Podcasts about women's studies

An interview with Khaki Rodway, Spaceplane Sales and Operations Director for Dawn Aerospace USA. Khaki has an extensive New Space business development and marketing experience working for launch companies like XCorp and Masten, to delivering payload to the International Space Station like Nanoracks, and  on orbit truster manufacturing like Bradford Space. Khaki is also the co-founder of NYC Space, An open community for the development of private companies commercializing space.  A graduate of Colombia University, she holds a Masters in Historic Preservation, and a Bachelors in Womens Studies, English Literature, and Journalism from Rutgers University.In this interview, Khaki tells her exciting story about working with  launch services companies developing pioneering work from the Mojave dessert to the prestine mountains of New Zealand.ResourcesDawn AerosopaceFor All MoonkindPayloads - daily insights on the most important news impacting the space economyHosted by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, SpaceBaseMusic: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons (3.0)If you like our work, please consider donating to SpaceBase through the SpaceBase Open Collective. Or be a SpaceBase Patreon sponsor.  (E.g. $3 dollars a month or $36 NZD a year will go a long way in supporting the production of the podcast.)

Eleanor Flexner (1908-1995) wrote what became the preeminent book women's rights, during an era when “feminist” was a dirty word.You're probably familiar with rebels without a cause, but what about rebels with a cause? This month on Womanica, we're talking about women who broke rules that were meant to be broken. From the “Godmother of Title IX” Bernice Sandler, to the most prominent figure of the People Power Revolution, Corazon Aquino, to the “Queen of Civil Rights” Ruby Hurley, these women took major risks to upend the status quo and create meaningful change. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn't help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should.Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more.  Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Liz Smith, Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Ale Tejeda, Sara Schleede, Abbey Delk, and Alex Jhamb Burns. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran.Follow Wonder Media Network:WebsiteInstagramTwitter

Essayist, humor writer, and editor Elissa Bassist joins Zerlina on the show to talk about her new book HYSTERICAL: A Memoir, out now!HYSTERICAL: A Memoir  by Elissa Bassist, editor extraordinaire of The Rumpus's “Funny Women” column, was born out of frustration over living in a society where men control storytelling, news, Silicon Valley, reproductive rights, and far too many conversations, and where woman are called crazy for experiencing emotion, second-guessed, demeaned, and threatened for speaking up, and then shamed for what they did or didn't say. HYSTERICAL is Elissa's story of how repressing her voice made her physically ill for over two years and her call for women to unmute their voice, listen to it above all others, and use it again without regret. Kirkus call HYSTERICAL “a sharp examination of life in ‘a culture where men speak and women shut up'... [Bassist's] memoir stands as proof of an arduous process of healing. A fiery cultural critique.” And if that hasn't convinced you to cover this book, here's just a taste of Elissa's brilliant writing: “Despite the rumors, it isn't so easy to just speak up. Since women are trained to disappear while being looked at constantly, we become our first and greatest critics and censors— so, speaking up for ourselves is not how we learn English. Instead, we're fluent in Giggle, in Question Mark, in Self-Deprecation, in Asking for It, in Miscommunication, in Bowing Down. These are all really different silences— we speak, but exclusively in compliments (‘Your sexism is so well said') and in apologies.” Elissa Bassist is an essayist, humor writer, and editor of the “Funny Women” column on The Rumpus. As a founding contributor to The Rumpus, she's written cultural, feminist, and personal criticism since the website launched in 2009. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Creative Nonfiction, The New Yorker, Longreads, and more, including the anthology Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture, edited by Roxane Gay. Currently, she teaches writing at The New School, Catapult, 92nd Street Y, and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn and is probably her therapist's favorite.

Brooklyn cheesemonger turned affineur and educator, Mary Casella joins us to talk about her upcoming presentation for the Daphne Zepos Research Award. Plus, we review what she has found so far in her project as well as what's next for her gender study of the dairy industry.Photo Courtesy of Mary Casella.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Cutting the Curd by becoming a member!Cutting the Curd is Powered by Simplecast.

Join me & Professor of Anthropology, Gender and Women's Studies Dr. Srimati Basu from the University of Kentucky as we talk about the complexities and themes that underscore the Noida Double Murders.|Jules & Ashley Patreon link below:https://www.patreon.com/julesandashley For more info on Dr. Basu/her books, click the links belowhttps://gws.as.uky.edu/users/sbasu2Dr. Srimati Basu Books: The Trouble With Marriage https://www.amazon.in/Trouble-Marriage-Srimati-Basu/dp/8125058648/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1620460087&refinements=p_27%3ASrimati+Basu&s=books&sr=1-2Dowry and Inheritance (Issues of Contemporary Feminism)https://www.amazon.in/Inheritance-Issues-Contemporary-Indian-Feminism/dp/1842776665/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1620460087&refinements=p_27%3ASrimati+Basu&s=books&sr=1-3She Comes to Take Her Rights: Indian Women, Property and Proprietyhttps://www.amazon.in/She-Comes-Take-Her-Rights/dp/0791440966/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&qid=1620460087&refinements=p_27%3ASrimati+Basu&s=books&sr=1-5Conjugality Unbound: Sexual Economics, State Regulation and Marital Form in Indiahttps://www.amazon.in/Conjugality-Unbound-Economies-Regulation-Marital/dp/818896588X/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&qid=1620460087&refinements=p_27%3ASrimati+Basu&s=books&sr=1-6Promo: Tapes From the DarksideArt: @fleshwadYTfleshwadyt@gmail.com

