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Originating in Norse and Celtic mythologies, elves and fairies are a firmly established part of Western popular culture. Since the days of the Vikings and Arthurian legend, these sprites have undergone huge transformations. From J. R. R. Tolkien’s wa... more

In “[M]y ‘case’ to work up’: William Carlos Williams’s Paterson” (William Carlos Williams Review, Volume 41, Number 2, 2024), Walter Scott Peterson argues that as a physician-poet Dr. Williams approaches his poetic material very much as he approaches... more

Why is it so difficult to account for the role of identity in literary studies? Why do both writers and scholars of Indian English literature express resistance to India and Indianness? What does this reveal about how non-Western literatures are read... more

In 1907, eight years before she published her first novel, a twenty-five-year-old Virginia Woolf drafted three interconnected comic stories chronicling the adventures of a giantess named Violet—a teasing tribute to Woolf’s friend Mary Violet Dickinso... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Matthias Egeler
Professor of Old Norse at Frankfurt University in Germany
Episode: Matthias Egeler, "Elves and Fairies: A Short History of the Otherworld" (Yale UP, 2025)
Urmila Seshagiri
Professor of English at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Tennessee
Episode: Virginia Woolf, "The Life of Violet: Three Early Stories" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Ben Mangrum
MIT professor of literature
MIT
Episode: 157 Mangrum's Comical Computation (JP)
Peter Wortsman
Playwright, novelist, poet, translator, and travel writer
Episode: Uncanny E.T.A. Hoffmann with Peter Wortsman
Dr. Vanessa Warne
Scholar and author specializing in literature and the history of reading for the visually impaired
University of Manitoba
Episode: Vanessa Warne, "By Touch Alone: Blindness and Reading in Nineteenth-Century Culture" (U Michigan Press, 2025)
Julia Rensing
Author of Troubling Archives, History and Memory in Namibian Literature and Art
University of Basel
Episode: Julia Rensing, "Troubling Archives: History and Memory in Namibian Literature and Art" (Transcript Publishing, 2025)
Kiese Laymon
Best-selling and award-winning author known for works that explore the complexities of race and identity in America.
University Press of Mississippi
Episode: Constance Bailey, "Conversations with Kiese Laymon" (UP of Mississippi, 2025)
Constance Bailey
Assistant Professor of African American Literature and Folklore at Georgia State University, editor of the Conversations series including Kiese Laymon's work.
Episode: Constance Bailey, "Conversations with Kiese Laymon" (UP of Mississippi, 2025)
Mary Beth Willard
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Weber State University
Episode: Mary Beth Willard, "Why It's Ok to Enjoy the Work of Immoral Artists" (Routledge, 2021)

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 56 ratings
  • who gets a voice?

    so some of the podcast episodes present right-wing "scholarship" of dubious merit. that's fine. people can listen and make their own judgments.

    for all authors, interviewers should allow time for them to present their perspectives, but there should also be thorough and respectful challenging, including sources, methodology, potential gaps, and questioning about contrary perspectives. this is not always done, to the detriment of the audience and the authors.

    where the podcast fails is where so... more

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Some have raised concerns about a perceived bias towards Western literary perspectives, calling for broader international voices to be included.
Overall, the intellectual engagement with contemporary literary issues and the diverse range of guests is highly praised.
Listeners appreciate the depth and scholarly rigor of the discussions, finding them insightful for both academic and personal literary exploration.

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Matthias Egeler, "Elves and Fairies: A Short History of the Otherworld" (Yale UP, 2025)
Q: Could you please start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
Matthias introduces himself as a Professor of Old Norse and explains that his interest in elves during the COVID lockdown inspired him to create a work that combines delightful research with academic rigor.
Walter Scott Peterson, "[M]y ‘case’ to work up’: William Carlos Williams’s Paterson" (William Carlos Williams Review, Vol 41, No. 2, 2024),
Q: Do you think Williams would have encouraged or prescribed engagement with the arts as part of his treatment?
While Williams might not have prescribed the arts in a formal way, his belief in the importance of poetry and its ability to address emotional needs suggests he would have valued artistic engagement in healing.
Walter Scott Peterson, "[M]y ‘case’ to work up’: William Carlos Williams’s Paterson" (William Carlos Williams Review, Vol 41, No. 2, 2024),
Q: What elements of William's life and method would help to contextualize our conversation for the listeners?
Walter Scott Peterson discusses William Carlos Williams' holistic approach to both medicine and poetry, emphasizing the importance of understanding each individual in their unique context.
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, "Overdetermined: How Indian English Literature Becomes Ethnic, Postcolonial, and Anglophone" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Q: What do you mean by overdetermined?
Overdetermination, as used in the book, pertains to how both writers and scholars in ethnic and postcolonal literature face expectations related to representation and authenticity while engaging with their identities and texts.
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, "Overdetermined: How Indian English Literature Becomes Ethnic, Postcolonial, and Anglophone" (Columbia UP, 2025)
Q: Can you just very briefly introduce yourself? Talk about how you became interested in your field of expertise, which is English Literature and Post-Colonialism, and how the idea of this book came to you.
Dr. Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan mentions that her book is a product of 20 years of experience as a student and teacher of literature and cultural studies, influenced by her upbringing in the Indian American diaspora and her academic journey that embraced critical theory and cultural studies.

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