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Claire Whitehead

@cewhitehead72

Reader in Slavonic Studies at the University of St Andrews. 19th-century lit. and crime fiction specialist.

Joined July 2015
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Thu 25Apr 7:30pm @ToppingsStAs, join the launch&signing of author-illustrator @1badlamb’s graphic novel The Russian Detective, created as part of her work with Dr @cewhitehead72’s Impact&Innovation project, Lost Detectives: Adapting Old Texts for New Media.ow.ly/xmr150RjGYv
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This will be a great event. 25Apr 7:30pm at @ToppingsStAs: @1badlamb & @valmcdermid will discuss Carol Adlam's graphic novel The Russian Detective, joined by @cewhitehead72 of #Russian who'll talk about her project from which the book developed. More here: ow.ly/BnBV50Rb8Wf
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Don't miss this event! Thu, 25 Apr 7:30pm at @ToppingsStAs: @1badlamb & @valmcdermid on The Russian Detective! They will be joined by @cewhitehead72 of #Russian, who will talk about the Lost Detectives project from which the book developed. Read more here: ow.ly/2uL950R8j5i
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So grateful for @MsRachelCooke’s glowing review of @1badlamb’s new graphic novel #TheRussianDetective in The Observer. Proud to be a small part of it. Grab your copy now! Huge thanks to @univofstandrews, @StAModLangs and @JonathanCape for their support. theguardian.com/books/2024/m…
The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review – exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime...

The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review – exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime...

This richly evocative tale – part of a project drawing on the work of long-forgotten contemporaries of Dostoevsky – bears repeated readings

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Read the new blog of @UStAResearch about the creative relationship between @cewhitehead72 and @1badlamb and the development of Adlam's graphic novel. impact.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/l…
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📢NEW ARTICLE: 'Bodies of Evidence: The Depiction of Violence Against Female Characters in Late Imperial Russian Crime Fiction' by @cewhitehead72 and Grace Docherty (@StAModLangs.) Read the article Open Access via the MLO site: bit.ly/BodofEv #russianstudies
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Byre World@ByreWorld27 Oct 2022
Come along to our upcoming event 'Lost Detectives'🕵️ with Claire Whitehead & Carol Adlam as they discuss the forthcoming graphic novel adaptation of 19th-c Russian crime fiction! 🔎 Wednesday 2 November, 6pm, The Byre Theatre @cewhitehead72 @1badlamb @StAModLangs @ByreTheatre
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And check out our project website for more information about our adventures in adapting 19th-century Russian crime fiction for new audiences: st-andrews.ac.uk/~lostdetect… @1badlamb @StAModLangs @univofstandrews
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Episode 5 of our #LostDetectives podcast out now with the wonderful @valmcdermid chatting all things adaptation, crime fiction, #Traces, graphic novels and filming in sunny Dundee: soundcloud.com/university-of…. With me @cewhitehead72 and @1badlamb. @StAModLangs @univofstandrews
Lost Detectives Podcast - Episode 5

Lost Detectives Podcast - Episode 5

Dr Claire Whitehead and Carol Adlam interview bestselling and award-winning crime writer, Val McDermid, about her various experiences of adaptation. Their conversation covers Val’s very first novel wh

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We've got 4 podcasts for you already, and watch this space for a special announcement about the 5th episode! #LostDetectives #StAndrews #crimefiction #adaptation
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The Lost Detectives website is live with news, podcasts and special guests... check it out here: st-andrews.ac.uk/lostdetecti… #adaptation #crimefiction #russianliterature
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Our project examining Scotland's pioneering campaign to end period poverty is now featured on the RSE website! Check it out here: rsefundingawards.org.uk/case… @news_R
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Get a copy of Dr @cewhitehead72's 'intricately researched and fascinating exploration of the origins and development of' #Russian #CrimeFiction (ow.ly/F6fr50E9hhO) now in paperback from ow.ly/yJp450E9hhP. ⁦ @MHRABooks ⁩ #Legenda ⁦@1badlamb @UCLSSEES @Muireann⁩
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In case you missed it the first time around, my book on 19th-century Russian crime fiction is now available in paperback. Thanks to ⁦@MHRABooks⁩ #Legenda and ⁦@StAModLangs⁩ for support. And to ⁦@1badlamb⁩ for the brilliant cover image. mhra.org.uk/images/covers/M-…
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“The Akunin Project is as satisfying, protean, and innovative as #Akunin himself. This book will do much to enhance readers’ appreciation and understanding of contemporary #Russianculture.” Marcia Morris, Georgetown University. Learn more: bit.ly/3d6hGXU @aseeestudies
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Tune in tonight at 10pm to BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking to hear me discuss Dostoevskii, crime writing and love (what else?!) with the wonderful @AlexChristofi, @Muireann and @VivGroskop, expertly hosted by Rana Mitter. Thank you for having me!
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Join @1badlamb and me tomorrow evening at 7pm online for more talk of #lostdetectives as part of the @ByreWorld series. We will be chatting all things adaptation and sharing some artwork, audio recordings and video of our latest work. events.st-andrews.ac.uk/even…

Lost Detectives

The ‘Lost Detectives’ project is devoted to the adaptation and popularisation of forgotten works of nineteenth-century Russian crime fiction. Claire

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Looking for some lockdown-easing listening?... Episode 2 of our #LostDetectives podcast is now available: st-andrews.ac.uk/~lostdetect… Featuring @1badlamb and @SimonGrennan_ discussing adaptation, Trollope and Dispossession. Enjoy! @univofstandrews @CRSCEES @StAModLangs
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Bettina Bildhauer@BBildhauer21 Apr 2020
I've been feeling pretty useless as a non-scientist in the Coronavirus crisis but then I had a think about how humanities can help to prevent pandemics: Why Didn’t We See the Coronavirus Pandemic Coming? thepolyphony.org/2020/04/21/… via @the_polyphony
Why Didn’t We See the Coronavirus Pandemic Coming?

Why Didn’t We See the Coronavirus Pandemic Coming?

A question of scale: Bettina Bildhauer argues that viruses are too small to be recognised in our anthropocentric habits of perceiving agency, but “new materialist” theories and pre-Enli…

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