Episode 30: Deborah Harkness's "A Discovery of Witches"

Episode 31 • January 22, 2019 • 00:46:39
Episode 30: Deborah Harkness's "A Discovery of Witches"
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Episode 30: Deborah Harkness's "A Discovery of Witches"

Jan 22 2019 | 00:46:39

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Show Notes

We return from our holiday break refreshed and full of opinions, ocassionally even ones that are relevant to the episode we're recording! Today we discuss the magical, indulgent, and, at times, confounding world of creatures found in the first book of the All Souls trilogy. Talking Points: vampire romance and the female gaze; the intertwining of science and magic; world-building and the need for internal sense; women as a discrete audience; sometimes it doesn't pay to read the book before the television show; why characters like Matthew Clairmont appeal to female power fantasy; the unequal scrutiny of female-generated media; and, hey, maybe don't excuse your boyfriend's murder habits all the time?
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