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Madeline Potter
@madelinepotter.bsky.social
ECR Teaching & Research Fellow 19th century @LLCatEdinburgh | @CN_CSI |Theological Monsters (UWP), The Roma (The Bodley Head/Harper Collins, 2025) | 19thC Gothic
So much. Dr Hirst has a PhD in English and has taught on and researched the Brontë’s extensively - and their post was instantly recognisable to many of us in the field, since yes, it’s such a popular interpretation.
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Not just my Romani friends, any Romani person speaking up. So, here is a load of information that can get you started, basically. Now, go do some research and listen to actual Romani people. A good history intro? Here you go. 102/
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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For Madeline's excellent talk on this subject (which I draw on strongly in this thread), see this video! 13/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcDW...
Son of the fortune-teller: Heathcliff's Racialisation in 'Wuthering Heights' with Dr Madeline Potter
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
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November 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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As Potter explains here, the ambiguity of Heathcliff's identity feeds into contemporary constructions of the Roma as unknowable, mysterious or uncanny. 12/
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
🙏
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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One would need to be of a particularly rash and unwise disposition to gainsay @madelinepotter.bsky.social on this.

Racists, she's thought harder on this than you, understands this better than you ever could, and is so much smarter than you it's unfair. Go home, you're embarrassing yourselves.
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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First up, Wuthering Heights and it's adaptations have nothing to do with race, right? That's what (certain people) like to tell us.

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November 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Oh my goodness thank you so much, lovely 🥺🥺🥺hope you enjoy x
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it & hope you enjoy! Since I’ve not been able to physically do it being based in the UK, there are no signed American editions so yes it’d need to be a signed UK edition and I’m not sure about the logistics of that sadly.but hope you enjoy either way
November 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hahah yeah the discomfort and like it’s a bad word hahah! Thank you so much lovely I’m SO glad you’ve enjoyed it xxx hugs xxx
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Oh I’m so glad! That means a lot to know — and very thrilled to know you’re enjoying it. Thank you 🙏
October 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Oh that’s so beautiful! Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
October 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM