Shadeism

Season 1 wraps with the industry G.O.A.T Dr. Ronald Hall, Professor with the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. Tune into to hear more the term he coined -- the bleaching syndrome, skin tone and masculinity and how this all ladders up to the the cutting edge of the cutting edge when it comes to understanding racism. Shadeism instagram: @projectshadeism Follow Dr. Hall on Twitter: @TheSkinColorDr Links to support Khalsa Aid's work with the farmers, BLM movements & anti-asian racism in instagram bio!

This week I connect with Dr. Midge Wilson, from Chicago's DePaul University. Dr. Wilson takes us through her journey on studying the topic of colorism from the lens of beauty standards, the limitations she's faced as a white woman in this field and her hope for future generations! Follow Midge on twitter: @midgewilson1 Follow the podcast on instagram: @projectshadeism. Link to support Khalsa Aid's work with the farmers & BLM movements in my instagram bio!

This week's guest is Dr. Lorna Roth, a Distinguished Professor Emerita, Communication Studies (that is a big deal y'all) from Concordia University. Dr. Roth takes us on her path to becoming a celebrated researcher in the skin tone landscape. Her journey involves a tiny bit of corporate espionage and a whole lot of patience as she walks us through her work on uncovering Shirley Cards, mapping the racial biases built into the technology used by thr media, photography, film and cinema industries and the impact it has on the AI of today. The common theme running through her work is the idea of cognitive equity, and how we can work to create a more just world for the future generation.  Check out Dr. Roth's latest work: http://colourbalance.lornaroth.com/ Follow the podcast on instagram: @projectshadeism  Link to support Khalsa Aid's work with the farmers & BLM movements in my instagram bio!

This episode features Dr. Neha Mishra, an Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean in Jindal Global Law School in India. She takes us through the ways we've internalized skin tone discrimination as a regular norm through the two stratas of shadeism. We talk about how much of the history of this issue lives within India and it's diaspora today, and the ongoing globalized beauty ideal upholds whiteness. We see this beauty standard manifesting in the ballooning skin lightening market of products and procedures that targets all ages, incomes and genders. Shadeism instagram: @projectshadeism Get in touch with Dr. Neha Mishra: nehamishra@jgu.edu.in Links to support Khalsa Aid's work with the farmers & BLM movements in instagram bio!

In this episode, I talk with author, journalist and professor Kamal Al-Solaylee about his book, Brown. We discuss the courage and years it can take to write about our own experiences, the pigmentocracy, and what being brown means in the world today. Shadeism Instagram: @projectshadeism Kamal's Twitter: @KamalAlSolaylee

The first episode of The Shadeism Series features V. T. Nayani (9'knee, she/her), a Toronto based Tamil filmmaker, artist, and producer. This episode explores her ground breaking documentarian work on shadeism and skin tone discrimination. We discuss the humbling learnings that occurred along the way to shake our preconceived notions of shadeism, and how these ideals have transformed our very understanding of these projects. Our instagram: projectshadeism Keep up with V.T. Nayani: www.9knee.com