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    Most of us are familiar with the kooky, ooky, spoo Most of us are familiar with the kooky, ooky, spooky bunch that is the Addams Family. The latest iteration in this deliciously dark and Gothic tradition is Netflix’s Wednesday, and – to cut straight to the point – I absolutely adored it! Find out why in my latest review for Macquarie University’s Lighthouse magazine (online via the link in my bio) 🖤💀🫳🏻
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    Happy Halloween & also happy CFP day for “Victor Happy Halloween & also happy CFP day for “Victorian Gothic and the Occult”! Abstracts due Dec 31st, papers due Halloween 2023. Check out the full CFP via the link in my bio, send in those abstracts & please share widely 🙏! 🦇🔮👻✨

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    Over the moon to celebrate along with some of our Over the moon to celebrate along with some of our excellent Modern History @ArtsMResMQ researchers as they submitted their theses!! What a moment!! Can honestly say I have loved every minute of seeing through these past 2 years with you in the MRes! Congratulations!! 🎉#ArtsMResMQ
    This week marks the 175th Anniversary of Charlotte This week marks the 175th Anniversary of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre! To celebrate, I recorded a special episode of From the Lighthouse (the podcast of the Discipline of Literature at Macquarie University) in conversation with special guest & @ArtsMResMQ researcher Rachel Baldacchino who is currently researching Charlotte Brontë. We talked about what makes the novel so enduring, Victorian approaches to the mind and madness, and all things Jane and Rochester and their film and TV adaptations! Check it out via the link in my bio!
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    Always nice to pop up on the @macquarieuni Twitter Always nice to pop up on the @macquarieuni Twitter! The amazing @shakeandstir Jane Eyre adaptation I reviewed is coming back to Sydney at the end of this month, and it’s well worth seeing! Check out why via the link in my profile 🖤
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Gothic Studies article on Burger's Lenore by Kirstin Mills
New Article: ‘Haunted by Lenore’ in Gothic Studies Journal
September 16, 2021 In All Blog Posts No Comment

One of the most exciting things as a researcher is seeing writing, long worked for behind-the-scenes, finally enter the world! I’m so pleased to share that my latest article, ‘Haunted by “Lenore”: The Fragment as Gothic Form, Creative Practice and […]

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ABC Radio Sydney Interview: Why we Love the Victorian Era
August 8, 2021 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I recently had the honour of being interviewed on ABC Radio Sydney for a segment on why we love to return to and reimagine the Victorian era. I joined ABC Evenings host Sarah Macdonald to chat about some of the […]

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The Best Victorian-era TV Shows to Watch Right Now: New Story for Macquarie University’s The Lighthouse
July 9, 2021 In All Blog Posts 2 Comments

Here in Sydney, it’s cold, rainy, and we’re in the midst of another greater city-wide lockdown. You know what that means? Perfect TV binging time! In my latest story for Macquarie University’s The Lighthouse, I wrote about why modern television […]

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Interview for a student Documentary on Sydney’s local ghosts and ghost stories
June 30, 2021 In All Blog Posts No Comment

Do you believe in ghosts? Earlier this year I had the pleasure of being interviewed about all things ghosts and ghost stories by an incredibly talented group of students from the Department of Media, Communication, Creative Arts, Language and Literature […]

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New Chapter: The Supernatural Fourth Dimension in Lucas Malet: Victorian Gothic
March 10, 2021 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I’m very excited to share my latest article “The Supernatural Fourth Dimension in Lucas Malet’s The Carissima and The Gateless Barrier” which is included in The Palgrave Handbook of Steam Age Gothic. This article is the first examination of Lucas […]

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Interview on ghosts and ghost stories: Northern Beaches Review and The Canberra Times
February 25, 2021 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Nadine Morton from local Sydney magazine The Northern Beaches Review about all things spectral and spooky for the February 24 cover story on local ghost legends and the various hauntings and […]

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Informing the Inklings, the Victorian Roots of Modern Fantasy, George MacDonald, Lewis Carroll, fantasy literature
2020 Mythopoeic Awards Finalist: Informing the Inklings
February 2, 2021 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I am excited to learn that an edited collection I contributed to is a finalist in the 2020 Mythopoeic Awards! Informing the Inklings: George MacDonald and the Victorian Roots of Modern Fantasy (2018), edited by Michael Partridge and Kirstin Jeffrey-Johnson, […]

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Teen Movie Adaptations of Classic Literature: Podcast Series
May 11, 2020 In All Blog Posts No Comment

Recently I collaborated once more with Dr Stephanie Russo and Dr Jimmy Van on Macquarie University’s From the Lighthouse podcast to record a series of discussions based around one thing we all have in common: a love for teen movie […]

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  • Dr Kirstin Mills, writer, artist, illustrator, travel writer, explorer, academic

    Kirstin Mills is an Australian artist, writer, lecturer and researcher following her endless curiosity into realms of imagination and wonder. Read more about her life & projects here.

