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In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Dr Kate Kennedy, a distinguished cellist, musicologist, and Director of Oxford University's Centre for Life Writing chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her choices while crafting Cello: A Journey Through Silence to Sound. Here's what you'll discover in this episode: Kate Kennedy's inspiration for crafting Cello: A Journey Through Silence to Sound Why Kate chose Pál Hermann, Lise Cristiani, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Amedeo Baldovino as her biographical subjects Why Kate criss-crossed Europe by train with her cello strapped to her back to retrace the footsteps of the four extraordinary cellists Why Kate wrote Cello as an experimental mix of memoir and object, collective and quest biography Why Kate included fascinating interludes, sharing her personal experiences, musings, historical research and a cello's physical and metaphysical characteristics Why Kate introduced various voices into the interludes, including cello makers and dealers, a physicist whose garden houses a cello-turned-bee hive, and cellists such as Steven Isserlis and Christian Poltera The literary devices Kate employed to craft poetic, evocative and at times, electrifying narrative How Kate rediscovered her voice and identity as a cellist by crafting Cello.
Cath and Sarah delight in sharing what they loved about Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey’s short novel, “Orbital” + Cath then settles into a cosy chat to author Melanie Cheng. She’s created a delicate and wise novella in which a family’s grief is articulated and haltingly addressed with the adoption of a pet rabbit. + Michaela enjoys revisiting Margaret Atwood’s enigmatic classic “Alias Grace” with Flinders University Associate Professors, Kylie Cardell and Lisa Bennett. Guests Melanie Cheng, General Practitioner and author of “The Burrow”, “Room for a Stranger” and “Australia Day” Lisa Bennett is Associate Professor of Creative Writing and English at Flinders University. She’s the author of “Viking Women: Life and Lore”. The follow-up volume, “Viking Women: Myth and Magic” is due out this year. Kylie Cardell is Associate Professor of Creative Writing and English at Flinders University. She’s the author of “Dear World: Contemporary Uses of the Diary” and Editor (with Kate Douglas) of “Telling Tales: Autobiography of Childhood and Youth” and she is the essays Editor for the Australian scholarly journal, “Life Writing”. INSTAGRAM @lisalhannett @kyliesays @text_publishingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cath and Sarah delight in sharing what they loved about Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey’s short novel, “Orbital” + Cath then settles into a cosy chat to author Melanie Cheng. She’s created a delicate and wise novella in which a family’s grief is articulated and haltingly addressed with the adoption of a pet rabbit. + Michaela enjoys revisiting Margaret Atwood’s enigmatic classic “Alias Grace” with Flinders University Associate Professors, Kylie Cardell and Lisa Bennett. Guests Melanie Cheng, General Practitioner and author of “The Burrow”, “Room for a Stranger” and “Australia Day” Lisa Bennett is Associate Professor of Creative Writing and English at Flinders University. She’s the author of “Viking Women: Life and Lore”. The follow-up volume, “Viking Women: Myth and Magic” is due out this year. Kylie Cardell is Associate Professor of Creative Writing and English at Flinders University. She’s the author of “Dear World: Contemporary Uses of the Diary” and Editor (with Kate Douglas) of “Telling Tales: Autobiography of Childhood and Youth” and she is the essays Editor for the Australian scholarly journal, “Life Writing”. INSTAGRAM @lisalhannett @kyliesays @text_publishingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, I'm talking to E.H. Drake, author of Blood Herring.I encourage you to read her work. She's captain of a vivid imagination.If you got excited about the Luke In Time Mysteries Audiobook Omnibus, you can join the project here. Contribute what you want, and you'll get three audiobooks right now. Get full access to Becoming A Household Name at jodyjsperling.substack.com/subscribe
Sean Williams, author of 5 million words, is famous for his hugely successful forays into the worlds of Star Wars, Dr Who, the Marvel Universe and more, but did you know he also writes ghost stories for young readers? ”Honour Among Ghosts” and “Her Perilous Mansion” are exciting, mysterious, witty and clever reads, officially for 8-12 year olds, but really for anyone who enjoys a rollicking adventure. + It's a case of “Art vs Mother' in two “gloriously unhinged…yet deeply philosophical” novels celebrated by our special guest Associate Professor Kylie Cardell. In “Nightbitch” Rachel Yoder's protagonist unleashes her inner canine to navigate the new imperatives of motherhood. In “All Fours” Miranda July's heroine, also at a hormonal crossroad, finds a space to explore who she is and what she will make of her changing reality. Guests Sean Williams, author of “Her Perilous Mansion”and “Honour Among Ghosts”. He's the NYTimes Bestselling author of 50 books and over 120 short stories. Associate Professor Kylie Cardell teaches and researches life narrative with the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University. She is the author of “Dear World: Contemporary Uses of the Diary” and Editor (with Kate Douglas) of “Telling Tales: Autobiography of Childhood and Youth”. She's also the essays Editor for the Australian scholarly journal, “Life Writing”. Other books that get a mention Sarah mentions “Chantaram” by Gregory David Roberts. Michaela mentions “Three Wild Dogs and the Truth” by Markus Zusak and Robbie Arnott's books, “Dusk” and “Limberlost” Sean mentions author Georgette Heyer, his other books “Ink” and “Impossible Music” and the series he co-wrote with Garth Nix, “Troubletwisters” Nikki mentions Hilary Mantel's books “Wolf Hall” and “Bring up the Bodies” and Anne Patchett's books “Tom Lake”, “The Dutch House”, “These Precious Days”, “Commonwealth”and “Bel Canto”. She also mentions “Shoe Dog” by Nike's founder, Phil Knight. INSTAGRAM @allenandunwin @penguinrandomhouse @aucklanduniversitypress @adelaidesean @raijoy @mirandajulySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sean Williams, author of 5 million words, is famous for his hugely successful forays into the worlds of Star Wars, Dr Who, the Marvel Universe and more, but did you know he also writes ghost stories for young readers? ”Honour Among Ghosts” and “Her Perilous Mansion” are exciting, mysterious, witty and clever reads, officially for 8-12 year olds, but really for anyone who enjoys a rollicking adventure. + It's a case of “Art vs Mother' in two “gloriously unhinged…yet deeply philosophical” novels celebrated by our special guest Associate Professor Kylie Cardell. In “Nightbitch” Rachel Yoder's protagonist unleashes her inner canine to navigate the new imperatives of motherhood. In “All Fours” Miranda July's heroine, also at a hormonal crossroad, finds a space to explore who she is and what she will make of her changing reality. Guests Sean Williams, author of “Her Perilous Mansion”and “Honour Among Ghosts”. He's the NYTimes Bestselling author of 50 books and over 120 short stories. Associate Professor Kylie Cardell teaches and researches life narrative with the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University. She is the author of “Dear World: Contemporary Uses of the Diary” and Editor (with Kate Douglas) of “Telling Tales: Autobiography of Childhood and Youth”. She's also the essays Editor for the Australian scholarly journal, “Life Writing”. Other books that get a mention Sarah mentions “Chantaram” by Gregory David Roberts. Michaela mentions “Three Wild Dogs and the Truth” by Markus Zusak and Robbie Arnott's books, “Dusk” and “Limberlost” Sean mentions author Georgette Heyer, his other books “Ink” and “Impossible Music” and the series he co-wrote with Garth Nix, “Troubletwisters” Nikki mentions Hilary Mantel's books “Wolf Hall” and “Bring up the Bodies” and Anne Patchett's books “Tom Lake”, “The Dutch House”, “These Precious Days”, “Commonwealth”and “Bel Canto”. She also mentions “Shoe Dog” by Nike's founder, Phil Knight. INSTAGRAM @allenandunwin @penguinrandomhouse @aucklanduniversitypress @adelaidesean @raijoy @mirandajulySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the major figures in Victorian British politics. Disraeli (1804 -1881) served both as Prime Minister twice and, for long periods, as leader of the opposition. Born a Jew, he was only permitted to enter Parliament as his father had him baptised into the Church of England when he was twelve. Disraeli was a gifted orator and, outside Parliament, he shared his views widely through several popular novels including Sybil or The Two Nations, which was to inspire the idea of One Nation Conservatism. He became close to Queen Victoria and she mourned his death with a primrose wreath, an event marked for years after by annual processions celebrating his life in politics.WithLawrence Goldman Emeritus Fellow in History at St Peter's College, University of OxfordEmily Jones Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of ManchesterAnd Daisy Hay Professor