Reading Jackson’s novel led to thoughtful, engaging discussions and insights, and I very much look forward to teaching it again. We analyzed Hangsaman as a foundational work of Dark Academia and as a novel in its own right. The first assigned text we covered was Shirley Jackson’s Hangsaman (1951). In the Fall 2022 semester, I had the pleasure of designing and teaching a new M.A.-level graduate course on Dark Academia. Photo of the front page of Hangsaman (with a Dark Academia pin).
Posted in Events Tagged Folk Horror, Panel Two 2022, Shirley Jackson, Shirleycon Zoom event, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Log Room Hub Teaching Shirley Jackson’s Hangsaman (1951) by Amy H. You can view the lively discussion from the night of the event, including the Q&A, or add your thoughts to the conversation at our Discord. Our panellists discussed the rich and varied ways in which Jackson’s writing has long influenced and continues to influence Folk Horror.īios for the panellists are available here. The panellists included Kevin Corstorphine (Lecturer in American Literature, University of Hull), Faye Ringel (Professor Emeritus, United States Coast Guard Academy), and our own Bernice Murphy.
Our second panel from our 14 December 2022 event focused on Jackson’s legacy through the lens of the Folk Horror subgenre, which, like Jackson herself, is experiencing a remarkable popular and academic resurgence.
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