Welcome to the Female Gothic website.
Explore the literary world of the Gothic genre and how it has become entangled with the Female as authors, characters, and even readers!
Read on for further information on the genre and the studies done on the Female Gothic! Or check out research done on specific novels in the Female Gothic tradition! Maybe try your hand at a quiz or other fun activities?
Discover a world hidden behind masks inside oppressive castle walls and learn of the heroines and authors who have made it possible!
Definitions of The Gothic
What is Specific to the Female Gothic?
Elements and Characteristics of The Gothic
Credits
This site was designed by the students of Dr. Susan Farrell’s ENGL 364: The Female Gothic class at the College of Charleston in Spring of 2021. Most of the content comes from papers students turned in over the course of the semester. The following students contributed:
Designers—Katie Hopewell, Wyatt Barczak, Jayne Bickford
Content Builders/Editors:
- Gothic Definitions: Gina Cromwell
- Elements/Characteristics of the Gothic: Cyril Langston
- What’s Specific to the Female Gothic: Claire Delano, Sam Hooker
- Northanger Abbey Section: Reese Walker, Peyton Baxley
- Frankenstein Section: Catherine Quarles, Gabi Loue
- Jane Eyre Section: Alice Ohlandt
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle Section: Darian Reed, Rachel Cramer
- Beloved Section: Allen Duggar, Callie Andrew
- Other Gothic Women Writers: Caroline Kiser
- Timeline of the Gothic: Reagan Reynolds
- Interactive/Fun Elements: Cora Schipa, Aamiee Norris, Ian Stark
- Visual Representations: Brooke Diemart, Zoee Reale