of English Literature and Life Writing at the University of ExeterProducer: Simon TillotsonReading list:Robert Blake, Disraeli (first published 1966; Faber & Faber, 2010)M. Dent, ‘Disraeli and the Bible' (Journal of Victorian Culture 29, 2024)Benjamin Disraeli (ed. N. Shrimpton), Sybil; or, The Two Nations (Oxford University Press, 2017)Daisy Hay, Mr and Mrs Disraeli: A Strange Romance (Chatto & Windus, 2015)Douglas Hurd and Edward Young, Disraeli: or, The Two Lives (W&N, 2014)Emily Jones, ‘Impressions of Disraeli: Mythmaking and the History of One Nation Conservatism, 1881-1940' (French Journal of British Studies 28, 2023)William Kuhn, The Politics of Pleasure: A Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (Simon & Schuster, 2007)Robert O'Kell, Disraeli: The Romance of Politics (University of Toronto Press, 2013)J.P. Parry, ‘Disraeli and England' (Historical Journal 43, 2000)J.P. Parry, ‘Disraeli, the East and Religion: Tancred in Context' (English Historical Review 132, 2017)Cecil Roth, Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (New York Philosophical library, 1952)Paul Smith, Disraelian Conservatism and Social Reform (Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC, 1967)John Vincent, Disraeli (Oxford University Press, 1990)P.J. Waller (ed.), Politics and Social Change in Modern Britain (Prentice Hall / Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1987), especially the chapter ‘Style and Substance in Disraelian Social Reform' by P. GhoshIn Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio Production
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the major figures in Victorian British politics. Disraeli (1804 -1881) served both as Prime Minister twice and, for long periods, as leader of the opposition. Born a Jew, he was only permitted to enter Parliament as his father had him baptised into the Church of England when he was twelve. Disraeli was a gifted orator and, outside Parliament, he shared his views widely through several popular novels including Sybil or The Two Nations, which was to inspire the idea of One Nation Conservatism. He became close to Queen Victoria and she mourned his death with a primrose wreath, an event marked for years after by annual processions celebrating his life in politics.WithLawrence Goldman Emeritus Fellow in History at St Peter's College, University of OxfordEmily Jones Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of ManchesterAnd Daisy Hay Professor of English Literature and Life Writing at the University of ExeterProducer: Simon TillotsonReading list:Robert Blake, Disraeli (first published 1966; Faber & Faber, 2010)M. Dent, ‘Disraeli and the Bible' (Journal of Victorian Culture 29, 2024)Benjamin Disraeli (ed. N. Shrimpton), Sybil; or, The Two Nations (Oxford University Press, 2017)Daisy Hay, Mr and Mrs Disraeli: A Strange Romance (Chatto & Windus, 2015)Douglas Hurd and Edward Young, Disraeli: or, The Two Lives (W&N, 2014)Emily Jones, ‘Impressions of Disraeli: Mythmaking and the History of One Nation Conservatism, 1881-1940' (French Journal of British Studies 28, 2023)William Kuhn, The Politics of Pleasure: A Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (Simon & Schuster, 2007)Robert O'Kell, Disraeli: The Romance of Politics (University of Toronto Press, 2013)J.P. Parry, ‘Disraeli and England' (Historical Journal 43, 2000)J.P. Parry, ‘Disraeli, the East and Religion: Tancred in Context' (English Historical Review 132, 2017)Cecil Roth, Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (New York Philosophical library, 1952)Paul Smith, Disraelian Conservatism and Social Reform (Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC, 1967)John Vincent, Disraeli (Oxford University Press, 1990)P.J. Waller (ed.), Politics and Social Change in Modern Britain (Prentice Hall / Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1987), especially the chapter ‘Style and Substance in Disraelian Social Reform' by P. GhoshIn Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio Production
Send us a textTrigger warning: baby lossThis episode is especially for baby loss awareness week. Tamarin Norwood's incredible book about her son GabrielIn the Lancet:Wakley Prize Essay in the Lancet (2021)https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02690-8/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02797-5/fulltextAbout the book online:If you want to buy the book: https://theindigopress.com/product/the-song-of-the-whole-wide-world/)(or on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Song-Whole-Wide-World-gut-wrenching/dp/191164873X)Essay in the Sunday Times: https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/how-losing-my-baby-changed-my-idea-of-motherhood-r8jvdlcjbEssay in the Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/baby-loss-ronaldo-child-grief-b2060596.htmlReviews of the book in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/28/grieve-child-book-tamarin-norwood-memoir-pregnancy-death the TLS: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-features/in-brief/the-song-of-the-whole-wide-world-tamarin-norwood-book-review-julia-buenoand T&F journal Life Writing: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14484528.2024.2384755 The book and other writing-related work in healthcare: THE SONG OF THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD been added to medical and midwifery curricula in the UK (Cambridge University and Warwick Med School) and in Australia (Newcastle School of Nursing and Midwifery), and is now gifted to bereaved families by one baby loss charity (Held In Our Hearts) and was a World Book Day recommendation by Sands, the UK's principal baby loss charity. It is the subject of two case studies exploring the role of literature in compassionate healthcare training, to be presented at the upcoming NHS NES Conference.'FROM THE HEART' NOTELETS are packs of note cards with memory and writing prompts for parents whose baby has sadly died. These were created by Tamarin Norwood and Scottish baby loss charity Held In Our Hearts with HEIC funding, and are now provided for bereaved parents across 5 NHS Boards in Scotland as part of their baby loss support, and are increasingly being taken up by hospitals in England including Great Ormond St Hospital. https://www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2023/march/baby-loss-writing-resources-tamarin-norwood-study/ I proposed these notecards in the following article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14484528.2021.1871705Contact:t.g.norwood@lboro.ac.uk @TamarinNorwood on
On this week's episode, I'm speaking to the incredible Jamaica Kincaid, and I am absolutely thrilled! Jamaica has been writing for decades, and is often considered a classical author of our time, bringing us work that is timeless, important and emotive. Born in Antigua, Jamaica Kincaid is a Caribbean American writer whose essays, stories, and novels are evocative portrayals of family relationships and her native Antigua.Kincaid settled in New York City when she left Antigua at age 16. She first worked as an au pair in Manhattan. She later won a photography scholarship in New Hampshire but returned to New York within two years. In 1973 she changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid, from the name she was born with - Elaine Potter Richardson This was (partly because she wished the anonymity for her writing), and the following year she began regularly submitting articles to The New Yorker magazine, where she became a staff writer for twenty years. She has won multiple awards over an incredible career, including the Prix Femina Etranger, RSL International Writer and The Paris Review Hadada prize for lifetime achievement.A keen gardener, she has written several books on the subject, including My Garden (2000) and Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya (2005), a memoir about a seed-gathering trek with three botanist friends.Her latest book is poetic, illuminating and surprisingly witty. An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Coloured Children is a delightful ABC of the plants that define our world and reveals the often-brutal history behind them. Jamaica's decolonial investigation of the garden world is supplemented by brilliant illustrations from the great American artist, Kara Walker, resulting in an inventive and sometimes quite practical exploration of the truths of history in our gardens – perfect for all ages. Support the show
The rituals of the royals are quite magical, but how eccentric are our royals, past and present?Royal historian, author and broadcaster Prof Kate Williams is here to tell us just how kooky are favourite royals are. From the power of John Dee, an occultist and adviser to Elizabeth I, who used a mythical mirror to speak to ghosts to Charles II who apparently touched nearly 100,000 people believing he could cure disease. And we can't forget Prince Philip's obsession with UFOs.Kate is the host of Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things, hosted alongside fellow royal enthusiast and acclaimed writer, Robert Hartman. She studied at Somerville College, Oxford, and is now the Director of Life Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. She's the author of many historical biographies including England's Mistress, Becoming Queen and Young Elizabeth.
