Whoa-llab w/ Shelf Love Part 1 - 140. Dreaming of You: Justice for Joyce

Whoa!mance: Romance, Feminism, and Ourselves

This episode we embark on a Duologoy, a duet of sorts with Shelf Love. In an attempt to highlight the manifold approaches one can have to a single text, we are each, discretely, discussing DREAMING OF YOU by Lisa Kleypas. We have not listened to one another's discussions prior to recording/editing our own episodes, so there might be cross-over, but that will be as interesting as the unique points we each explore. Because, as our Vice President so aptly observed, who doesn't love Venn Diagrams? Shelf Love is kicking things off, and the next round is on us. __________________________________________________________ Let’s talk about Joyce Ashby from Lisa Kleypas's novel Dreaming of You. We delve into the dichotomous portrayal of Joyce as an irredeemable villainess alongside her foil, the redeemable “hero” Derek Craven. We explore the parallel themes of violence, possessiveness, and animalistic sexuality resulting in problematically differing fates and treatment by the text. Belched from the underworld, Defender of Bisexual Villainesses Dame Jodie Slaughter joins Shelf Love in this special cross-over project with Whoa!mance - watch for the next episode, in which Morgan and Isabeau share their conversation about Dreaming of You. Shelf Love: NEW! Substack: https://shelflovepodcast.substack.com/ Website https://shelflovepodcast.com/ Twitter @shelflovepod Instagram @shelflovepodcast YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpr5TNh-BTvsp93ECCvpoFQ Email: [e-mail] Guest: Dame Jodie Slaughter, Shelf Love’s Expert on Bisexual Villainesses Website https://www.jodieslaughter.com/ Twitter @JodieSlaughter Instagram @jodie_slaughter