Best known as the author of The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Bede (d. 735) also penned works on science, as well as sermons, poetry and hagiography. He wanted, however, to be remembered primarily as a commentator on the Bible – one who ‘followed in the footsteps of the Fathers’ to expound the sacred … Continue reading
An interview with Maria Kathryn Tomlinson, author of ‘From Menstruation to the Menopause’
To celebrate the publication and upcoming book launch of her new book, Dr. Tomlinson was interviewed by fellow LUP author, Dr. Wimbush to discuss the novel and the ways in which it handles representations of menstruation, childbirth and the menopause in women's writing in French.
Sex, Sea and Self: Jacqueline Couti talks to Katharine Shilcutt for Rice University
This article explores the 'Sex, Sea and Self''s ideas in further depth, examining Couti's thoughts on selfhood, French Caribbean literature and the sexualisation of black female bodies.
Female Francophone Aesthetics of Exile: In discussion with Antonia Wimbush
Author Antonia Wimbush offers an insight into issues of belonging, geographical mobility and the self in contemporary autofictional literature.
‘Do Not Forsake the Instruction of Your Mother’ – International Women’s Day with Marjorie Lehman
This International Women's Day, Marjorie Lehman, co-editor of Mothers in the Jewish Cultural Imagination, discusses how she is working to disentangle motherhood from idealised notions of the Jewish family and the stereotypes of the Jewish mother. Mothers in the Jewish Cultural Imagination (eds.) Marjorie Lehman, Jane L. Kanarek and Simon J. Bronner is published by the Littman … Continue reading
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