Episode 41: The Book of Esther with Dr. Alexiana Fry and Dr. Esther Brownsmith

Dr. Alexiana Fry, a guest researcher at the University of Copenhagen, and Dr. Esther Brownsmith, an assistant professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of Dayton are interviewed by Charlotte Howley – a PhD candidate in UCLA’s Program of Iranian Studies. They discuss trauma theory/trauma hermeneutics, fan fiction theory as a lens for ancient rewriting, “feminist killjoys” and “affect aliens,” and propaganda and multiculturalism in Persian and modern contexts. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu!

Learn more about Dr. Fry: https://www.alexianafry.com

Learn more about Dr. Brownsmith: https://udayton.edu/directory/artssciences/religiousstudies/brownsmith-esther.php

Follow Dr. Fry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradfry/

Check out Dr. Fry’s publications on Academia: https://sun.academia.edu/AlexianaFry/Books

Find Dr. Fry’s new book on Esther and Trauma: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Esther-Keeps-Score-Trauma-Politics/dp/0334066867

Follow Dr. Brownsmith on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estherbrownsmith

Check out Dr. Brownsmith’s publications on Academia: https://udayton.academia.edu/EstherBrownsmith

Find Dr. Brownsmith’s latest book on gendered violence: https://www.routledge.com/Gendered-Violence-in-Biblical-Narrative-The-Devouring-Metaphor/Brownsmith/p/book/9781032192987

Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.