Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction
Next WordStars and Swords is a weekly podcast dedicated to the exploration, analysis and celebration of genre fiction.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 85 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsBooks | |||
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This week, we conclude our spooky-season unit on The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. As Eleanor retreats from the story, how do we become aware of the perspective of the house itself? Is it possible to read Theodora as a villain? What, in ... more
This week, we continue our thirteenth unit on The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. What are the atomic units of identity, and how do they interact? How does the book operate with -- or without -- the queer subtext? Is there, at the most bas... more
This week, we begin our thirteenth unit with an introduction to The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. How does Jackson's biography help us to understand the themes of this book? How do we understand Hill House in the gothic tradition? Is thi... more
This week, we conclude our unit on David Sodergren's The Haar. Where did cozy fiction come from? Is the satire effective? How do we understand Muriel's faith and final decision?
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Apple Podcasts5chulseyy
United States2 years ago - Intelligent deep dive
So thrilled to find this intelligent deep dive into literature.
Apple Podcasts5AaaaHDdddUnited States2 years ago - Insightful and fun
Do we really need another literary podcast? The answer is yes, we do, if it’s as insightful and fun as this one. From C.S. Lewis to Terry Miles, this has been an interesting journey so far, and I’m looking forward to next month’s discussion of V. E. Schwab’s “invisible life of Addie LaRue”!
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