The Canniness of the Gothic: Genre as Practice

Citation

Jones T (2009) The Canniness of the Gothic: Genre as Practice. Gothic Studies, 11 (1), pp. 124-133. https://www.manchesterhive.com/abstract/journals/gs/11/1/article-p124.xml

Abstract
The term ‘Gothic’ is used in critical writing to describe an ever-increasing variety of texts that are not popularly recognisable as such. This article suggests Gothic texts ought to be read in terms of their genre, and that genre can be understood as the practical logic of habitus, formulated by Bourdieu.

Keywords
gothic; canniness; genre; habitus; gothic studies

Journal
Gothic Studies: Volume 11, Issue 1

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Dr Timothy Jones

Lecturer in Gothic Studies, English Studies