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#macquarie #macquarieuniversity #macquarieuni #sunrise #sydney
    Happy New Year! Sending you all magic wishes for 2 Happy New Year! Sending you all magic wishes for 2023 ✨🔥 

#NewYear #newyear2023
    Most of us are familiar with the kooky, ooky, spoo Most of us are familiar with the kooky, ooky, spooky bunch that is the Addams Family. The latest iteration in this deliciously dark and Gothic tradition is Netflix’s Wednesday, and – to cut straight to the point – I absolutely adored it! Find out why in my latest review for Macquarie University’s Lighthouse magazine (online via the link in my bio) 🖤💀🫳🏻
    Early birthday present! Hoping this will help me u Early birthday present! Hoping this will help me unwind after all the end-of-semester marking! #janeausten #puzzletime
    Loved speaking about ‘Lucas Malet’s Occult Got Loved speaking about ‘Lucas Malet’s Occult Gothic at the Victorian Fin de Siècle’ for the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies International’s ‘Beyond the Veil’ event! Honoured to be amongst such great speakers & grateful for the brilliant discussions happening! Excellent way to spend a Halloween night! 👻🦇🖤
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#gothic #Occult #victoriangothic
    Happy Halloween & also happy CFP day for “Victor Happy Halloween & also happy CFP day for “Victorian Gothic and the Occult”! Abstracts due Dec 31st, papers due Halloween 2023. Check out the full CFP via the link in my bio, send in those abstracts & please share widely 🙏! 🦇🔮👻✨

#gothic #occult #CFP #literatureCFP #victorian #victorianliterature #victoriangothic #gothicliterature #spiritualism
    Over the moon to celebrate along with some of our Over the moon to celebrate along with some of our excellent Modern History @ArtsMResMQ researchers as they submitted their theses!! What a moment!! Can honestly say I have loved every minute of seeing through these past 2 years with you in the MRes! Congratulations!! 🎉#ArtsMResMQ
    This week marks the 175th Anniversary of Charlotte This week marks the 175th Anniversary of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre! To celebrate, I recorded a special episode of From the Lighthouse (the podcast of the Discipline of Literature at Macquarie University) in conversation with special guest & @ArtsMResMQ researcher Rachel Baldacchino who is currently researching Charlotte Brontë. We talked about what makes the novel so enduring, Victorian approaches to the mind and madness, and all things Jane and Rochester and their film and TV adaptations! Check it out via the link in my bio!
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#OTD #brontë #brontesisters #victorian #victorianliterature #charlottebronte #charlottebrontë #books #booktok #bookaholic #podcast #bookcommunity #booklovers #gothicliterature #nineteenthcenturyliterature #classicliterature
    Always nice to pop up on the @macquarieuni Twitter Always nice to pop up on the @macquarieuni Twitter! The amazing @shakeandstir Jane Eyre adaptation I reviewed is coming back to Sydney at the end of this month, and it’s well worth seeing! Check out why via the link in my profile 🖤
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  • Recent Posts

    • Review of Wednesday, Netflix. Wednesday Addams pictured here in a Gothic scene.
      Wednesday (Netflix): Review for MQU's The Lighthouse
      December 21, 2022
    • Three nineteenth-century illustrations of Gothic and occult scenes. This image accompanies the CFP for Victorian Gothic and the Occult edited by Kirstin Mills.
      CFP: Victorian Gothic and the Occult
      October 31, 2022
    • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 175th Anniversary
      New podcast episode: 175th Anniversary of Jane Eyre
      October 16, 2022
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    Happy New Year! Sending you all magic wishes for 2 Happy New Year! Sending you all magic wishes for 2023 ✨🔥 

#NewYear #newyear2023
    Most of us are familiar with the kooky, ooky, spoo Most of us are familiar with the kooky, ooky, spooky bunch that is the Addams Family. The latest iteration in this deliciously dark and Gothic tradition is Netflix’s Wednesday, and – to cut straight to the point – I absolutely adored it! Find out why in my latest review for Macquarie University’s Lighthouse magazine (online via the link in my bio) 🖤💀🫳🏻
    Early birthday present! Hoping this will help me u Early birthday present! Hoping this will help me unwind after all the end-of-semester marking! #janeausten #puzzletime
    Loved speaking about ‘Lucas Malet’s Occult Got Loved speaking about ‘Lucas Malet’s Occult Gothic at the Victorian Fin de Siècle’ for the Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies International’s ‘Beyond the Veil’ event! Honoured to be amongst such great speakers & grateful for the brilliant discussions happening! Excellent way to spend a Halloween night! 👻🦇🖤
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#gothic #Occult #victoriangothic
    Happy Halloween & also happy CFP day for “Victor Happy Halloween & also happy CFP day for “Victorian Gothic and the Occult”! Abstracts due Dec 31st, papers due Halloween 2023. Check out the full CFP via the link in my bio, send in those abstracts & please share widely 🙏! 🦇🔮👻✨

#gothic #occult #CFP #literatureCFP #victorian #victorianliterature #victoriangothic #gothicliterature #spiritualism
    Over the moon to celebrate along with some of our Over the moon to celebrate along with some of our excellent Modern History @ArtsMResMQ researchers as they submitted their theses!! What a moment!! Can honestly say I have loved every minute of seeing through these past 2 years with you in the MRes! Congratulations!! 🎉#ArtsMResMQ
    This week marks the 175th Anniversary of Charlotte This week marks the 175th Anniversary of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre! To celebrate, I recorded a special episode of From the Lighthouse (the podcast of the Discipline of Literature at Macquarie University) in conversation with special guest & @ArtsMResMQ researcher Rachel Baldacchino who is currently researching Charlotte Brontë. We talked about what makes the novel so enduring, Victorian approaches to the mind and madness, and all things Jane and Rochester and their film and TV adaptations! Check it out via the link in my bio!
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#OTD #brontë #brontesisters #victorian #victorianliterature #charlottebronte #charlottebrontë #books #booktok #bookaholic #podcast #bookcommunity #booklovers #gothicliterature #nineteenthcenturyliterature #classicliterature
    Always nice to pop up on the @macquarieuni Twitter Always nice to pop up on the @macquarieuni Twitter! The amazing @shakeandstir Jane Eyre adaptation I reviewed is coming back to Sydney at the end of this month, and it’s well worth seeing! Check out why via the link in my profile 🖤
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#janeeyre #charlottebronte #charlottebrontë #brontesisters #gothic #gothicliterature #victoriangothic #victorianliterature #theatre #sydney #sydneylife #thingstodosydney #sydneytheatre
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