In this episode Claire Allen is joined by Dr Drew Gray to discuss the infamous case of Jack the Ripper. This is a case which has garnered much interest, both in the fields of Literature and History. Tune in to hear how our understanding of the case has changed and developed over time, and continues to do so, as well as how the figure of Jack and his victims have sparked the imaginations of fiction writers and literary scholars. What do we learn from studying this figure? As the podcast explores, there is so much more to discover other than just the ‘who done it’ fascination or the gruesome detail of horrific crimes, but actually a focus on this case, which almost everyone has heard of, can teach us so much more about the society of the time, but also who we are today and how some of the societal issues prevalent in the nineteenth century still have relevance to our contemporary lives.
