About the school
Mathias Clasen
Associate professor
School of Communication and Culture - English
Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4
building 1481, 436
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
Phone: +4587162631
Mobile: +4530957804
Director, Recreational Fear Lab
Associate Editor, Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture
TEDx Aarhus (2017): Lessons from a Terrified Horror Researcher
Research areas
- Art, Culture and Media > Literature > Text theory and analysis Literary Darwinism
- Art, Culture and Media > Literature > Literary genres Gothic Horror Science Fiction Fantasy Apocalyptic and postapocalyptic texts
- Education, teaching and philosophy > Philosophy of Science > Philosophy of science for the humanities
- Art, Culture and Media > Literature > Historiography of literature
- Art, Culture and Media > Computer Games, Digital Art and Culture > Computer games Survival horror Horror
- Art, Culture and Media > Film and video > Video genres Horror Film
- Art, Culture and Media > Film and video > Film theory Cognitive theory Evolutionary theory
- Published
Review of Darryl Jones, Sleeping with the Lights On: The Unsettling Story of Horror (2018)
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Literature review › Research
- E-pub ahead of print
Playing With Fear: A Field Study in Recreational Horror
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
Do Dark Personalities Prefer Dark Characters? A Personality Psychological Approach to Positive Engagement with Fictional Villainy
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Recreational Fear Lab
Project: Research
Centre for Environmental Humanities
Project: Research
Simulating the Apocalypse: On the Adaptive Functions of Scary Stories
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Why We Watch: On Horror Movies and Morbid Curiosity
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Zombie Apocalypse Medicine Meeting
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
Transitional grant
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Best overall poster
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Not Too Scary, Not Too Tame: Horror Experiences Need To Hit A "Sweet Spot" To be Enjoyable
Press/Media: Press / Media
The Relationship Between Fear and Fun
Press/Media: Press / Media
Sjovt gyserforsøg: Hvorfor oplever nogle mennesker nydelse ved at blive skræmt?
Press/Media: Press / Media
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