The Virginia Woolf Podcast
Dr Karina Jakubowicz talks with writers, artists, and academics whose work has been influenced by the modernist writer, Virginia Woolf. This podcast is made in association with Literature Cambridge, an independent educational organisation that provides university-style lectures on a wide range of literary subjects. Head to https://www.literaturecambridge.co.uk for more info.
Podcasting since 2022 • 24 episodes
The Virginia Woolf Podcast
Latest Episodes
Rural Hours with Harriet Baker
Harriet Baker joins Karina to discuss her new book, 'Rural Hours: The Country Lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann.' Together they explore how rural living affected the work of these three innovative authors, and...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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20:14
Virginia Woolf in Japan, episode 2
In the second part of our series on Woolf in Japan, Karina visits Etc bookshop, a feminist bookshop in Tokyo. There, she speaks to the bookshop's founder, Akiko Matsuo, who believes Woolf's work is inspiring a whole community of Japanese femini...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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27:45
Making Sense of The Dreadnaught Hoax with Danell Jones
In 1910 a young Virginia Woolf engaged in a prank now known as The Dreadnought Hoax. The episode, which involved her pretending to be an Abyssinian Prince and wearing blackface, has divided and embarrassed scholars of her work, many of whom pre...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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34:16
Katherine Mansfield: Friend or Rival?
In this episode, Karina speaks with Mansfield expert Gerri Kimber about the author's infamous connection with Virginia Woolf. They discuss what they had in common, what they didn't, and whether she was ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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36:54
Virginia Woolf in Japan - Episode 1
This is the first part of a mini-series on Woolf in Japan. In this episode, Karina is joined by Prof Aki Katyama, the Japanese translator of A Room of One's Own. Together they discuss the success of this text in Japan, and the importance of Woo...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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21:26
