Fairies: A Companion, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Simon Bacon. Featuring original research and illustrations by Kirstin Mills.
Fairies and Science: New Publication
September 12, 2025 In All Blog Posts No Comment

It’s always great to receive copies of books we’re in, but seeing Fairies: A Companion (Peter Lang, 2025) made real is a particularly special moment for me because – for the first time – my academic and artistic passions have […]

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Why We’re Hooked on Horror (new article for MQU’s The Lighthouse)
September 10, 2024 In All Blog Posts No Comment

The Juice is loose! Read my thoughts on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s juicy sequel 36 years after his original cult classic in my latest article for MQU’s The Lighthouse magazine! I place the film within a long history of spooky […]

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Zahra Newman as Dracula for Sydney Theatre Company. Review by Kirstin Mills.
Sydney Theatre Company’s Dracula: Review for MQU Magazine
July 15, 2024 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Dracula, the latest Gothic production by Sydney Theatre Company, adapted and directed by Kip Williams and starring the extraordinarily talented Zahra Newman. As a Gothic scholar, I obviously jumped at this invitation – […]

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New journal: Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research (Routledge)
July 9, 2024 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I am thrilled to be teaming up with a truly stellar lineup of nineteenth-century scholars from a wide range of disciplines to launch a brand new journal: Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research! Published with Routledge, this journal will platform international, intertemporal […]

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Gothic Dreams and Nightmares, edited by Carol Margaret Davison, with a chapter by Kirstin Mills titled 'Gothic Theories of Dreaming in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Notebooks.'
New Publication: Gothic Theories of Dreaming in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Notebooks (Gothic Dreams and Nightmares)
March 25, 2024 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I am delighted to share what to me is very exciting news – the publication of a long-awaited chapter! My essay ‘Morphean Space and the metaphysics of nightmare: Gothic theories of dreaming in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Notebooks’ was recently published […]

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Vampire emojis; Dr Kirstin Mills explains the meaning and function of vampires on mobile devices
New Publication: Vampires in Digital Mobile Media
December 19, 2023 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I’m thrilled to announce my latest bit of research now out in the world: ‘Vampires in Digital Mobile Media’ is now published as part of the Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire, edited by Simon Bacon (the online version is now […]

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What can interdisciplinary research training tell us about teaching in higher education? An image of multiple hands held together to represent the magic of interdisciplinary in research training during the Faculty of Arts Master of Research at Macquarie University.
What Interdisciplinary Research Studies Can Tell Us About Teaching in Higher Education
December 19, 2023 In All Blog Posts No Comment

I had the great pleasure of speaking recently about interdisciplinary research education with Associate Professor Agnes Bosanquet, Director of Learning & Teaching Staff Development at Macquarie University. The discussion, which was recorded and also written up into a blog post, is […]

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Poster for Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter 2023 movie
Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter Review
August 17, 2023 In All Blog Posts No Comment

It’s always exciting to see new adaptations of beloved classics, particularly when they offer something new to familiar material. As you might imagine, then, I was delighted to review the latest film adaptation of that most quintessential of Victorian Gothic […]

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