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From the sublime to the Gothic: losing control and loving every minute of it

From the sublime to the Gothic: losing control and loving every minute of it

by Talking Humanities | May 8, 2018 | Features, History & Classics, Languages & Literature, Public Engagement, Republished

Professor Richard Marggraf Turley explains how ‘self-tracking’ inspired him to develop ‘The Vortex’ – a machine that analyses our reactions to sublime and Gothic works. ‘I’ve got chills, they’re multiplying,’ sang John Travolta, dancing off with Olivia Newton John at...

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