From Hell, Part I

<p>This week, Jamie and Sofia talk about the 2001 adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel, From Hell. Join us for a discussion of Jack the Ripper, Alan Moore's famous hatred of filmed adaptations of his work, living conditions in Whitechapel, pea soup fogs, and more!</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>Movie Production Background:</p> <p>From Hell, IMDB: <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120681/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120681/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.tor.com/2012/04/30/the-great-alan-moore-reread-from-hell-part-2/#:~:text=But%2C%20Moore%20clarifies%20his%20stance,who%20Jack%20the%20Ripper%20was.&text=It%20was%20the%20behavior%20of,he%20was%20the%20most%20interesting."> Tor.com, The Great Alan Moore Re-read</a></p> <p>Living Conditions in Whitechapel:</p> <p><a href= "https://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/ripper-street/blog/2012/12/whitechapel"> BBC America, "Whitechapel". </a></p> <p><a href= "https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/virtuallylondon/2015/12/07/whitechapel/"> Virtually London: Whitechapel</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2018/09-10/jack-the-ripper-murders-mystery-history/"> National Geographic, "Who Was Jack the Ripper?"</a></p> <p><a href= "https://booth.lse.ac.uk/map/14/-0.1174/51.5064/100/0">Charles Booth, Poverty Map</a></p> <p><a href="https://booth.lse.ac.uk/notebooks">Charles Booth's Notebooks</a></p> <p>Pea Soup Fogs:</p> <p>Peter Thorsheim, "Interpreting the London Fog Disaster of 1952," in Smoke and Mirrors: The Politics and Culture of Air Pollution, ed. E. Melanie DuPuis (New York: NYU Press, 2004)</p> <p>Christine L. Corton, London Fog: The Biography (Harvard University Press, 2017)</p> <p><a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2012/dec/05/60-years-great-smog-london-in-pictures"> The Guardian, "Sixty Years Since the Great Smog of London, In Pictures."</a></p>