CW: suicide and mental healthIn this episode, we're joined by Dr. Charles Marsh, Commonwealth Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Project on Lived Theology (@LivedTheology) at the University of Virginia and author of Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (@AAKnopf) and Evangelical Anxiety: A Memoir (@HarperOneBooks). In this conversation we discuss the art of life-writing, exploring how to write honestly about the complexity of life and theology through biographies and memoirs and the formative role such works can through depicting lived theology. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. Brandon Hurlbert and Dr. Sydney Tooth. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you're anything like me, ageing is probably something you try not to think about. But it doesn't have to be this way - we can embrace ageing, help to combat ageism & make the most of all the brilliant things that come with it, without denying of course that it's not all wonderful. So how do we do it? Well, lucky for you, my guest today is an expert in this. Anne Karpf is a writer, sociologist, Professor of Life Writing and Culture at London Metropolitan University and the author of How to Age. Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - thatshelpful@edstott.com CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful on Instagram. Find Anne on Twitter & via her website. BOOKS How to Age
Patti Miller joins us to read from and talk about her book Writing True Stories which has just been extensively updated and extended. She talks about what has changed in the 30+ years since she started teaching Life Writing, the impact of technology, her best tip, her own work in progress, and lots more. Find out more about Patti and Writing True Stories at her website: https://lifestories.com.au Find a copy of Writing True Stories here: https://www.routledge.com/Writing-True-Stories-The-Complete-Guide-to-Memoir-Creative-Non-Fiction-Personal-Essay-Diaries-Biography-and-Travel/Miller/p/book/9781032765631
Hello and welcome to this week's episode where my guest is Sue Reed. Sue's background is varied and she's worn a variety of hats, including teacher, museum guide, upcycler of waste wool knitwear and published author. Her most recent creation is the fictional character Molly McFlynn, a quirky and courageous character who comes to terms with the concept of being an outsider against the backdrop of covid and a rugged Northern landscape. Listen on to find out how nature factors into the rewilding of Molly… About Sue Reed Sue Reed lives in rural Northumberland with her husband, Tim where their love of wild places and nature can be realised. They have three grown-up children and two granddaughters who mean the world to them. Born in Worthing, Sussex, Sue migrated steadily north and has worn a variety of hats in her professional life from teacher, museum guide, upcycler of waste wool knitwear as The Woolly Pedlar to published author. It was in 2019 that she decided to go to Newcastle University to do an MA in Creative Writing, which is where the idea for the Molly McFlynn books started. When not writing, Sue divides her time with her husband in the garden, travelling in their converted campervan or looking after the grandchildren. They try to live as sustainably as possible, leading gentle lives in tune with the seasons, and growing their own fruit and vegetables. Sue also writes about organic gardening, seasonal eating and foraging at The Bridge Cottage Way. Links www.suereedwrites.co.uk Sue on Facebook On Instagram Sue's Substack: Down Clarty Lonnen Other episodes if you liked this one: Can Women Save the Planet? - This week I'm speaking to Dr Anne Karpf. Anne is Professor of Life Writing and Culture at London Metropolitan University and is a writer, sociologist and award-winning journalist. In 2021 she released the book ‘How Women Can Save the Planet', where she looks at how there is gender inequality across the board from how we experience the climate crisis to our ability to effect change. Magical Plants & Flowers - This week's episode, my guests are Chris Young and Susan Ottaviano. Chris and Susan are better known as the 2 Green Witches. Chris Young is a lifelong gardener whose acclaimed garden, Tiny Sur is a certified wildlife habitat and Susan is an artist, performer, songwriter, and food stylist. Their new book is The Green Witch's Guide to Magical Plants & Flowers: Love Spells from Apples to Zinnias and together we take a light-hearted look at the power of plants to help you manifest your deepest desires. Please support the podcast on Patreon
Histories spanning the Big Bang to the present, and the story of an entire continent have been written by two of the Free Thinking guests tonight. What insights do big histories bring and what is the value of focusing on a single family or object ? And how do these approaches apply when looking at policy and government. Matthew Sweet's guests are:Professor Peter Frankopan has written New Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed: An Untold History Alison Light's most recent book of essays is called – Inside History: From Popular Fiction to Life-Writing, previous titles include Common People: The History of an English Family Zeinab Badawi is author of An African History of Africa. The first presenter of the ITV Morning News and co-presenter of Channel 4 News, she is president of SOAS University of London. Bronwen Maddox is CEO of Chatham House and a Visiting Professor in the Policy Institute at King's College London. She's been Director of the Institute for Government and editor and chief executive of the magazine Prospect. BBC Moscow Correspondent Steve RosenbergProducer: Lisa Jenkinson.
