EPISODE · Mar 26, 2026 · 56 MIN
The Feminist Critique of Mad Woman
from The Swiftie and The Scholar · host Angela McDow | Dr. Jerry Coats
We are getting angry and witchy today with mad woman from Taylor Swift’s 2020 album, folklore. Uncle Jerry teaches us where the word hysteria comes from, how women have been written about for centuries, and how sometimes, we make our own monsters. Listen to the song with us on Patreon!Works Cited:The Madwoman in the Attic – Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar – Aff LinkIn Medias Res: Definition and Examples To Start a Story in the MiddleDramatic MonologueOrion and ScorpiusThe Mourning Bride – William CongreveSumma Theologica – Thomas AquinasHandlyng Synne – Robert Manning of BrunneChristian Caldwell, Woman WitchhunterCassandra x mad woman x I Did Something BadFollow Us:PatreonYouTubeTikTokInstagramAngela’s InstagramUncle Jerry’s Instagram
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We are getting angry and witchy today with mad woman from Taylor Swift’s 2020 album, folklore. Uncle Jerry teaches us where the word hysteria comes from, how women have been written about for centuries, and how sometimes, we make our own monsters. Listen to the song with us on Patreon!Works Cited:The Madwoman in the Attic – Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar – Aff LinkIn Medias Res: Definition and Examples To Start a Story in the MiddleDramatic MonologueOrion and ScorpiusThe Mourning Bride – William CongreveSumma Theologica – Thomas AquinasHandlyng Synne – Robert Manning of BrunneChristian Caldwell, Woman WitchhunterCassandra x mad woman x I Did Something BadFollow Us:PatreonYouTubeTikTokInstagramAngela’s InstagramUncle Jerry’s Instagram
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