Series 3, Episode 1: Dr Naomi Paxton

For the first episode of Series 3, and to commemorate International Women's Day 2021, host Megan Hunter sits down with Dr Naomi Paxton.

Naomi is Central’s Knowledge Exchange Fellow, a Parliamentary Academic Fellow, and an Associate Fellow of the School of Advanced Study, University of London.   Her research focuses on feminist activism, the suffrage movement, and the cultural histories of political and feminist theatre. 

Naomi was an Arts and Humanities Research Council and BBC Radio 3 New Generation thinker, and she continues to speak regularly on BBC radio and television, as well as in other media and at festivals and events.  

In 2018, she was nominated for a Parliamentary Diversity and Inclusion Award for her work with the Vote 100 team, a collaborative project with the University of Lincoln and the University of Plymouth to commemorate the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act. 

Naomi is also an award-winning performer who has appeared on the West End, in national and international touring productions, cabaret, magic, physical theatre, radio drama and comedy.  

Central’s Students' Union Women's Officers Celeste da Palma and Lauryn Jackman also feature to discuss their work with the SU and activities they've planned for International Women's Day. 

More information on Dr. Naomi Paxton's work can be found on the Central website or on her own website where you can also find details about her book and links to her upcoming events, performances and public engagement workshops.

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Discover Central is hosted by Megan Hunter and produced and edited by Megan Hunter and Scott Bellamy.  Main podcast image by Patrick Baldwin.  Megan Hunter's photo is used courtesy of Lydia Keen.  Theme music "Emotive Technology" is by High Street Music and has been used with permission thanks to Premium Beats.  With thanks to colleagues and students at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.  

 

Megan Hunter

Dr Naomi Paxton