How does the past live on within our experience of the present? And how does our decision to speak about or write down our recollections of how things were change our understanding of those memories--how does it change us in the present? Asking those questions back in 2019 brought RTB into the company of memory-obsessed writers like Virginia Woolf and Marcel Proust. Discussing autofiction by Rachel Cusk, Sheila Heti and Karl Ove Knausgaard, John and Elizabeth begin to understand that the line between real-life fact, memory, and fiction is not quite as sharp as we had thought. Joining Recall This Book for this conversation is philosopher Helena De Bres, author of influential articles including “The Many, not the Few: Pluralism about Global Distributive Justice”, “Justice in Transnational Governance”, “What's Special About the State?” “Local Food: The Moral Case” and most recently "Narrative and Meaning in Life". (Her website contains links to her many fine articles for fellow philosophers and for the general public). She has recently begun to work on moral philosophy, especially the question of what makes a life meaningful, and on philosophy of art. John ranks his favorite anthropologists, while Elizabeth wonders whether autofiction necessarily takes on the affect of an academic department meeting--and what that affect has to do with Kazuo Ishiguro. Discussed in this episode: "A Sketch of the Past," Virginia Woolf "Finding Innocence and Experience: Voices in Memoir," Sue William Silverman The Outline Trilogy, Rachel Cusk My Struggle, Karl Ove Knausgaard How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life, Sheila Heti An Artist of the Floating World, Kazuo Ishiguro The Moth The Day of Shelly's Death: The Poetry and Ethnography of Grief, Renato Rosaldo Memoir: An Introduction, G. Thomas Couser The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell Or Orwell: Writing and Democratic Socialism, Alex Woloch Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
How does the past live on within our experience of the present? And how does our decision to speak about or write down our recollections of how things were change our understanding of those memories--how does it change us in the present? Asking those questions back in 2019 brought RTB into the company of memory-obsessed writers like Virginia Woolf and Marcel Proust. Discussing autofiction by Rachel Cusk, Sheila Heti and Karl Ove Knausgaard, John and Elizabeth begin to understand that the line between real-life fact, memory, and fiction is not quite as sharp as we had thought. Joining Recall This Book for this conversation is philosopher Helena De Bres, author of influential articles including “The Many, not the Few: Pluralism about Global Distributive Justice”, “Justice in Transnational Governance”, “What's Special About the State?” “Local Food: The Moral Case” and most recently "Narrative and Meaning in Life". (Her website contains links to her many fine articles for fellow philosophers and for the general public). She has recently begun to work on moral philosophy, especially the question of what makes a life meaningful, and on philosophy of art. John ranks his favorite anthropologists, while Elizabeth wonders whether autofiction necessarily takes on the affect of an academic department meeting--and what that affect has to do with Kazuo Ishiguro. Discussed in this episode: "A Sketch of the Past," Virginia Woolf "Finding Innocence and Experience: Voices in Memoir," Sue William Silverman The Outline Trilogy, Rachel Cusk My Struggle, Karl Ove Knausgaard How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life, Sheila Heti An Artist of the Floating World, Kazuo Ishiguro The Moth The Day of Shelly's Death: The Poetry and Ethnography of Grief, Renato Rosaldo Memoir: An Introduction, G. Thomas Couser The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell Or Orwell: Writing and Democratic Socialism, Alex Woloch Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How does the past live on within our experience of the present? And how does our decision to speak about or write down our recollections of how things were change our understanding of those memories--how does it change us in the present? Asking those questions back in 2019 brought RTB into the company of memory-obsessed writers like Virginia Woolf and Marcel Proust. Discussing autofiction by Rachel Cusk, Sheila Heti and Karl Ove Knausgaard, John and Elizabeth begin to understand that the line between real-life fact, memory, and fiction is not quite as sharp as we had thought. Joining Recall This Book for this conversation is philosopher Helena De Bres, author of influential articles including “The Many, not the Few: Pluralism about Global Distributive Justice”, “Justice in Transnational Governance”, “What's Special About the State?” “Local Food: The Moral Case” and most recently "Narrative and Meaning in Life". (Her website contains links to her many fine articles for fellow philosophers and for the general public). She has recently begun to work on moral philosophy, especially the question of what makes a life meaningful, and on philosophy of art. John ranks his favorite anthropologists, while Elizabeth wonders whether autofiction necessarily takes on the affect of an academic department meeting--and what that affect has to do with Kazuo Ishiguro. Discussed in this episode: "A Sketch of the Past," Virginia Woolf "Finding Innocence and Experience: Voices in Memoir," Sue William Silverman The Outline Trilogy, Rachel Cusk My Struggle, Karl Ove Knausgaard How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life, Sheila Heti An Artist of the Floating World, Kazuo Ishiguro The Moth The Day of Shelly's Death: The Poetry and Ethnography of Grief, Renato Rosaldo Memoir: An Introduction, G. Thomas Couser The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell Or Orwell: Writing and Democratic Socialism, Alex Woloch Listen and Read Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies
Renee Graziano steps back Behind The Rope. She's back!! Renee is here to, in typical Renee fashion, mention it all. Renee chats about Mob Wives, cast mates Karen, Drita, Carla and Big Ang, the highs and lows of the show, Drita's rumored new show and much more. Renee also chats about the “lifestyle”, complicated family relations, Mob misperceptions, “rats” and the biz of reality TV. Renee talks Monica “Reality Von Tease” Garcia and how she feels about Monica's infiltration of the RHOSLC ladies and Jen Shah. Renee talks RHONJ Melissa vs. Teresa, Erika and Tom, Tom's upcoming competency trial, the letter she sent Jen Shah in jail and the current state of Housewives. Finally, Renee opens up about her past addictions, low points, recovery, and mental health journey like you have never heard her before. Renee explains just what led to her relapse at the end of last year, why this time her recovery is different, current projects and where she goes from here. The OG herself is in the house as we pay homage, with Miss Renee Graziano, to one of the best Reality TV shows to EVER exist, Mob Wives! Part II Starts Now. @reneegraziano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PROLON - prolonlife.com/VELVET (Get 10% Off Their Five Day Nutrition Program) HOMECHEF - HomeChef.com/VelvetRope (18 Free Meals, Pus Free Shipping On Your First Box) CHIME - chime.com/VELVET (Take more control of your finances and say goodbye to monthly fees. Open a Chime Checking Account) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility) LÉGAL HOT SAUCE - legalhotsauce (20% Off w/ Code Velvet on The Best Hot Sauce There Is) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Renee Graziano steps Behind The Rope. She's back!! Renee is here to, in typical Renee fashion, mention it all. Renee chats about Mob Wives, cast mates Karen, Drita, Carla and Big Ang, the highs and lows of the show, Drita's rumored new show and much more. Renee also chats about the “lifestyle”, complicated family relations, Mob misperceptions, “rats” and the biz of reality TV. Renee talks Monica “Reality Von Tease” Garcia and how she feels about Monica's infiltration of the RHOSLC ladies and Jen Shah. Renee talks RHONJ Melissa vs. Teresa, Erika and Tom, Tom's upcoming competency trial, the letter she sent Jen Shah in jail and the current state of Housewives. Finally, Renee opens up about her past addictions, low points, recovery, and mental health journey like you have never heard her before. Renee explains just what led to her relapse at the end of last year, why this time her recovery is different, current projects and where she goes from here. The OG herself is in the house as we pay homage, with Miss Renee Graziano, to one of the best Reality TV shows to EVER exist, Mob Wives! @reneegraziano @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BONUS & AD FREE EPISODES Available at - www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope BROUGHT TO YOU BY: HONEYLOVE - honeylove.com/velvet (20% Off On The Best Shapewear & Bras On The Market) BUBLY - bubly.com (Introducing Bubly Burst - Sparkling Water with an Extra Burst of Fruit Flavor, an Extra Burst of Fun. Purchase At a Store Near You) ONESKIN - oneskin.co (Get 15% Off With the Code VELVET This Skincare Which Targets The Root Causes of Aging) INDEED - indeed.com/velvet (Seventy Five Dollar $75 Sponsored Job Credit To Get Your Jobs More Visibility) SPECTRUM RESORTS - spectrumresorts.com (Start Your Vacation Today) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact David@advertising-execs.com MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Zachary Leader is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Roehampton. He grew up in California but has lived in Britain for over fifty years and has dual US/UK citizenship. He was educated at Northwestern University, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Harvard and is the biographer of Kingsley Amis and edited the Letters of Kingsley Amis. