Caroline Crampton
Editing Agatha Christie
How do we approach offensive language in texts from previous times? Be aware that this episode includes discussion of prejudice, slurs and "of its time" attitudes and language. Thank you to my guest, Subhadra Das. You can find more information about her work at her website subhadradas.com
Editing Agatha Christie Transcript
Caroline: Time passes and the world changes — we hope that it largely changes for the better, although the evidence for that might not yet satisfy the best detectives. Still, it is to be expected that the language and beliefs that were commonplace and unremarkable a hundred years ago are approached