Helen Williams: Heritage and Memory - Unfinished Business: Representations of Motherhood

Continuing our Heritage and Memory series, Adrianna Chmielewska talks to Helen Williams on her research into representations of motherhood.  Helen Williams is a first-year doctoral researcher in creative writing at Brunel University of London. An experienced motherhood journalist, Williams is writing a novel based around her research on the ways relationships between generations of university-educated mothers and daughters are represented in contemporary British fiction. One of the texts she is focusing on is Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other. In this podcast, Williams presents a piece of creative criticism: a monologue in the voice of the National Theatre, a key setting in Evaristo's novel, comparing the structure of the novel to the architecture of the theatre. As well as reading a sample of her writing, Helen talks about her inspirations for the project and trends in matricentric literature today.  All reading and viewing recommendations can be found on our Instagram @technepodcast.  Technecast is a podcast series showcasing research from across the arts and humanities. It is produced by Adrianna Chmielewska, Felix Clutson, Isabel Sykes, Morag Thomas, Olivia Aarons, Eva Dieteren and Pragya Sharma. Fancy turning your research into a podcast episode? We'd love to hear from you at [email protected].