Take Back the Fight

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What is modern feminism and how has the digital age changed it? In this limited-series podcast, Nora Loreto will take you through feminism: from debates to campaigns, from white feminism to co-optation, from Feminist Justin Trudeau to feminist civil disob

Fernwood Publishing


    • Feb 10, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Take Back the Fight

    Feminist Futures

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 37:47


    In this episode, Nora talks about what organizing could look like, especially as the need to confront the far right becomes more and more obvious. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Anticapitalist, Antiracist and Decolonial Feminism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 36:27


    In this episode, Nora talks about what feminism needs to be if it truly wants to end sexist patriarchy: anticapitalist, antiracist and decolonial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Feminists and power

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 39:42


    In this episode, Nora talks about feminism and state power: what happens when self-described feminists get into power, and what role do feminists in the streets play in changing policy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 37:34


    In this episode, Nora talks about leadership: what it means for movements, what it does to individuals and what feminists can learn from the far-right leader machine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Ad Hoc Feminism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 38:46


    In this episode, Nora talks about ad hoc organizing: from calling a rally to a focus solely on mobilizing, ah hoc feminism can be difficult, if not impossible to turn into a more organized and permenant movement. What does that mean for the demands that ad hoc feminism puts forward? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Knowledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 37:24


    In this episode, Nora explores knowledge: how mainstream knowledge warps understandings of what's possible, and how knowledge production and dissemination is key to the work of any social movement organization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Debates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 45:45


    In this episode, Nora talks about debates: why they're important, how they change us and how they ready us to bring ideas to a mass audience. She also talks about avoiding toxic social media debates and what happens when debates don't happen and people can self-declare that fascist ideology related to the gender binary is feminism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Social Movement Organizing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 39:43


    In this episode, Nora talks about social movements: what they are, what makes them effective and how neoliberalism has created something called the Not-For-Profit Industrial Complex.Episode transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Digital Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 39:13


    In this episode, Nora talks about how feminism has been shaped by the digital age. From blogs to #metoo, she examines the drawbacks of digital organizing and how we need to avoid the pitfalls.Episode transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Neoliberalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 42:13


    In this episode, Nora defines neoliberalism, and how this economic, political and social force transformed community activism into individualized activists. Episode transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    History

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 43:34


    In this episode, Nora talks about history and white supremacy. If these issues are not front-of-mind for mainstream feminists today, they are always present, and feminism must always wrestle with both.Episode transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 36:03


    From conception to complete, listen to how Take Back the Fight was written, and how feminism in this series will be defined.Episode transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Take Back the Fight - series teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 2:49


    Listen to this new podcast from Nora Loreto, Fernwood Publishing and the Harbinger Media Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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