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and General Editor of The Oxford History of Life-Writing, a 7-volume series published by OUP. PLS Trustee Daniel Vince is a soon-to-be graduate of the University of York, where he earned his MA by Research on the post-war working class novel. He has recently started work on his PhD entitled ‘The New University in Post-War British Literature', in which Larkin and the University of Hull play a significant role – other writers include Malcolm Bradbury, David Lodge and Kingsley Amis. A trustee of The Philip Larkin Society, our e-newsletter editor and a member of our events committee,. Today's conversation focuses on John Wain's Hurry On Down (1953) and Philip Larkin's Jill (1946). Notes and further reading and event links The Life of Saul Bellow by Zachary Leader (Cape, 2015) The Oxford Handbook of Percy Bysshe Shelley (Oxford Handbooks) by Michael O'Neill (Editor) (Oxford Handbooks, 2017) The Life of Kingsley Amis by Zachary Leader (Vintage, 2007) The Letters of Kingsley Amis by Zachary Leader (Editor), (Harper Collins, 2001) Cultural Nationalism and Modern Manuscripts: Kingsley Amis, Saul Bellow, Franz Kafka Zachary Leader https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/cultural-nationalism-and-modern-manuscripts-kingsley-amis-saul-be 2013 Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh (1928) Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis (1954) Portrait of a Lady by Henry James (1881) Jill by Philip Larkin (1946) Hurry on Down by John Wain (1953) Changing Places by David Lodge (1975) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (1937) The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger (1951) The Movement: English Poetry and Fiction of the 1950's by Blake Morrison (1980) The Movement Reconsidered: Essays on Larkin, Amis, Gunn, Davie and Their Contemporaries by Zachary Leader (OUP, 2011) The Importance of Philip Larkin by John Wain, The American Scholar, Vol. 55, No. 3 (Summer 1986), pp. 349-364 Interviews with Britain's Angry Young Men: Kingsley Amis, John Braine, Bill Hopkins, John Wain and Colin Wilson: 2 (Milford Series) by Dale Salwak (Borgo Press, 2007) Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love by James Booth (2015, Bloomsbury) Philip Larkin: A Writer's Life by Andrew Motion (Faber, 1994) Philip Larkin Selected Letters ed. Anthony Thwaite (Faber and Faber, 1993) Out of Reach: The Poetry of Philip Larkin by Andrew Swarbrick (1997) Larkin poems mentioned: Livings, The Importance of Elsewhere, The Whitsun Weddings, High Windows, Absences, If, My Darling, This Be The Verse Other references: The Sun (British tabloid newspaper, founded 1964), John Braine (English novelist 1922-1986), Ben Johnson (English playwright- 1597-1637), Franz Kafka (Czech novelist, 1883- 1924) Book tickets for Chichester event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/philip-larkin-society-members-event-at-chichester-cathedral-tickets-781230199557?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Register for schools event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/higher-windows-post-16-english-enrichment-day-at-the-university-of-hull-tickets-737140074807?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Register for Conference 2024 here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/philip-larkin-society-conference-2024-tickets-769584597247?aff=oddtdtcreator
Ingrid Rojas Contreras, K.M. Soehnlein, and Preeti Vangani, moderated by Dave Madden Jori Lewis traces both natural and human history as she reveals the long and tortured story of the peanut's entanglement with human bondage. Swiss author Dorothee Elmiger's protagonist (also named Dorothee Elmiger) is an archivist, an obsessive collector of objects related to the violent history of the global sugar trade, which unfolds through a kaleidoscopic narrative that's as intellectually engaged as it is self-reflexive. Sponsored by University of San Francisco MFA in Writing program Buy the books here
One of the most important habits you can ever develop is reflection. The pace of life today is pretty fast and it's easy to just keep going, going, going all the time. (Turns out Ferris Bueller was right!) When you stop and think about where you've been, it's much easier to figure out where you're going. In the spirit of reflection, I'm excited to share 10 lessons I've learned about life, writing, and business I've learned over the last twelve months. *** Today's podcast is sponsored by editor Karen Hunsanger, also known as “The Word Wizard.” I've worked with Karen many times, and she is your secret weapon for crafting the highest-quality book possible. Visit the link above for a free sample edit. Today's podcast is also sponsored by Plottr, the #1 visual book planning software for writers that helps you plan books in the same way you think. Plottr helps fiction and nonfiction authors, podcasters, speakers, and anyone creating content to organize their material and story points. Visit the link above to start your free 14-day trial.
This week on Whale Hunting, Tom Wright and Bradley Hope dive into the life and works of legendary spy novelist John le Carré. After le Carré's death in 2020, a new documentary and biography were released this autumn, revealing previously hidden elements of the author's personal life. Was he really the spy he claimed to be – or were his stories of deceit and duplicity inspired by his other secrets? Tom and Bradley discuss le Carré's life, how recent revelations might affect the legacy of his books, and whether biographies of powerful people can ever really tell the full story. Mentioned in this episode: John le Carré, a 2015 biography by Adam Sisman: bloomsbury.com/uk/john-le-carré-9781408849446 The Secret Life of John le Carré, a biography by Adam Sisman: profilebooks.com/work/the-secret-life-of-john-le-carr The Pigeon Tunnel, a new documentary by Errol Morris: imdb.com/title/tt28486633 The Secret Life of John le Carré by Adam Sisman review, from The Guardian: theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/15/the-secret-life-of-john-le-carre-by-adam-sisman-review How John le Carré's serial adultery shaped his spy novels, from The Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/books/2023/10/23/secret-life-john-le-carre-adam-sisman-review/ For more information and to subscribe to the Whale Hunting newsletter, visit whalehunting.projectbrazen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
‘I can't live without story now…it feels like breathing.' This week, Sally is travelling to Sicily, for a conversation with Marina Warner on ‘Life Writing, Memory and Fiction.' Before leaving, she offers a brief meditation on the local artist Gabriella Bailey, telling us a story of two figures outside a city, and the spaces outside of life. The painting described can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKavmGtbl-/?igshid=MWFzaTYzano3eTN5cg%3D%3D This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen. Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus. The podcast will return, as normal, next week…
I've never done one of these just you and me talking about life style episodes! I'm super pumped about it, though. And I've got so much to tell you! :)
Prize-winning essayist, literary critic, and professor of European literature Ben Hutchinson, author of On Purpose: Ten Lessons on the Meaning of Life, on how reading and meaningfully engaging with literature can help us live more fully—and more purposefully. Plus, lessons on living well from the literary greats, tips for becoming better readers and ways for writers to know they're on the right path. We also talk about the German poet Rilke. *ABOUT BENJAMIN HUTCHINSONBen Hutchinson is an award-winning essayist, critic and professor of European literature. He is the author of seven books, including The Midlife Mind and Comparative Literature: A Very Short Introduction. His writing appears regularly in the national and international press.*RESOURCES & LINKSOn Purpose: Ten Lessons on the Meaning of Life by Ben HutchinsonComparative Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Ben HutchinsonThe Midlife Mind: Literature and the Art of Ageing by Ben Hutchinson“Church Going” by Philip LarkinEthan Hawke's TEDTalk, Give yourself permission to be creative Keats and ‘negative capability *For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.comFor free writing sessions, join free Writers' Hours: writershour.com*FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS' SALONTwitter: twitter.com/WritersSalonInstagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalonFacebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalonIf you're enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!
