A longer version of Charles’ Interview with Catherine Archer-Richards, who is in the final months of her PhD in History. Catherine’s thesis, “Shakespeare as the ‘girl’s friend’” investigates the way girls in the Victorian era encountered the works of Shakespeare, at home and at school. She situates the influence of these early literary encounters on the evolving conceptions of girlhood, and the emancipation of women over the Victorian period.
We also hear about Catherine’s path to a PhD, the practicalities of archive research, relationships with supervisor, and the crucial tip to always note down the page number of quotes!
The Roey Grad Podcast is a presentation of the University of Roehampton’s Graduate School.
https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/study/academic-areas/graduate-school
Our theme music is by DiamondTunes.
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Our hosts are two PhDs of Roehampton, Charles Miller and Will Berard, who also edits and mixes the podcast. It was produced by Aaliyah Hassan.
Comments, questions, want to appear on the show? Get in touch at graduateschool@roehampton.ac.uk
