About this Event
Why does Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights remain so popular?
First published in 1847, Wuthering Heights is far more than a simple love story. Heathcliff’s obscure origins and demonic quest for revenge are suggestive of empire, the slave trade, and transformations to the class structure of British society. Meanwhile, Cathy’s passion, manipulation and misery are indexing changes to the situation of women.
In this talk, we will discover how the novel’s Gothic atmosphere, complex characters and emotional intensity reflect the Brontës’ background, their early writings, and the social and political issues of their time. Join us in exploring Brontë’s original novel and some of its subsequent adaptations, including the recent film directed by Emerald Fennell (2026).
Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7:30pm - come down early to grab a good seat!
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Speaker Bio:
Dr Victoria Margree is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton, where she teaches literature and philosophy. Her research specialisms include feminist theory and politics, women’s writing, Victorian and neo-Victorian literature, Gothic fiction and ghost stories. She is the author of a book on British Women’s Short Supernatural Fiction, 1860-1890 (Palgrave, 2019) and another on second wave radical feminist Shulamith Firestone (Zero, 2018), and she has co-edited an essay collection on the Victorian / Edwardian popular fiction writer, Richard Marsh (Manchester University Press, 2018). She has been interviewed for podcasts or online events about Richard Marsh, Shulamith Firestone, and M.R. James and Eleanor Scott.
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Agenda
🕑: 07:00 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 07:30 PM
Talk Starts
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton, United Kingdom
GBP 11.50 to GBP 33.00