In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, former NCW CEO Chris Gribble caught up with author Fiona Mason to discuss her memoir 36 Hours and the craft of life writing. Originally from the Midlands, Fiona Mason now lives between the salt marshes of the east of England, and the Ariege Pyrenees in southwest France where she's renovating a house with her partner. She holds MAs in Philosophy and Creative and Life Writing, and combines her work as a writer with roles as a coach, mentor and creative writing tutor. Together, they discuss how she was compelled to write her incredibly personal memoir. She explores her journey into writing, the stigma around talking and writing about death and how she makes a living from her writing. Fiona also mentions that she received a Developing Your Creative Practice grant from Arts Council England, which helped her to dedicate time and energy to writing this memoir. You can find out more about Arts Council funding on their website here.
THE GRAVE AND MEMORIAL BENCHES: Laurie Taylor talks to Allison C. Meier, New York based researcher, about how burial sites have transformed over time. Whilst the grave may be a final destination, it is not the great leveller, and permanency is always a privilege with the indigent and unidentified frequently being interred in mass graves. So what is the future of burial with the rise of cremation, green burial, and new practices like human composting? Can existing spaces of death be returned to community life? Also, Anne Karpf, Professor of Life Writing and Culture at London Metropolitan University, explores the phenomenon of the memorial bench. Despite the proliferation of online spaces for memorialising a person who has died, there is a growing demand for physical commemorations in places that were meaningful to them, as evidenced by the waiting-lists for memorial benches in sought-after spots. Do such memorials constitute a ‘living obituary', a celebration of seemingly undistinguished lives, beyond the grave? Producer: Jayne Egerton
In this episode, I talk about how to structure your life writing project whether its a memoir, autobiography or family history. Learn more about my online writers' membership: Qissa at sumayyausmani.com
Writing is a dynamic and ever-evolving process. By embracing change and finding inspiration in unexpected places, you can breathe new life into your writing. Just ask Stephanie Cowell, whose latest book, A Boy in the Rain, was started over forty years ago. It was only recently that Stephanie felt as if she could finish it, which just goes to show that all of the book we have within us will come out on their time, not necessarily our time. Meet Stephanie Cowell Stephanie has been an opera singer, balladeer, and founder of Strawberry Opera and other arts venues, including a Renaissance festival and an outdoor arts series in New York City. She is the author of Nicholas Cooke, The Physician of London, The Players: A Novel of the Young Shakespeare, Marrying Mozart, and Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet. Her work had been translated into nine languages and adapted into an opera. Stephanie is also the recipient of an American Book Award. She joined me on Uncorking a Story to talk about her career and latest book, The Boy in the Rain. 5 Key Takeaways Stay Open to Pivoting: Just like Stephanie experienced, be open to changing your plans and embracing unexpected turns in your writing. Allow your characters and story to guide you, even if it means deviating from your original outline. By remaining flexible, you may discover new and exciting directions for your narrative that you hadn't considered before. Revisit Old Works: Stephanie's latest book is something she started forty years ago. Spend some time to dust off those forgotten manuscripts and breathe new life into them. With fresh perspectives and experiences, you might find that these older works can be transformed into something extraordinary. Seek Feedback and Immediate Reactions: Unlike performing on stage, writing often lacks immediate feedback. However, it's crucial to seek feedback from trusted sources to gauge the impact of your work. Join writing groups, share your drafts with beta readers, or participate in workshops to receive constructive criticism. These insights will help you refine your writing and understand how your stories resonate with others. Embrace the Delayed Reactions: While immediate reactions are gratifying, writing offers a unique experience of delayed reactions. Embrace the anticipation and uncertainty that comes with waiting for readers' responses. Remember that the impact of your words can unfold over time, and the delayed reactions can be just as rewarding as immediate ones. Embrace Change in Life: Writing is deeply intertwined with life experiences. Embrace the changes and challenges that come your way, as they can fuel your creativity and enrich your storytelling. Allow personal growth, relationships, and unexpected events to shape your writing journey. Embracing change in life will bring depth and authenticity to your stories. Buy The Boy in the Rain Amazon: https://amzn.to/47qunGG Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/54587/9781646033492 Connect With Stephanie Website: https://www.stephaniecowell.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StephanieCowell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cowell.stephanie/?hl=en Connect with Mike Website: https://uncorkingastory.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvS4fuG3L1JMZeOyHvfk_g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncorkingastory/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uncorkingastory Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncorkingastory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncorkingastory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uncorking-a-story/ If you like this episode, please share it with a friend. If you have not done so already, please rate and review Uncorking a Story on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. #FlexibilityInWritingAndLife #MusicalJourney #GenderIdentity #WritingInspiration #NewYorkMemories #TelevisionPreferences #RespectedActor #EmbracingChange #MozartEnthusiast #FamilyLegacy #SocialMediaPresence #StephanieCowell #Uncorkingastory $LGBTQ+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu interviews Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative? And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.“I posit narrated humanity as a lens through which to study how narratives participate in struggles to conceive human being beyond juridical and narrative humanity.”Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).https://english.hawaii.edu/faculty/cynthia-franklin/www.palumbo-liu.com https://speakingoutofplace.com https://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20
Today we talk with Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative? And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).
In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu interviews Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative? And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.“I posit narrated humanity as a lens through which to study how narratives participate in struggles to conceive human being beyond juridical and narrative humanity.”Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).https://english.hawaii.edu/faculty/cynthia-franklin/www.palumbo-liu.com https://speakingoutofplace.com https://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20
In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu interviews Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative? And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.“I posit narrated humanity as a lens through which to study how narratives participate in struggles to conceive human being beyond juridical and narrative humanity.”Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).https://english.hawaii.edu/faculty/cynthia-franklin/www.palumbo-liu.com https://speakingoutofplace.com https://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20
In this episode of the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu interviews Cynthia Franklin about her new book, Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea. Taking on pivotal historical moments like the murder of George Floyd and the emergence of #BlackLivesMatter, the on-going struggle of the Palestinian people against the ethno-nationalist Zionist state, and the fight for Indigenous rights in Hawai'i, Franklin asks the question, what requirements to people have to meet in order to fit into the human narrative? And what are the possibilities of creating alternate stories of the human that can accommodate individuals who identify more as members of political collectives, and also narratives that exceed the normative category of the human? This powerful book asks fundamental questions about the relationship between art and activism.“I posit narrated humanity as a lens through which to study how narratives participate in struggles to conceive human being beyond juridical and narrative humanity.”Cynthia G. Franklin is Professor of English at the University of Hawai'i, and coeditor of the journal Biography. She is the author of Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea (2023), Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory and the University Today and Writing Women's Communities: The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary Multi-Genre Anthologies. She has coedited special issues of Biography including “Life in Occupied Palestine” and “Personal Effects: The Testimonial Uses of Life Writing.” For the past ten years, Cynthia has been on the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) and she is a founding member and faculty advisor of Students and Faculty for Justice in Palestine at UH (SFJP@UH). She serves on the Editorial Collective for the newly established initiative EtCH (Essays in the Critical Humanities).https://english.hawaii.edu/faculty/cynthia-franklin/www.palumbo-liu.com https://speakingoutofplace.com https://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20
