Ep. 13- SANDITON Regency Fiction and Racial History
Crystal Clarke (Georgiana Lambe) and Rose Williams (Charlotte Heywood) in the adaptation of Jane Austen’s final (and uncompleted) work, Sanditon. Sanditon Season 2 on PBS MASTERPIECE.
The Sanditon conversation continues in part 2 of our deep dive with SHARON D. JOHNSON, Ph.D., script and story consultant for MASTERPIECE including Sanditon. (Recorded March 11, 2022)
The Boston Sisters, Michon and Taquiena, talk with Dr. Johnson about…
Racial representation and authenticity in historical drama
Facing uncomfortable truths in period adaptations
The collaborative process of inclusive storytelling
AUDIO NOTE: There are some audio blips on the guest speaker’s track due to a weak WiFi connection. There’s also soft jingling sounds (jewelry). There’s still much of our fascinating conversation with Dr. Johnson included in the podcast for the enjoyment of our listeners.
SHARON D. JOHNSON, Ph.D. is a screenwriter, journalist, depth psychologist, and scholar of television, film, and African American arts, literature, and culture.
She is a published critical and feature story writer and a member of the Writers Guild of America, West. Dr. Johnson is also a Lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Northridge where she teaches courses on Black images in film, Black popular culture, and African American literature.
Her essay, “Conscious Daughters: Psychological Migration, Individuation, and the Declaration of Black Female Identity in Daughters of the Dust” is included in the 2020 anthology, Teaching Daughters of the Dust as a Womanist Film and the Black Arts Aesthetic of Filmmaker Julie Dash. Dr. Johnson is also editor of the essay collection, Seeing in the Dark: Wisdom Works by Black Women in Depth Psychology published in 2017.
Connect with Sharon D. Johnson, Ph.D.
Listen to PART 1 “Becoming Georgiana Lambe” (episode 11) of the Sanditon deep dive featuring our conversation with CRYSTAL CLARKE who portrays Georgiana Lambe in the series. (Recorded March 14, 2022)
Listen to episode 3 of our podcast - a conversation with SUSANNE SIMPSON, Executive Producer of the PBS drama series, MASTERPIECE. Simpson shares how this 50-year phenom is changing to bring more diversity to the stories, casts, and creative production of historical dramas, fiction adaptations, and mystery series set in the past with UK partners. (Recorded October 22, 2021)
Sanditon, Season 2, is a co-production of Red Planet Pictures, MASTERPIECE and ITV in association with PBS Distribution. The series had its U.S. premiere on PBS MASTERPIECE from March 20 to April 24, 2022.
Winner of 83 Primetime Emmys® and 18 Peabody Awards, MASTERPIECE has been essential Sunday night viewing for millions of fans since 1971. MASTERPIECE is known for hits such as All Creatures Great and Small, Sherlock, Downton Abbey and Victoria, and beloved classics such as Upstairs Downstairs, Prime Suspect, The Forsyte Saga and Poldark.
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