This is a very special episode featuring Anne C. Klein, PhD, aka Lama Rigzin Drolma; Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, Buddhist Studies scholar and Tibetan translator, author, and Tibetan Buddhist teacher. It was such an honor to discuss Dr. Klein’s groundbreaking book, Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse Foundational Practices and the Transmission of the Longchen Nyingthig. We speak frankly and deeply about Nundro; its practice and relevance for Western Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. Dr. Klein also generously shares her rich history of engagement with Buddhist academia and her long-standing relationship with Tibetan Buddhism as a practitioner and guiding teacher of Dawn Mountain Tibetan Temple and Institute. May this episode be dedicated to the welfare and benefit of all beings everywhere.Anne Carolyn Klein is Professor and a former Chair of the Department of Religion, Rice University, where she helped developed a contemplative studies concentration for graduate students. Co-founder of the Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism. She is a Lama in the Nyingma (ancient) Buddhist tradition. 

GSWS is the perfect major for students who are passionate about social justice or are looking to have a meaningful impact on society. Lindsey & Bobby are joined by Dr. Jessica Restaino (Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies) to take a deep dive into the major. 

Kathryn Norlock is the inaugural Kenneth Mark Drain Endowed Chair in Ethics, Full Professor the Department of Philosophy, an affiliated faculty member in Sustainability Studies, and an associated faculty member in Gender and Women's Studies at Trent University.

This week join Bill Goodman as THINK HUMANITIES continues its series of discussions about racial inequality in America with this week's guest, Dr. DaMaris Hill. Dr. Hill teaches courses in English, Creative Writing, and African American, Gender, and Women's Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her most recent book, A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing, weaves history with poetry to tell the story of incarcerated African-American women. Dr. Hill talks with Bill Goodman about the recent protests, military action, and a path forward.

Monday on Lake Effect : We examine added barriers to abortion in Wisconsin during the coronavirus, despite telehealth being encouraged in health care. Then, we learn about what rights journalists have while covering protests. Plus, RuPaul’s Drag Race winner and Milwaukee-native Jaida Essence Hall talks about the city’s drag community and working through the pandemic. Guests: Dr. Jenny Higgins, UW-Madison professor in Gender and Women's Studies and Obstetrics and Gynecology; Barbara Alvarez, Ph.D. student at UW-Madison studying information access and abortion Erik Ugland, associate professor at Marquette University’s college of communications Jaida Essence Hall, drag performer and winner of Season 12 of RuPaul's Drag Race

A major address charting the evolution of Black Feminist Studies as an academic discipline by one of its foremost founders, Dr. Akasha Gloria Hull. Professor Hull reads from her new novel. Professor Hull is Professor Emerita of Women's Studies and Literature at UC Santa Cruz and Visiting Professor of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Voices" [9/2003] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIxZUwlWSOo --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sikilizaafrica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sikilizaafrica/support

I’m excited to introduce you to a new friend that I met at a conference last October. If your life feels out of balance and out of whack, then this is the show for you. You’ll learn how to take action steps to become a more empowered and grounded person no matter what obstacles you face.  Melanie C. Klein, M.A., is a sought-after empowerment coach and respected thought leader in the areas of authentic empowerment, visibility, and body confidence. She is also a successful writer, speaker, and Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies. With over two decades of professional and personal work, Melanie integrates her background in mindfulness and embodied wisdom with her academic expertise and advocacy work. In this way, she offers a holistic and unique pathway to personal freedom and prosperity, one that is customized to each individual.  How to thrive How do you meet new challenges? Melanie explains that mindset and a sense of self are two keys to thriving during a challenging time like going through a global pandemic. We know from this point forward, our new normal will become normal. To be empowered, we have to be deeply rooted in ourselves and discerning about helpful conversations and decisions, along with being conscious of our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The biggest, brightest expressions of ourselves aren’t dependent on external circumstances. The key question to ask is, “How am I approaching this?” It all comes down to mindset, so try to view each obstacle as a new opportunity. TWEET: Try to view each obstacle as a new opportunity. @melmelklein #chasingdreams Making your own choices Are you honest with yourself? Times like these give us time and space to consider things we’ve overlooked in the past. When we’re forced into a slow-down mode, we have time to rest deeply and make informed decisions. We have to decide when to lean out and when to lean in. It’s essential to pay attention to your inner compass and become comfortable with yourself in this “dance of existence.” Melanie explains how to know when to flow and when to create more of a container for yourself. TWEET: Slow-down mode gives us time to rest deeply and make informed decisions. @melmelklein #chasingdreams The two M’s: meditation and mindfulness What was your explosive moment? Melanie recalls the eye-opening experience of a class she took years ago that allowed her to understand more fully the systems and structures in the world. It helped her decide what her life’s work would be in what she calls “an explosive and liberating moment.” Soon after, she discovered yoga--way before yoga was cool. Pairing yoga with meditation has helped her develop a critical consciousness in the world, which has been fortified by her mindfulness practices. After more than 20 years of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, Melanie still turns to these practices daily to find balance in her life.  TWEET: Melanie discovered yoga way before yoga was cool @melmelklein #chasingdreams Guest Recommendation: ONE action for a dream chaser to take--”Get honest with yourself. Take ownership and accountability for what you do, and be completely real about what you want.” OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE: [2:10] A return to what kind of normal? [8:57] Melanie’s advice about handling challenges [15:35] Don’t conform to the standards of others [19:19] Getting comfortable with your own choices [24:52] Is now the time? [26:21] The value of meditation and mindfulness [33:12] Limiting social media and notifications [38:35] ONE action for a dream chaser RESOURCES MENTIONED: Melanie’s Facebook Melanie’s Instagram Melanie’s Website Purchase or Preview Yoga Rising! Purchase or Preview Yoga and Body Image! Yoga & Body Image Coalition Watch the Episode on YouTube TWEETS YOU CAN USE: A lot of people in our culture aren’t comfortable with any kind of pause or downtime. @melmelklein #chasingdreams You have to learn when to lean in and when to lean out in your dance of existence. @melmelklein #chasingdreams Acknowledge where you are in this moment and discern what you need right now. Look at each obstacle as a new opportunity. @melmelklein #chasingdreams

