Beyond the Books - Series 3: Episode 5 – Madeleine Banatvala

Beyond the Books is a podcast from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC) that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at research and the people who make it happen. This is the fifth episode in Series 3, which is hosted by Beth Price (PhD student in Asian Studies).Beth’s guest for this episode is PhD candidate in French and Francophone Studies, Madeleine Banatvala. Their discussion touches on philosophy, female friendship, and relationships and sexuality, all through the lens of Simone de Beauvoir and Violette le Duc’s works and lives.