Description
When Anne Brontë published The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1848, she challenged domestic abuse, gendered power, and societal silence. Over 175 years later, the novel remains strikingly modern. In this compelling event, Tina Kramer, retired U.S. law enforcement investigator and Creative Writing PhD researcher, examines the book’s enduring relevance.
Combining professional and literary insights, she explores how Brontë’s depiction of coercive control anticipates today’s understanding of psychological, emotional, and financial abuse. As Kramer adapts Wildfell Hall for a contemporary audience, she reflects on literature’s power to reveal hidden truths, defy norms, and amplify silenced voices.
Trigger warning: this event may contain distressing content topics including domestic violence, coercive control, murder, and suicide.
About the Speaker
Tina Kramer
Tina Kramer is a PhD Researcher in English and Creative Writing at the University of Gloucestershire. She is writing an adaption of Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall with a research focus on the use of social message within literature and exploring the themes of power imbalance, domestic abuse, and the human condition. Tina holds a diploma in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford. She is a retired Investigator from a Domestic Violence and Vulnerable Adults Unit in a Prosecutor’s Office in the US. She has an MA Interdisciplinary Studies and a BS in Human Development.
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