Look around. What do you see? How do the Victorians continue to influence our lives, our society, our entertainment? Join Emma Catan as we explore the legacy of the Victorians. Where fiction becomes fact.
https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 5 hours 26 minutes
Episode 21 - Dr Clare Stainthorp - Freethought in the Nineteenth Century
In this episode I'm joined by Dr Clare Stainthorp, who researches into nineteenth-century atheist, secular and agnostic movements, and their periodical culture. We discuss how pamphlets and periodical culture helped not only to provide a space in...
Episode 20 - Laura Demaude - Gaslighting in Victorian and Neo-Victorian Gothic Literature
In this episode I'm joined by Laura Demaude, who is currently finishing her MA dissertation on gaslighting and the Gothic. We discuss how gaslighting is represented in Victorian and Neo-Victorian texts written by female authors (such as Bronte's...
Episode 19 - Duncan McNulty - Bartitsu in the 19th and 21st centuries
In this episode I'm joined by Duncan McNulty, founder and provost of the Bartitsu and Antagonistics Forum (BAF) . We discuss how Bartitsu was founded by Barton Wright in the 19th century, how it is presented now within the BAF and other...
Episode 18 - Laure Nermel - Elizabeth Siddal and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement
In this episode I'm joined by Laure Nermel, who is finishing her PhD on Elizabeth Siddal,. We discuss how the Pre-Raphaelites are portrayed in Neo-Victorian fiction (novels, but also TV shows and plays), especially the women who were connected to the...
Episode 17 - Nat Reeve - Elizabeth Siddal, and Neo-Victorian Queer Novels
In this episode I'm joined by Nat Reeve, who is not only keeping busy with a PhD on Elizabeth Siddal, but is a Neo-Victorian novelist! We talk about their debut novel Nettleblack, the first of two novels with Cipher Press. Both books follow the...
Episode 16 - Dr Nicole C Dittmer and Sophie Raine - Penny Dreadfuls and the Gothic
Episode 16 - Dr Nicole C Dittmer and Sophie Raine - Penny Dreadfuls and the Gothic In this episode I'm joined by Nicole and Sophie, who have a forthcoming collection called Penny Dreadfuls and the Gothic; or, Investigations of Pernicious Tales of...
Episode 15 - Dr Éadaoin Agnew - Victorian Indian literature
In this episode I'm joined by Dr Éadaoin Agnew, where we discuss her research into Victorian writers of colour (particularly within India, featuring writers who published in English). We discuss the need for decolonising the curriculum in all areas of...
Episode 14 - Dr Oindrila Ghosh - Thomas Hardy
Episode 14 - Dr Oindrila Ghosh - Thomas Hardy In this episode I'm joined by Dr Oindrila Ghosh where we discuss her extensive research on the works of Thomas Hardy. We discuss how her interest in literature began in her education in India, from...
Episode 13 - Hollie Geary-Jones - Nineteenth-century sex work
In this episode I'm joined by Hollie Geary-Jones, where we discuss her PhD project on sex work in 19th century France and England - the differences and similarities in how these people were treated and how they pursued sex work. In particular, we...
Episode 12 - Chris Woodyard - Victorian and Edwardian Death and Mourning
In this episode I'm joined by Chris Woodyard, where we discuss how people in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries dealt with death. How death was depicted and discussed in the press (including crude jokes), the issues surrounding funeral...