"The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack," steampunk by Mark Hodder Michael Dirda 2010Īnd Mesdames and Messieurs could truly see what was in those tantalizing vitrines - the arcades were early converts to gaslight.Įvenings, when we are both home, we usually sit at our wooden table, boiling rose tea in which to dip the day-old bread that complements a warmed, fragrant spread of salted schmaltz, sharing our borrowed newspaper or occasional magazine by gaslight. Gaslighting is used to manipulate people because of their race, gender identity, age, mental instability, or physical or emotional vulnerability. Wells and the gaslight romances of Arthur Conan Doyle have been mixed and remixed. Just as much of today's horror fiction is vampire-driven, one major branch of modern fantasy - in novels, "cosplay" (costume play), gaming and comics - is obsessed with an alternate 19th century, one in which the inventions and mad scientists of Jules Verne, the tweedy science fiction of H.G. In discussing "The Night Café" 1888, a well-known depiction of a disreputable barroom in Arles-a jarring composition featuring bright yellow gaslight shining on blood-red walls-they tell us that "Vincent began his dissonant painting in a dissonant mood."Ī Stranger to Himself Jonathan Lopez 2011
#BY GASLIGHT MEANING TRIAL#
Patricia O'Brien discusses her novel Harriet & Isabella, about the trial of Henry Ward Beecher, brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin 2010
#BY GASLIGHT MEANING WINDOWS#
Particularly notable is the open announcement that s/he would " gaslight" my predecessor to the bitter end, and explicitly telling untentured faculty that if s/he did not do EXACTLY as the bully said, said untenured faculty member would not be receiving tenure.Īnother important part of weaving the past into my story was walking the streets of Brooklyn Heights, especially on a snowy night when it's easier to imagine carriages clattering down the streets and gaslight flickering behind the windows of the brownstones. The inner wall must either be gaslight at the base or rest on a ring of "gaslight" mortar (h).
Reviews of fantasy and science fiction books Kristen 2009 *grin* I think that the genre is called gaslight, but I am not so sure really.
#BY GASLIGHT MEANING PROFESSIONAL#
There’s also “medical gaslighting,” when a health care professional dismisses a patient’s symptoms or illness as “all in your head.”ĭespite its relatively recent prominence – including “Gaslighter,” The Chicks’ 2020 album featuring the rousingly angry titular single – the word was brought to life more than 80 years ago with “Gas Light,” a 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton.If I ever receive a copy I will most certainly eat it up just like that. It can be a corporate tactic, or a way to mislead the public. It can happen between romantic partners, within a broader family unit and among friends.
Gaslighting is a heinous tool frequently used by abusers in relationships – and by politicians and other newsmakers. Merriam-Webster’s top definition for gaslighting is the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that “causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one’s emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator.”
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