Customs officers raided the London bookshop Gay's the Word on April 10th 1984 and seized 144 titles. A campaign was mounted after the directors were charged with conspiracy to import indecent books. Dr Sarah Pyke tells Diarmuid Hester about an oral history project which aims to raise awareness of Operation Tiger and how it ties into wider work on a history of queer reading. Dr Ina Linge has been looking at the way LGBTQ+ people used autobiographical writing to critically engage with the science of sexology and how their writing was used by and critiqued the work of sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld and a book based on this research called Queer Livability: German Sexual Sciences and Life Writing is coming out in 2023. Ina also hosts a sex and nature salon https://www.comedysalon.co.uk/ and along with other researchers at Exeter University held workshops for LGBTQ+ teenagers exploring climate activism https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/socialinequality/lgbtqplus/ https://ies.sas.ac.uk/people/sarah-pyke is taking part in an event at the Bodleian on June 8th Queer Bibliography: A Discussion Diarmuid Hester is at the University of Cambridge and is a New Generation Thinker on the scheme run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council https://www.diarmuidhester.com/ His book Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Histories is out in August 2023 You can hear him discussing Rita Mae Brown's novel Rubyfruit Jungle on an episode of Free Thinking called Stories of Love https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hxhk This New Thinking episode of the Arts & Ideas podcast was made in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of UKRI. You can find more in a collection called New Research on the Free Thinking programme website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03zws90
This week I'm speaking to Dr Anne Karpf. Anne is Professor of Life Writing and Culture at London Metropolitan University and is a writer, sociologist and award-winning journalist. In 2021 she released the book ‘How Women Can Save the Planet', where she looks at how there is gender inequality across the board from how we experience the climate crisis to our ability to effect change. Dr Ian Bedford's Bug of the Week: Queen Bumblebees What We Talk About Why do we need to distinguish between men and women when it comes to environmentalism? Isn't it fair to say some women are interested in improving and caring for their environment and some aren't, and this is the case too with men? The feminisation of responsibility as it relates to climate change Why women are more affected by climate change than men Women and the control of the means of polluting production Why women lack the opportunity to generate a larger climate footprint Women who are making a difference Links How Women Can Save the Planet by Anne Karpf - C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, May 2021 Other episodes if you liked this one: Gardening in a Changing World Wildfires with Saul Elbein Patreon Membership
On this episode, Valentina Glajar and Alison Lewis share their personal stories and research on the history of East Germany's STASI and Romania's Securitate and the dismantling of these secret police forces. Thank you for listening! You can listen to Douglas Selvage's episode here: https://www.slavx.org/listen/episode/b54c0fff/operation-denver-and-russias-disinformation-playbook-with-douglas-selvage ABOUT THE GUESTS Dr. Valentina Glajar is a professor of German at Texas State University. She is the author of a number of books, her latest coedited with Alison Lewis and Corina L. Petrescu, are Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc: Between Surveillance and Life Writing (Camden House, 2016) and Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe (University of Nebraska Press, 2019). Dr. Alison Lewis is a professor of German in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc: Between Surveillance and Life Writing and Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe (Potomac Books, 2019). PRODUCER'S NOTE: This episode was recorded on November 11, 2022 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois during the ASEEES 2022 Convention. If you have questions, comments, or would like to be a guest on the show, please email slavxradio@utexas.edu and we will be in touch! CREDITS Host/Associate Producer: Taylor Ham Host/Associate Producer: Sergio Glajar Associate Producer: Lera Toropin (@earlportion) Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig (@cullanwithana) Assistant Producer: Misha Simanovskyy (@MSimanovskyy) Social Media Manager: Eliza Fisher Supervising Producer: Katherine Birch Audio Editor: Blaine Young Recording, Editing, and Sound Design: Michelle Daniel Music Producer: Charlie Harper (@charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Main Theme by Charlie Harper and additional background music by Shaolin Dub, Blue Dot Sessions, Michelle Daniel Trio, The Incredibles theme, James Bond theme) Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (@MSDaniel) DISCLAIMER: Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin. https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/9/9a59b135-7876-4254-b600-3839b3aa3ab1/P1EKcswq.png Special Guests: Alison Lewis and Valentina Glajar.
Jon Nite (@jnitewriter)is a Grammy-nominated, CMA and ACM award winning singer/songwriter with 15 No. 1's and counting. He dealt with many struggles in his life growing up without much in Texas, getting his girlfriend pregnant when he was only 16 and the repercussions it had on his father who worked in the church. Jon talks about what motivated him to move to Nashville to study music and pursue songwriting even when everything in his world felt like chaos. He talks about meeting Gabby Barrett for the first time and writing and recording “I Hope” together. He also reveals the real story of how Charlie Puth got added as a featured artist. And the first time he met Garth Brooks and why he apologized to Jon. Follow the podcast: @TheBobbyCast Watch this Episode on YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, it is our immense privilege to have as our guest a powerful poetic voice, author, singer/songwriter, avid nature-woman, and educator, Meredith Heller.A California Poet in the Schools, Meredith leads Writing By Heart workshops at public & private schools, women's prisons, The Institute for Poetic Medicine, The Kennedy Center for the Arts, wellness retreats, and online for adults and teens.We ask the question…Do you write the poem or does the poem write you? What does it mean to Be 1000% percent present and get 1000% out of the way so the creative muse can come through?When we really show up and learn something new about ourselves...this is what is alive!We befriend ourselves...hold ourselves with the deepest love and respect and listen for the whisper in our ears.Discover how to find your own natural, creative voice.Offer the monster of your inner critic tea and dark chocolate with almonds.Realize that we need both the darkness and the light to grow. Melt the armor, put the sword down and learn to trust.Stay with it until you break open...then you will break through.Realize that you can write yourself back to life and give a voice to your pain.Turn your tears into temples. Midwife and reweave the world.Learn to feel wildly alive.We allow ourselves to make some wonderful new mistakes.We trust that there is a benevolent energy that wants the best FOR us and wants the best FROM us.Her passion is empowering people to believe in themselves, trust their creative instincts, tap their wild wisdom, express their truth, and ignite their hearts.She is the author of Write a Poem, Save Your Life, and three poetry collections, Songlines, Yuba Witch, & River Spells. Meredith was selected as a teaching-artist for an online education program through The Kennedy Center for the Arts. She was made a Poetry Partner by the Institute of Poetic Medicine, and she receives a grant from them each year to teach in the women's prisons.Meredith says, “If writing has claimed you as its own, as it has me, you will know that writing is how we breathe, how we bloom from darkness into love. Dig deep into the caverns of your memories, thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Dig up all the bright delicious juicy ones, the bubbling lava angry ones, the lonely soggy miserable ones, the broken self-hating demeaning ones, the dark monstrous secretive ones; dig in, because this is where your poetry lives.”Personal Websitewww.meredithheller.comSocial Media linkhttps://www.facebook.com/meredith.heller.5Social Media linkWriting by Heart Workshops: https://www.meredithheller.com/womenPoetry Books: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/?s=meredith+heller&post_type=productWrite a Poem, Save Your Life: https://www.newworldlibrary.com/Writing-and-Literature/WRITE-A-POEM-SAVE-YOUR-LIFESupport the showBECOME A MEMBERhttps://ko-fi.com/caravanoftheheart/tiersYour monthly support helps further this outreach and keeps this Caravan moving to amplify love in all things! LOVE IS SPOKEN HERE
