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Content warnings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The timeliness and meaningful stakes of Behn’s work means that some of the content in these episodes merit notice, as they occasionally include descriptions of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- racial caricatures, epithets, slurs, bigotry, and other hate speech.<\/li>
- rape, sexual assault, and harassment.<\/li>
- graphic, explicit violence, including toward women and people of color.<\/li>
- self-harm, suicide, and suicidal thoughts.<\/li>
- graphic, violent death, including genocide.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Notifying audiences of content warnings is considered a best practice in the classroom<\/a> as well as in journalistic settings, enabling listeners to martial their resources to engage with rather than be caught off guard and potentially harmed by sensitive content. Learn more at the Consciousness Style Guide<\/a>, a hub of resources and newsletter that helps writers and editors think critically about using language \u2014 including words, portrayals, framing, and representation \u2014 to empower instead of limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nBackground<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Check out these resources<\/a> to learn more about Behn’s biography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“Mrs Behn<\/a>,” Robert White after John Riley line engraving, 1716, National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG D9483.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/astrea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Behn-Portrait-Yale-858x1024.jpeg\")
“Mrs Behn the Poetess<\/a>,” Peter Lely, ca. 1670, Yale Center for British Art, B2002.15.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/astrea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Behn-Westminster-Headstone.jpg\")
Grave headstone of Aphra Behn, Westminster Abbey<\/a>, London, UK.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/astrea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/GetImage-e1618937046527.jpeg\")
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