Interrogating Hardy: Recent Episodes
Wessex Museums
Four exhibitions across the Wessex Museums partnership celebrate the activism and forward-thinking of Thomas Hardy. But was he really a social activist? From women’s rights to social inequality, this podcast will interrogate Hardy. With the use of guests including an academic researcher and an expert on the modern-day, these episodes show that maybe he was just a small cog in the social changes occurring in Victorian Britain. Join Wessex Museums’ Thomas Hardy Curator, Harriet Still, and her fantastic guests, and follow their journey in questioning the exceptionality of Hardy.
Join Wessex Museums' curator, Harriet Still, and her guests Chloe Taylor, an Open University graduate in Arts and Humanities specialising in classical studies who volunteered with Wessex Museums on their Hardy project, and Dr Anjana Khatwa, the Wessex Museums' engagement lead, for this week's episode. In this episode, Harriet and her guests talk about whether Hardy is relevant, if this relevance extends to modern and diverse audiences, and they discuss Hardy being removed from school curriculums.
Join Wessex Museums' curator, Harriet Still, and her guests Nigel Amies, who works with schools, museums, and historical sites on 'historical education', and Dr Tracy Hayes, who completed her PhD on Thomas Hardy and is a researcher in Thomas Hardy, Victorian Literature and masculinities, for this week's episode. In this episode, Harriet and her guests talk about war, armchair critics, and how unique Thomas Hardy was in representing war.
Join Wessex Museums' curator, Harriet Still, and her guests Christopher Nicholson, the author of 'Winter', and Holly Smith, who graduated from the University of York and hosts the podcast 'Past Loves', for this week's episode. In this episode, Harriet and her guests talk about romance, relationships, and Thomas Hardy's representations of love.
Join Wessex Museums' curator, Harriet Still, and her guests Jo Wiltcher, a fashion history expert who helped mount some of the clothes across the Hardy's Wessex exhibitions, and Esther Wilson, a PhD student who is funded by the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities, for this week's episode. In this episode, Harriet and her guests talk about fashion, identity, and Thomas Hardy's criticism of impractical clothing.
Join Wessex Museums' curator, Harriet Still, and her guests Glyn Coy, from the Hidden Wiltshire Podcast, and Jack Fuller, an archaeology graduate from the University of Bristol, for this week's episode. In this episode, Harriet and her guests talk about myths, archaeology and the landscape through the lens of Thomas Hardy.
Join Wessex Museums' curator, Harriet Still, and her guests, Gill Donnell MBE from the Successful Women podcast, and Kirsty O'Rourke from the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past at the University of York. In this episode, Harriet and her guests talk about women's rights and suffrage all through the lens of Thomas Hardy.
Join Wessex Museums' curator, Harriet Still, and her guests, Leila from Tamarisk Farm and Harvey from the University of York, as they interrogate Hardy. In this episode, Harriet and her guests talk about the social inequality of the land all through the lens of Thomas Hardy.
Welcome to Wessex Museums' first-ever podcast series! In this episode, we briefly introduce you to our series, 'Interrogating Hardy'.