On Today's Show"I feel like writers, especially who are wordsmiths, who can name things, tricky things in clear ways ... should be where we put our efforts. Really creating an offensive, an offense in this campaign to win the hearts back." - Meg Medina Meg Medina's passion for telling stories goes back as far as she can remember. Crafting words into lessons and engaging experiences has always been her calling, but it took her a few careers to fully dive in. Now, she's a Newbery Award-winning children's author, best known for her Merci Suárez trilogy. As we take a break to visit family and relax over the holiday season, we bring you back to the our first episode of The Reading Culture, where Meg Medina joined to share her thoughts on the craft of storytelling. Meg talks about the power of storytelling to pass on the knowledge of tradition and to share experiences. She also talks about the increase in book bans and challenges and why she believes leaning into the gift of storytelling will help authors and the industry create the ultimate offense.Meg has also developed a reading challenge called "Girls in Motion," in partnership with Beanstack, for listeners and Beanstack partners. For the challenge, Meg curated a diverse list of stories featuring athletic girls facing various life challenges. You can hear her talk more about it in the episode and see the details and full list of books here. ContentsChapter 1 - Meg's Beginnings as a Writer (2:48)Chapter 2 - Telling Her Own Story (9:23)Chapter 3 - “Letters of E.B White” (12:02)Chapter 4 - Reading to Be Human (17:00)Chapter 5 - On Visiting Schools (21:15)Chapter 6 - Storytelling to Fight Book Bans (23:43)Chapter 7 - Saying Goodbye to Merci Suárez (28:44)Chapter 8 - Girls in Motion (33:36)Chapter 9 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (35:49)This episode's Beanstack Featured Librarian is Jessica Juarez. Jessica is the district librarian in Robstown ISD, housed at the high school. She gives us her 'secret sauce' to keep kids excited about reading. Links http://thereadingculturepod.com/ http://www.megmedina.com/ https://www.beanstack.com/
“Love Is a Battlefield,” “Invincible,” “The Warrior,” “Better Be Good to Me,” “The Best” are songs, that if you were young, and living through “heartache to heartache,” during the ‘80s—or even if you weren't born until decades later—chances are you know the words to every song written by the Hall of Fame songstress Holly Knight. In her book, “I AM THE WARRIOR: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Rocking the MTV Eighties” she offers a very juicy and provocative backdrop of her creative process of bringing her chart topping, mega-hits to life through the timeless vocals of Tina Turner, Pat Benatar, Patty Smyth, Rod Stewart, John Waite, Cheap Trick, Heart, KISS and the list just keeps going and going. HOLLY KNIGHT's songs have appeared in movies from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Thelma and Louise, Thirteen Going on Thirty, and one of my favorite movies, Dallas Buyers Club, and have been licensed for popular TV shows, including Schitt's Creek, Stranger Things, Saturday Night Live, and South Park. By now, you should get the picture that her songs have been in your ears for the last 40 years. In 2013, Holly was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. At the time only one of 16 women to have that honor. Ladies and gentlemen it's time to welcome the ICON, the LEGEND, the QUEEN of SONGWRITING, THE MISTRESS OF THE MELODY, the incomparable Holly Knight!
“Love Is a Battlefield,” “Invincible,” “The Warrior,” “Better Be Good to Me,” “The Best” are songs, that if you were young, and living through “heartache to heartache,” during the ‘80s—or even if you weren't born until decades later—chances are you know the words to every song written by the Hall of Fame songstress Holly Knight. In her book, “I AM THE WARRIOR: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Rocking the MTV Eighties” she offers a very juicy and provocative backdrop of her creative process of bringing her chart topping, mega-hits to life through the timeless vocals of Tina Turner, Pat Benatar, Patty Smyth, Rod Stewart, John Waite, Cheap Trick, Heart, KISS and the list just keeps going and going. HOLLY KNIGHT's songs have appeared in movies from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Thelma and Louise, Thirteen Going on Thirty, and one of my favorite movies, Dallas Buyers Club, and have been licensed for popular TV shows, including Schitt's Creek, Stranger Things, Saturday Night Live, and South Park. By now, you should get the picture that her songs have been in your ears for the last 40 years. In 2013, Holly was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. At the time only one of 16 women to have that honor. Ladies and gentlemen it's time to welcome the ICON, the LEGEND, the QUEEN of SONGWRITING, THE MISTRESS OF THE MELODY, the incomparable Holly Knight!
On Today's Show"I feel like writers, especially who are wordsmiths, who can name things, tricky things in clear ways ... should be where we put our efforts. Really creating an offensive, an offense in this campaign to win the hearts back." - Meg Medina Meg Medina's passion for telling stories goes back as far as she can remember. Crafting words into lessons and engaging experiences has always been her calling, but it took her a few careers to fully dive in. Now, she's a Newbery Award-winning children's author, best known for her Merci Suárez trilogy. In this episode of The Reading Culture, she joins to share her thoughts on the craft of storytelling. Meg talks about the power of storytelling to pass on the knowledge of tradition and to share experiences. She also talks about the increase in book bans and challenges and why she believes leaning into the gift of storytelling will help authors and the industry create the ultimate offense.Meg has also developed a reading challenge called "Girls in Motion," in partnership with Beanstack, for listeners and Beanstack partners. For the challenge, Meg curated a diverse list of stories featuring athletic girls facing various life challenges. You can hear her talk more about it in the episode and see the details and full list of books here. ContentsChapter 1 - Meg's Beginnings as a Writer (2:00)Chapter 2 - Telling Her Own Story (8:35)Chapter 3 - “Letters of E.B White” (11:14)Chapter 4 - Reading to Be Human (16:12)Chapter 5 - On Visiting Schools (20:27)Chapter 6 - Storytelling to Fight Book Bans (21:55)Chapter 7 - Saying Goodbye to Merci Suárez (27:55)Chapter 8 - Girls in Motion (32:48)Chapter 9 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (35:01)Today's featured librarian is Meredith Derrick, the Library Coordinator for Klein Independent School District outside of Houston, Texas. In this episode she tell's us more about her most successful library program to date.Links http://thereadingculturepod.com/ https://www.thereadingculturepod.com/meg-medina http://www.megmedina.com/ https://www.beanstack.com/
We continue our journey through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with a special guest, Shira Lurie! Shira joins us to discuss historical memory in the Wizarding World. We're talking statues, stories, memorials and archives. If you enjoyed our episodes on Critical Archival Studies, Chosen One Narratives, Hauntology and Life Writing, then you'll love this episode! You can follow Shira Lurie on Twitter @ShiraLurie.Help us kick off Season 7 by joining our Patreon! You can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for more perks and bonus content include episodes, interviews, bloopers, comics, merch and more. If becoming a paying subscriber isn't in the cards right now, no stress! Please leave us a review instead — it truly helps sustain the show. Of course, you can always follow us on Instagram or Twitter @ohwitchplease to stay connected. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this special episode of The Going Places Podcast we sit down with author and blogger Andrew Lanier. Andrew is the author of the book “From Darkness to Sunshine: How to make unlimited friends. We discuss the book, his life story, and the #imjustdrew movement. We also talk our favorite Sports, Food, and Music. We talk life and even a bit of spirituality. He also gives some great life advice to us. Check out his blogs at www.imjustdrew.com and laneira74.blogspot.com Sponsored by Sweet Peach Boutique, Wisefire Café, Stop 2 Shine. Made Possible by Anchor F.M.
In this episode we discuss Life Writing. We begin with a review of the monomyth and Structuralism, followed by a deep dive into the work of Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson. Using their book Reading Autobiography: A Guide for Interpreting Life Narratives, we consider the Pensieve in the Harry Potter series. How can we read the memories that go into it as life writing? What do we know from the texts about the 'credibility' or 'truthfulness' of each character's recollections? How does the unreliability of the Pensieve memories drive Harry's desire for honesty from the people around him?For access to our transcripts, visit ohwitchplease.ca. To become a Patreon supporter head to Patreon.com/ohwitchplease. To stay in touch, follow us everywhere @ohwitchplease. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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