-identifying slogans such as "I'd rather eat cake". This talk will examine how and why asexuality bucks this 'cosy' persona in darker fiction. This talk will begin by charting the use of asexual reproduction in classic works such as Alien, to the current trend for sporror/myco-horror. It will then look at 'claimed' asexual characters -- those who are perceived as asexual by readers, academics, and fan groups -- and survey self-identifying asexual characters (and monsters). Finally, we will address the small quantity of existing scholarship on asexual representation in fiction, as well as theory that applies to queerness more broadly, and judge how (and if) this applies specifically to asexuality in horror and the Gothic.

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Introduction to Gothic Asexuality with Vicky Brewster

More events from Romancing the Gothic

Discover more events from Romancing the Gothic, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.

Introduction to Gothic Asexuality with Vicky Brewster

More events from Romancing the Gothic

Discover more events from Romancing the Gothic, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

More Arts events

Browse more Arts events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.