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Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror episodes
- S03, E11: Women’s ghost stories with Melissa Edmundson MakalaGhost literature written by women in the 19th century was more about social commentary than pure entertainment, argues academic Melissa Edmundson Makala. Charlotte positively geeks out with Melissa about her book, Women's Ghost Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Gothic Literary Studies).Full episode notes are available at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com1 hr
- S03, E11: Women's ghost stories with Melissa Edmundson MakalaGhost literature written by women in the 19th century was more about social commentary than pure entertainment, argues academic Melissa Edmundson Makala. Charlotte positively geeks out with Melissa about her book, Women's Ghost Literature in Nineteenth-Century Britain (Gothic Literary Studies).Full episode notes are available at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com1 hr
- Idealised characters and Mary Sues
We’ve all encountered them – characters who can do anything. They have physical and mental abilities beyond every other character in that world, perhaps even abilities that no one else in the world has in any capacity. They are so good-looking there are no words to properly capture their beauty. Everyone one they meet instantly […]
The post Idealised characters and Mary Sues first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.1 hr 4 min - S03, E10: Idealised characters and Mary SuesMary Sues are idealised characters with no real flaws. They are dull, irritating, and strangely prevalent. We look at what it means to be a Mary Sue, why they can be problematic, and whether they might actually work... sometimes.Full episode notes available at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com1 hr 4 min
- Fighting oppression with Paige L Christie
Last year, Lucy was lucky enough to read an author review copy of Paige L Christie’s debut novel, Draigon Weather. She immediately fell in love with the story and what Paige was trying to achieve. We have previously had Paige on the blog answering our ‘five questions‘ but we wanted to talk to her more extensively […]
The post Fighting oppression with Paige L Christie first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.50 min - S03, E09: Fighting oppression with Paige L ChristieWe ask Paige L Christie about sacrificial tropes, using education as a kind of rebellion, and how cultural myths are used to oppress and establish social order.Full episode notes are available at www.breakingtheglassslipper.comIf you enjoy what we do, please leave a review!50 min
- Describing women with Gwen C. Katz
YA author Gwen C. Katz came across a forum thread about men’s ability to write female characters. There was the usual toxicity there – brushing off any criticism as more ‘SJW bullshit’. She wanted to speak out, but she had no idea her comments would strike such a chord. Her twitter comments were retweeted over 20,000 […]
The post Describing women with Gwen C. Katz first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.57 min - S03, E08: Describing women with Gwen C KatzWhy is it such a problem that men write poor descriptions of women? And what makes them bad descriptions in the first place?Breaking the Glass Slipper speak to YA author Gwen C. Katz about the pervasiveness of poor descriptions of women across genres and what we can do to address the problem.Full episode notes are available at www.breakingtheglassslipper.comIf you enjoyed this episode, please share and leave a review!57 min
- Jeanne Cavelos on teaching genre writing
Every few years I see articles pop up in my news feed debating the merits of creative writing courses. Can you teach writing, they ask. Writing is a skill just like any other – you might not be able to imbue someone with a sense of imagination, but you can show them how to write […]
The post Jeanne Cavelos on teaching genre writing first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.1 hr 3 min - S03, E07: Jeanne Cavelos on teaching genre writingCan writing be taught? Why go to a genre-specific writing course? What do students learn at such workshops?Charlotte and Megan talk to writer and founder of Odyssey Writing Workshops, Jeanne Cavelos, about teaching creative writing in a genre-specific context. http://www.odysseyworkshop.orgFull episode notes available at www.breakingtheglassslipper.com1 hr 3 min
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Podcast discussing women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Hosted by Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom. New episodes every other Thursday.