I still sort of disagree with Colette’s argument about Wollstonecraft as reviewer but *believe* in the power of dissensus to keep academia moving #Rom2Uni
Colette Davies reviews Wollstonecraft’s reviewing practices, positioning her as a surprisingly conservative gatekeeper
Dr Andrew McInnes
In the late eighteenth century, the literary marketplace expanded significantly and review culture burgeoned. Mary Wollstonecraft, often perceived as an avant-garde feminist, embarked on a ‘new pla…