
Events

"Tense, atmospheric, and beautifully written, Mexican Gothic will carry readers back in time to 1950s Mexico where a dark secret looms large, insidiously winding its way through the pages. A spellbinding, suspenseful, immersive read!"
—Chanel Cleeton, author of The Last Train to Key West
Thurs. Sept. 8
Big Read Kick-Off: “5 Things to Know About Mexican Gothic” (Lecture; Q&A)
Dr. Jessica Mercado
Department of English, Purdue University
Location: West Lafayette Public Library
Wed. Sept. 14:
Ben Wheatley’s Rebecca (2020) (Twitter Watch Party)
Thurs. Sept. 22:
“Neocolonialism in Nineteenth-Century Mexico” (Lecture; Q&A)
Prof. Cara Kinnally
Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, Purdue University
Location: Grand Reading Room, Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Purdue
Wed. Sept. 28:
“Colonial Pasts, Postcolonial Presents” (Podcast 1)
Week of Oct. 2-8 (Day/Time TBA)
Betsy Gordon Psychoactive Substances Collection (Pop-Up Exhibit)
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
Wed. Oct. 12:
“Monsters and Mayhem” (Kahoot Trivia Night)
Oct 18, 20, 25, & 27:
Wabash Lifetime Learning Association’s Mexican Gothic minicourse (Discussion)
Location: St. Andrew’s UMC
Thurs. Oct. 20:
“Monstrous Growths: Mushrooms and Mexican Gothic” (Zoom)
Prof. Susanne Gruss
Department of English, American, and Celtic Studies
University of Bonn, Germany
Wed. Oct. 25:
“Gothic Feminisms and the Female Gothic” (Podcast 2)
Wed. Nov. 2:
Big Read Capstone: “A (Virtual) Conversation with Silvia Moreno-Garcia” (Q&A)
Location: Hiler Theater, WALC 1055, Purdue University
Check back soon for updated event information!
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