An ongoing series of conversations with women critics among the ranks of NYIH fellows, covering the role of women in criticism historically and currently, criticism in general, and the work of each guest.

Melanie Rehak and Margo Jefferson discuss the relationship between language and criticism, developing a voice, the intersection of race, privilege and criticism, and claiming characters from Little Women.

Episode 2: Margo Jefferson

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Melanie Rehak and Ruth Franklin discuss the Franklin’s work as a critic, her acclaimed biography Shirley Jackson: A Very Haunted Life, and how the literary landscape might look different now if women critics had been given an equal playing field throughout the 20th century.