• Making Sense of The Dreadnaught Hoax with Danell Jones

  • Aug 1 2024
  • Length: 34 mins
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Making Sense of The Dreadnaught Hoax with Danell Jones

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  • In 1910 a young Virginia Woolf engaged in a prank now known as The Dreadnought Hoax. The episode, which involved her pretending to be an Abyssinian Prince and wearing blackface, has divided and embarrassed scholars of her work, many of whom prefer not to dwell on it.

    Danell Jones, author of 'The Girl Prince: Virginia Woolf, Race, and The Dreadnaught Hoax' is the first researcher to deeply consider this moment in Woolf's biography while also engaging with the Black experience in Britain, including the stories of real princes to Caribbean writers and South African activists.

    Karina asks Danell what really happened during the Hoax and what legacies it leaves.

    The book can be purchased through multiple outlets including: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-girl-prince/

    For a discount, use promo code THEGIRLPRINCE25

    https://danelljones.com/the-girl-prince-virginia-woolf-race-and-the-dreadnought-hoax/

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