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A space for conversations on sexuality, censorship, and "obscenity" in literature and life. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support

Of Prurient Interest Kaelyn Davis

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A space for conversations on sexuality, censorship, and "obscenity" in literature and life. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ofprurientinterest/support

    Episode 12: Book Bannings in the Land of "Free Speech"

    Episode 12: Book Bannings in the Land of "Free Speech"

    Books Mentioned:


    Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
    George by Alex Gino
    Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
    All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiehly
    Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
    Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard
    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
    Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
    The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
    The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
    Maus by Art Spiegelman
    A Poet and Bin Laden by Hamid Ismailov

    References: 


    "How the New Banned Book Panic Fits America's History of School Censorship" by Constance Grady
    Book Ban Busters Interactive Map
    Censorship Attacks Spreadsheet
    ALA List of Banned & Challenged Books by Year
    "What Banning Maus Means for the Generation of Artists It Inspired" by Amy Kurzweil
    "What Book Censorship Looks Like Outside the United States" by Arvyn Cerezo
    Educational Gag Orders from PEN America
    "How to Use FOIA to Uncover Book Challenges" by Kelly Jensen
    "How to Fight Book Bans and Challenges: An Anti-Censorship Toolkit" by Kelly Jensen

    Of Prurient Interest


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    J. Davis


    The Whole Book Experience
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    Kaelyn Davis


    Instagram: @lalatiburona (personal) or @viragobaking (baking, obvi)


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    • 1 hr 15 min
    Episode 10: Elder Sexuality, Werewolves, and Pilfy Tilfers

    Episode 10: Elder Sexuality, Werewolves, and Pilfy Tilfers

    This episode is a different format than we've done before. Although both my guest and I did read Cherie Dimaline's Empire of Wild, we barely spoke about the story itself. Not for any lack of merit on the side of the story--far from it. Empire of Wild is a thrilling story of werewolves and love, evangelicalism and colonial greed, community and ancestral support and indigenous medicine. However, the guest, who happens to be my grandmother, thought it would be most interesting to focus on the part of the story she knew something about: the sexuality of elderly people. So what follows is exactly that: a conversation on sex after 80 and the challenges and pleasures therein. Trigger warning: we do talk about sexual assault and rape within this conversation, so be warned.

    "A Métis Woman's Husband Disappeared--Or Did He?" by Tobias Carroll

    "A Native Woman Battles Neocolonialism and Werewolves in 'Empire of Wild'" by Melissa Michal

    "'Empire of Wild' Tells a Small Story--But Not a Slight One" by Jason Sheehan

    Cherie Dimaline's website



    Media Mentioned: 

    Albert Schweitzer

    Taylor Caldwell

    "Soulsex with John & Annie" by Erika Lust Films


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    • 42 min
    Episode 9: Consent, Complicity, and Control in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"

    Episode 9: Consent, Complicity, and Control in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"

    Books Mentioned:


    Folio Society edition of The Handmaid's Tale, illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso (2012)
    The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (2020)
    You by Anonymous (1975)
    Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (1996)
    The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (2005)

    Other Media Mentioned: 


    "[you fit into me]" by Margaret Atwood (1971)
    The Handmaid's Tale TV series (2017)

    Resources Used: 


    "Banned Books Week: The Handmaid's Tale" by catieannelockhart
    "The Handmaid's Tale has been feared, banned and loved. Now it's scaring the bejeezus out of us again" by Monica Hesse
    "Margaret Atwood: The Prophet of Dystopia" by Rebecca Mead
    www.margaretatwood.ca

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    • 1 hr 29 min
    Episode 8: Representations of Disability in Fairy Tales & Beyond with Host of "Crip & Chronic", Joel Lago

    Episode 8: Representations of Disability in Fairy Tales & Beyond with Host of "Crip & Chronic", Joel Lago

    In this episode, my guest Joel, of the podcast Crip & Chronic, and I discuss Amanda LeDuc's Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (2020) and how it pertains to the subject of the last couple of episodes, Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber. This conversation centers around how representations of disability in popular media, including fairy tales, have a serious influence on the way we conceptualize disability in society at large. We also veer off into arguments about whether Chris Evans is better than Chris Hemsworth... I fell in favor of the latter. What can I say? I have a weak spot for himbos. 



