Victorian Legacies Emma Catan

In this episode I'm joined by Natasha Booth-Johnson, who is researching into the intersections between queerness and politics in the works of nineteenth-century writers Edith Simcox, Mona Caird, and Isabella Ormston-Ford. We discuss how these writers were active in political movements and the ways in which their work also connects with queerness (as a broad concept involving sexuality, gender, and overall non-conformity).

We also discuss the QueerNineteen website, which is a useful resource for scholars to publish short pieces, but also for the general public to access about topics involving queer studies; this sparks some chat about how information about 'non-heteronormative' identities has and is controlled in everyday life., such as the education system.

About my guest: Natasha is an AHRC-funded PhD student at the University of Birmingham. She is researching queer fiction by politically active female authors between 1882 and 1914. She has been running the website QueerNineteen since July 2022. Her research interests lie primarily in unconventional practices and marginalised communities, and she has previously completed work on Decadence and Spiritualism.

This was recorded in early 2023 (January) hence the notes about industrial action!

For more information on Tasha's work, check out the details below:

Twitter: @QueerNineteen | @nkarlz
Website: https://www.queernineteen.com/

Check out Tasha's suggestions:
Mr Sunshine - on Netflix

Episode Credits:
Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan
Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound

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Email: victorianlegacies@gmail.com

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.

This episode is the series trailer! Join me as I briefly explain why I came up with this podcast, as a way to navigate my learning journey as a PhD researcher in neo-Victorian literature.

Credits:

Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan
Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound

Special thanks go to Julia Ditter (Northumbria University)

Check us out at the following social media pages and websites!

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Twitter: @victorianlegac1
Instagram: @victorianlegaciespodcast
Website: https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/
Email: victorianlegacies@gmail.com

In this episode I discuss my research interests; what led me into research and neo-Victorian studies. I talk about my PhD project, the texts I am working with, and what thoughts I have about the influence of the nineteenth century.

Episode Credits:

Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan

Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound

Check us out at the following social media pages and websites!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorianlegaciespodcast
Twitter: @victorianlegac1
Instagram: @victorianlegaciespodcast
Website: https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/
Email: victorianlegacies@gmail.com

In this episode I'm joined by Stephanie Farnsworth, who researches into mutants and body horror in video games. We'll discuss her research and the influences of the 19th century (particularly, the Gothic) in creative works such as video games.

About my guest: Stephanie Farnsworth is a PhD candidate at the University of Sunderland, and her research focuses on examining 'mutants' and body horror in video games. While her work focuses on video games which often are set in futuristic societies, the narratives are heavily rooted in Gothic tradition and classic stories such as Frankenstein, and Jekyll and Hyde. She is also the founder of MultiPlay - an academic network for promoting a multidisciplinary approach to video games studies.

For more information on Steph's work, check out the links and details below:

https://mutanttheory.com/
https://multiplaynetwork.org/

Episode Credits:

Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan
Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound

Check us out at the following social media pages and websites!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorianlegaciespodcast
Twitter: @victorianlegac1
Instagram: @victorianlegaciespodcast
Website: https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/
Email: victorianlegacies@gmail.com

In this episode I'm joined by Paulus Linnaeus, a graphic novellist who has published The Demonhuntress series. We discuss how his incredible experiences led him to change career, and how he developed The Demonhuntress series. Our chat centres on his recent publications which centred around Jack the Ripper, as well as the upcoming second full-length volume of the series, which features the Orient Express, and the Hope Diamond.

About my guest:

Former professor, doctor, parachutist, military instructor, scuba diver, writer, poet, and musician, who has travelled and lived throughout the world, Paulus has lived several lives and thus brings this broad perspective of life into his stories.

For more information on Paulus' work, check out the links and details below:

https://thedemonhuntress.com/
Instagram: alexisthedemonhuntress

Episode Credits:

Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan
Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound

Check us out at the following social media pages and websites!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorianlegaciespodcast
Twitter: @victorianlegac1
Instagram: @victorianlegaciespodcast
Website: https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/
Email: victorianlegacies@gmail.com

In this episode I'm joined by Dr Helen Davies, where we discuss her previous work on neo-Victorianism and freakery, her current project on Down's Syndrome and neo-Victorianism, and how neo-Victorianism has interested her (and her take on why we're still influenced by the 19th century).

TRIGGER WARNING: contains conversation about disabilities, including past (derogatory) terminology for people with disabilities.


About my guest: Dr Helen Davies is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Wolverhampton. She is the author of Gender and Ventriloquism in Victorian and Neo-Victorian Fiction (2012) and Neo-Victorian Freakery (2015). She’s published widely on gender, sexuality, and disability in neo-Victorianism, and is currently writing a book about Down syndrome in neo-Victorianism.


For more information on Helen's work, check out the links and details below:

Twitter: @DrHDavies
University Email: h.davies6@wlv.ac.uk

Check out Helen's recommended sources, which she mentioned in our episode:

Professor Michael Bérubé -The Secret Life of Stories
Karen Charlton, The Sculthorpe Murder
Amanda Taylor, Dangerous Waves.
BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Charles Dickens' Barnaby Roach

Episode Credits:

Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan
Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound

Check us out at the following social media pages and websites!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorianlegaciespodcast
Twitter: @victorianlegac1
Instagram: @victorianlegaciespodcast
Website: https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/
Email: victorianlegacies@gmail.com