Episode 49 Is the Husband Going to Be a Problem? with Dr. Caroline Bicks
Professor Caroline Bicks discusses how her wedding ring became an issue in a job interview. She wrote about the dilemma in her NY Times Modern Love article, “Is The Husband Going to Be a Problem.” In academia, it’s called the “two-body problem” as our guest explains.
Dr. Bicks is the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine. She is also on the faculty of the Bread Loaf School of English. She specializes in Shakespeare, gender studies, and the history of science. She is the author of Cognition and Girlhood in Shakespeare’s World: Rethinking Female Adolescence (Cambridge University Press, 2021); Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare’s England (Ashgate, 2003); co-editor of The History of British Women’s Writing, 1500-1610 (Palgrave, 2010). She also is the co-author of Shakespeare, Not Stirred: Cocktails for Your Everyday Dramas.
Episode originally aired live on WVOX-AM on December 22, 2022
About Dr. Caroline Bicks
Dr. Bicks on Facebook as UMaine King Chair
Dr. Bicks on Twitter as UMaine King Chair
Dr. Bicks’s Books and Publications
“Is the Husband Going to Be a Problem”. nytimes.com
Cognition and Girlhood in Shakespeare’s World: Rethinking Female Adolescence (2021)
Shakespeare, Not Stirred: Cocktails for Your Everyday Dramas (2015)
The History of British Women’s Writing, 1500-1610 (2010), Co-Editor
Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare’s England (2003)
Obituary for Dr. Bicks’ Grandmother Henrietta Bicks who she discusses in Ep 49
Additional Resources
Muniz, Hannah (2022, January 16) The 19 Steps to Becoming a College Professor. blog.prepscholar.com
McKenna, Laura (2018, February 7) How Hard Do Professors Actually Work. theatlantic.com
Gallagher, Aileen (2015, November 6) 14 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a College Professor. cosmopolitan.com
Lee, Oliver (2015, September 8) I Have One of the Best Jobs in Academia. Here’s Why I’m Walking Away. vox.com
Cebula, Larry (2011, November 13) Open Letter to My Students: No You Cannot Be a Professor. northwesthistory.blogspot.com