    Books Referenced: 

    Dune by Frank Herbert

    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

    Feminist, Queer, Crip by Alison Kafer

    Slow Man by J. M. Coetzee

    The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffery

    Growing Up Disabled in Australia



    Films Referenced:

    Pulse (Australian film)

    Captain America

    Friday the 13th, Pt. 2

    Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge



    Other References:

    Amanda LeDuc's website

    "The Stories We Tell About Disability: A Conversation with Amanda LeDuc" by Sara Black McCulloch


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    • 1 hr 48 min
    Episode 7: Werewolves, Eroticism & Being Your Own Heroine in Angela Carter's "The Bloody Chamber", Pt. 2

    Episode 7: Werewolves, Eroticism & Being Your Own Heroine in Angela Carter's "The Bloody Chamber", Pt. 2

    In this episode, Kaelyn and her guest (and longtime booknerd friend), Jena, talk about Angela Carter and her collection The Bloody Chamber, a reimagining of some of the most well-known fairy tales. Of course, we also get largely off topic and talk about the concept of virginity, the unsexiness of the word "underpants" and the history of women's undergarments...

    The Socials:

    Jena's Instagram: @jena_bakes or @jena_sews (for historical costume stuff!)

    Other Podcasts Jena "Co-Hosted" On: Chasm Quest

    Books Mentioned:

    -Tamora Pierce YA series (The Immortals, Lioness, Circle of Magic... all are great)

    -Get in Trouble by Kelly Link (who wrote the introduction to Jena's copy of The Bloody Chamber)

    -The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter

    Artists Mentioned:

    -Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806), arguably most famous for "The Swing"

    -Felicien Rops (1833-1898), "The Librarian"

    -"50 Fascinating Works of Angela Carter Fan Art" on LitHub

    -Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)

    Films Mentioned:

    -Scary Stories Documentary (2019)

    Further Recommended Reading If You Like The Bloody Chamber:

    -Kissing the Witch by Emma Donaghue

    -Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat series

    -Get in Trouble and Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link

    -In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

    References:

    "Angela Carter's Feminist Mythology" by Joan Acocello

    -The Sadeian Woman by Angela Carter

    -"Femme Fatale: Angela Carter's 'Bloody Chamber'" by Helen Simpson

    -Marxism Today Interview with Angela Carter

    -"Anthony Burgess's Banned Books" by Graham Foster


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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Episode 6: Werewolves, Eroticism & Being Your Own Heroine in Angela Carter's "The Bloody Chamber"

    Episode 6: Werewolves, Eroticism & Being Your Own Heroine in Angela Carter's "The Bloody Chamber"

    In this episode, Kaelyn and her guest (and longtime booknerd friend), Jena, talk about Angela Carter and her collection The Bloody Chamber, a reimagining of some of the most well-known fairy tales. Of course, we also get largely off topic and talk about the concept of virginity, the unsexiness of the word "underpants" and the history of women's undergarments...



    The Socials:

    Jena's Instagram: @jena_bakes or @jena_sews (for historical costume stuff!)

    Other Podcasts Jena "Co-Hosted" On: Chasm Quest 



    Books Mentioned: 

    -Tamora Pierce YA series (The Immortals, Lioness, Circle of Magic... all are great)

    -Get in Trouble by Kelly Link (who wrote the introduction to Jena's copy of The Bloody Chamber)

    -The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter



    Artists Mentioned: 

    -Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806), arguably most famous for "The Swing"

    -Felicien Rops (1833-1898), "The Librarian" 

    -"50 Fascinating Works of Angela Carter Fan Art" on LitHub

    -Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)



    Films Mentioned: 

    -Scary Stories Documentary (2019)



    Further Recommended Reading If You Like The Bloody Chamber:

    -Kissing the Witch by Emma Donaghue

    -Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat series

    -Get in Trouble and Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link

    -In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado



    References: 

    "Angela Carter's Feminist Mythology" by Joan Acocello

    -The Sadeian Woman by Angela Carter

    -"Femme Fatale: Angela Carter's 'Bloody Chamber'" by Helen Simpson

    -Marxism Today Interview with Angela Carter

    -"Anthony Burgess's Banned Books" by Graham Foster


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    • 1 hr 4 min

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