Episode 11 - Romantasy

Romantasy with Dr Yael Cameron. In the eleventh episode of Hey, Did You Know? An AUT Podcast, Dr Yael Cameron chats to host Mike Kilpatrick about romantasy, the book genre that’s taken the world by storm. During their chat Yael explains what romantasy is and talks about popular romantasy author Sarah J Maas’s popularity.She also discusses the idea that because romantasy books tend to be queer and women friendly there may be snobbery or misogyny when it comes to talking about the genre. That doesn’t mean romantasy is perfect, though, and Yael talks about some of the common tropes that are seen in these books as well as great examples of where those tropes are turned on their head. They also talk about popular Netflix show Heated Rivalry and how important it is for people to see sports people represented as queer and the impact that can have. That leads to a discussion about the Superbowl half-time show and how powerful Bad Bunny’s performance was for representation – but also why it was a political statement. Yael finishes talking about poetry and then shares some suggestions for books to read if you’re new to romantasy. Warning – there may be spoilers for Sarah J Maas books in this podcast. Yael is a Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education in the Faculty of Culture and Society Using a queer and feminist lens, Yael’s work traces social, religious and mythological representations in popular culture as a way of understanding the world we live in.   She has written about influential works like Dune, Mad Max, Finnish Noir, and Russian Resistance Poetry and also on legendary figures like Frankenstein, Medusa, and Eve. MAIN TOPICS AND DISCUSSION @sarahjmaas - The Instagram page for the author of A Court of Thorns and Roses  Bad Bunny’s Superbowl half-time show -Watch the full show on YouTube Heated Rivalry - The Wikipedia entry on the wildly popular Canadian TV show Radiance by Grace Draven- The official website of the author of Yael’s recommended readCOMMUNITY CALLS AND ACTION Rate & Review on your chosen podcast app Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autuninews/Tell us what you want to know about next: [email protected]  CREDITS Host – Mike KilpatrickEditors – Mike KilpatrickProducer – Mike KilpatrickExecutive Producer – Nicola HopkinsMusic – Clinton WatkinsDesign – AUT Brand Team