Hello!
I’m Dr Mary Going — a writer, researcher and podcaster with an academic background in literary criticism. I am particularly interested in the Gothic, horror and the ways in which literature, film and other popular media intersect and engage with cultural narratives of race, antisemitism and other forms of hate and prejudice. I am currently working with the Holocaust Educational Trust as a freelance Educator.
My Work
Explore my academic publications from my monograph The Eternal Wanderer (2025) to book chapters and articles.
This page links to some of my publicly available media online, including YouTube talks and guest appearances on podcasts.
I have been teaching since 2016, and this page details University modules as well as other courses and workshops I have taught.
From 2021-2025 I was a British Academy funded Research Associate working on a project explore anti-Black racism and horror and the Gothic. Find out about the project and other activities here.
The Ghoul Guides is a multi-media project co-created by Dr Lauren Nixon and myself that aims to present the Gothic in a fun and accessible way. Find out more about our podcast and other activities here.
I have recently contributed video essays and essays to several Blu-ray releases for Eureka! – exploring vampires and the Chinese jiangshi, German Gothic fairy tales and theological traditions of martyrdom. Find out more about these releases here.
Buster Keaton (my cat)
A lot of my research and writing takes place in the company of my cat, Buster Keaton (or Buster Kitten) who takes his name from the silent film star.
If, like me (and most of the people on the internet), you like looking at pictures of cute and silly cats, then you can explore a gallery dedicated to my cat, Buster.
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