In Joe's absence, Houman sits down with Joakim Jahlmar from University West to talk about the continued resonance of classic literature and stories in popular culture. How do figures like Shakespeare and Milton continue to influence today's creators? What is intertextuality? And how do modern texts maintain dialogues with, and complement those that have come before?

Links:
Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" white: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pMMIe4hb4
Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" red: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW3gKKiTvjs
Marillion - "Grendel:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxp5KJOHqmI

Joakim Jahlmar - "Give the Devil His Due." https://muse-jhu-edu.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/article/583338

On Kate Bush's Radical Interpretation of 'Wuthering Heights:' https://lithub.com/on-kate-bushs-radical-interpretation-of-wuthering-heights/?fbclid=IwAR0oeMMxnxDw2hKIefzva26WpvOsUKndIg7yIF8YH0K12v1q8mWw4p92hL4

Contact: 
joseph.trotta@sprak.gu.se
houman.sadri@sprak.gu.se
joakim.jahlmar@hv.se

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Here is the infographic mentioned in the podcast:
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