Manon Burz-Labrande
مدرس · Seventeenth-Century Witch Trials Representation
University of Viennaمعرفی
Dr. Manon Burz-Labrande is a Lecturer and researcher in the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna, specializing in historical-cultural intersections of literature and societal phenomena. Her current teaching includes courses on seventeenth-century witch trials in contemporary fiction, British ghost stories (1860-1925), and dark tourism.
Her research spans:
- Representation of seventeenth-century English witch trials in modern culture
- Nineteenth-century penny dreadfuls and popular fiction circulation
- Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Gothic traditions
- Sound studies within Gothic literature
- Victorian scientific romances and Neo-Victorian adaptations
Her recent monograph Spectral Sounds: Unquiet Tales of Acoustic Weird (2024) establishes her expertise in auditory dimensions of Gothic storytelling, analyzing how sound constructs spectral narratives across historical contexts. This work extends her doctoral focus on Victorian popular print culture.
As a qualified English and French language educator with translation experience, she integrates pedagogical innovation into courses like Dark Tourism, Cultural Heritage and Media Literacy. Her research methodology combines literary analysis with cultural history, examining how historical trauma (e.g., witch trials) is reimagined through contemporary media conventions.
