About Dr. Victoria C. Roskams
Victoria C. Roskams specializes in literature and music as a reader, researcher, and practitioner. As an academic, Roskams's interests span the long nineteenth century and all sorts of interactions between all of the arts, especially in movements such as Romanticism, aestheticism, and decadence. A long-term obsession has been Oscar Wilde, his disciples, his imitators, and his antagonists. As a creative writer, Roskams is especially interested in uncanny encounters with the arts, strange or queer artists, and haunting afterlives. As a musician, Roskams is primarily interested in the eclectic.
Education
DPhil English
University of Oxford, 2023
MA English Literary Studies
University of York, 2018
BA English
University of Bristol, 2016
Areas of Expertise
About Dr. Victoria C. Roskams
Victoria C. Roskams specializes in literature and music as a reader, researcher, and practitioner. As an academic, Roskams's interests span the long nineteenth century and all sorts of interactions between all of the arts, especially in movements such as Romanticism, aestheticism, and decadence. A long-term obsession has been Oscar Wilde, his disciples, his imitators, and his antagonists. As a creative writer, Roskams is especially interested in uncanny encounters with the arts, strange or queer artists, and haunting afterlives. As a musician, Roskams is primarily interested in the eclectic.
Education
DPhil English
University of Oxford, 2023
MA English Literary Studies
University of York, 2018
BA English
University of Bristol, 2016
Areas of Expertise
How Vampires Conquered Folklore, Literature, and Art
Vampires haunted folklore literature and art for centuries, but their greatest mystery is why they still fascinate us
The Wild Lives and Political Extremes of the 6 Mitford Sisters
The six aristocratic Mitford sisters shocked 20th-century society by leaping from rural obscurity into extreme fascism, communism, and scandal.
10 English Words With Arabic Origins
Discover the roots of ten words that came into the English language from Arabic.
The Genius of Friedrich Schiller Who Turned Revolution Into Theater
Who was Friedrich Schiller, poet, political firebrand, Germany's answer to William Shakespeare?
The Outrageous Scandals That Drove Lord Byron Into Exile
Lord Byron shocked Regency England with his chaotic love affairs and forbidden relationships, forcing him into a permanent continental exile.
5 Compositions That Define the Tragic Genius of Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky concealed his forbidden identity in czarist Russia by encoding his profound emotional suffering into his greatest music.
5 Scandalous Myths About the Romantic Poets Debunked
The truth behind the wild lives of early 19th-century Romantic poets as we separate historical facts from enduring mythology.
The Unsung Female Authors of English Romantic Literature
Read about the remarkable women who took part in the Romantic movement and challenged male-dominated narratives.
10 Essential Works of Decadent Literature You Need to Read
Plunge into ten works from 19th-century Europe's literature of perverse pleasures and perplexing pastimes.
The Strange Reason Why Oscar Wilde’s Tomb Needed a Glass Wall
What do sphinxes and tombstones have in common? Silence, proverbially—though not when the two came together after the death of Oscar Wilde.
6 Masterpieces by Henry James That Defined Modern Literature
Why is Henry James known as the Master? Discover six of the novelist's greatest works, each laden with psychological complexity and tightly wrought prose.
10 English Words You Didn’t Know Had Celtic Origins
Discover the roots of ten words that came into the English language from the neighboring group of Celtic languages.