Mark Storey

@multistorey.bsky.social

Teaching American literature at the University of Warwick. Englishman in Wales. Trying this out.
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/people/markstorey/

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The TLS @thetls.bsky.social · 7d

'Two homes, two versions of an American ideal, each stained by the acts they hosted.'

Mark Storey: Dark tourist guides to America

New maps of hell

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Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · 11d

My bit on American gothic in this week's @thetls.bsky.social Dark tourist guides to America | Book review | The TLS share.google/2mWXcoCbpTnd... - and I got to chat about the same on their podcast Scare Stories | TLS share.google/aEIfPwQLSfZh.... Not a trick, a treat.

New maps of hell

Just over a third of the way through Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), a young man comes inquiring at an apparently deserted farmhouse.

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Jul 23

The University of Warwick has come under fire after a senior executive appeared in a Vogue Singapore advertorial promoting the institution’s new branding strategy, with academics calling it “tone-deaf” and a “self-inflicted embarrassment”, reports @tashmosheim.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #branding

Warwick mocked for ‘tone-deaf’ Vogue spread and rebrand campaign

Glossy magazine advertorial featuring university’s marketing chief draws ridicule from academics and prompts questions over branding costs and priorities

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · Jul 22

The funniest thing is that the profile Warwick seems to have paid for in Vogue of an SMT member is just AI word slop that says nothing. Zero. My dogs could produce more meaningful prose.

During a university funding crisis.

An article that says "My approach to leadership is rooted in clarity, trust and purpose. At Warwick we've moved from siloed ways of working to a space where ideas flow, people are empowered and there's a shared sense of pride in what we're building. I place a strong emphasis on psychological safety, creativity and accountability as I believe that when people feel supported, they deliver their best. I champion a culture where feedback is valued, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and people are encouraged to lead from wherever they sit. Leadership, to me, is not about control, it's about creating the conditions for excellence and belonging.

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michael veale @michae.lv · Jul 22

Self-inflicted embarrassment for the University of Warwick — first it rebrands hyper-generically, then someone totally unhinged decides the *front page of the uni website* should say ‘Learn more about our Brand’.

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Jul 13

Very nice to make into the very first issue of a new journal, and American Gothic Studies looks like it'll be a great new venue for the field. Lucky to be amongst some terrific essays. My bit is a trip down the Funhole with Kathe Koja.... www.psupress.org/Journals/jnl...

American Gothic Studies

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Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Feb 20

Thanks Dawn. Finally got round to writing about two of my favourites - and yes, Leatherface as quintessential neoliberal entrepreneur!

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Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Feb 1

Thanks for coming Rachel, and for your great paper. The first of many appearances at Fear Network events I hope!

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Dr Rachel Bynoth @rachelbynoth.bsky.social · Jan 31

Had a fab time at @iaswarwick.bsky.social The Fear Network’s inaugural conference, presenting headline ideas on what we can take away from examining 18th c. familial letters. Thanks to @multistorey.bsky.social and the group for organising #skystorians #18c

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Jan 31

Colleagues from Linnaeus University in Sweden kicking off with a great panel on world gothic. #fearstudies

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Jan 31

The fearful day has arrived: looking forward to the conversations and exchanges today at 'Fear Studies in an Age of Fear' as we welcome colleagues across the UK, Europe, and online to Warwick. #fear #fearstudies warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

Fear Studies in an Age of Fear

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · Jan 16

not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Jan 10

A brilliant and welcome project -- a rare bit of positive news in the arts world

Welsh National Theatre @welshnattheatre.bsky.social · Jan 10

Welsh National Theatre
From Wales to the World
Artistic Director: @MichaelSheen
Est. 2025
@mchshe.bsky.social

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Welsh National Theatre @welshnattheatre.bsky.social · Jan 10

Welsh National Theatre
From Wales to the World
Artistic Director: @MichaelSheen
Est. 2025
@mchshe.bsky.social

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Dec 22

CLOSES TOMORROW: a final call to register for FEAR STUDIES IN AN AGE OF FEAR at Warwick University, 31 January 2025. For a fearless start to a frightening new year. warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Dec 15

Thanks! Correct link here warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

Fear Studies in an Age of Fear

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Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Dec 15

Sorry, correct link here warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

Fear Studies in an Age of Fear

warwick.ac.uk

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Roxanne Douglas @roxannedouglas.bsky.social · Dec 10

Exciting things happening on the 'Women in World-Literature' conference "hub" front!
What is the "hub" model? Well, we noticed last time that participants valued the interactive elements, so now we want to take networking opportunities to as many people as possible!

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Dec 10

Just two weeks until registration closes for FEAR STUDIES IN AN AGE OF FEAR. Join us in January for a programme that includes literary critics, criminologists, historians, psychologists, lawyers, sociologists, philosophers, and more. warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Dec 2

Forgot to add that registration closes *23rd December*. Spaces are limited!

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Nov 28

Very pleased to be sharing the programme for 'Fear Studies in an Age of Fear', a one-day interdisciplinary conference being held at Uni. of Warwick on 31 January 2025. Join us! warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa....

Fear Studies in an Age of Fear

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · Nov 29

With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Nov 28

Fear Studies in an Age of Fear

warwick.ac.uk

Mark Storey @multistorey.bsky.social · Nov 16

Baptising this new place with a shameless plug: a bit from a couple of weeks ago that I wrote for @thetls.bsky.social on the dubious delights of 70s/80s paperback horror. For my fellow weirdos. www.the-tls.co.uk/literature/f...