In the inaugural episode for Audio QT, Dr. Karma Chavez, sits down with Dr. Laura Gutiérrez, a professor of Latin American and Latina/o performance studies; visual cultural studies; gender and sexuality studies; feminist theory; queer theory; race and racial formations; and inter-American and transnational studies. Laura G. Gutiérrez is an Associate Professor in the Department […]

Episode Notes Join Jane Nicholas as she discusses her monograph, Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s, with Renee Bondy (Professor of Women's Studies, University of Windsor).Support Society for the History of Children and Youth Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/shcyFind out more at https://shcy.pinecast.co

Today on Sojourner Truth, our annual Malcolm X special. 95 years ago, one of the worlds most important historical figures was born. Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, also known as Malcolm X, who was born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm was a Black Muslim minister, activist, scholar and revolutionary who was a courageous advocate for Black liberation, social justice and human rights. He spoke out and fought against racism in the United States for its crimes against Black and Brown people throughout history. He was also a campaigner for unity among oppressed and impoverished communities around the world, including Asia, Africa and Latin America. He advocated for a new social system based on equality and peace. But Malcolm frequently warned that the fight against racism and economic injustice is extremely difficult, affirming that it must be fought for "by any means necessary." Joining us to discuss Malcolm X's life and legacy are Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons and Dr. Peniel E. Joseph. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons is Professor Emerita of African American and Islamic Studies, University of Florida. Simmons received her BA from Antioch University in Human Services and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion with a specific focus on Islam from Temple University as well as a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies. Simmons' primary academic focus in Islam is on the Shari'ah (Islamic Law) and its impact on Muslim women, contemporarily. Dr. Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Political Values and Ethics at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin. His latest book is "The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr."

Today on Sojourner Truth, our annual Malcolm X special. 95 years ago, one of the worlds most important historical figures was born. Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, also known as Malcolm X, who was born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm was a Black Muslim minister, activist, scholar and revolutionary who was a courageous advocate for Black liberation, social justice and human rights. He spoke out and fought against racism in the United States for its crimes against Black and Brown people throughout history. He was also a campaigner for unity among oppressed and impoverished communities around the world, including Asia, Africa and Latin America. He advocated for a new social system based on equality and peace. But Malcolm frequently warned that the fight against racism and economic injustice is extremely difficult, affirming that it must be fought for "by any means necessary." Joining us to discuss Malcolm X's life and legacy are Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons and Dr. Peniel E. Joseph. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons is Professor Emerita of African American and Islamic Studies, University of Florida. Simmons received her BA from Antioch University in Human Services and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion with a specific focus on Islam from Temple University as well as a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies. Simmons' primary academic focus in Islam is on the Shari'ah (Islamic Law) and its impact on Muslim women, contemporarily. Dr. Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Political Values and Ethics at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin. His latest book is "The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr."

Former fundie Proverbs 31 homeschool mama, Melissa, just graduated with a degree in Women's Studies. She has an expansive resume; author, childbirth educator, doula, belly dancer, mom to 5 and grandma to 8 (just to name a few). Searching at the tender age of 17 for the best way to raise her baby, Melissa found church. Today at 50, Melissa's unabashed ambition to be a life long learner and question everything led her in to uncharted territories. This perpetual hunger for knowledge and understanding brought her to a space where her christian faith no longer made sense. We talk surviving the pandemic, regrets during our child rearing years, hypocrisy within the church, supposed friends rejecting us and much more.In leaving Christianity behind, Melissa is experiencing newfound joy and freedom. Excited about the future, she's living her best life here in the Midwest with her hubby of 33 years by her side. Enjoy Part 2 of her story. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8739294)

Politics, socio-cultural climates, oppression, and anti-racism are all disciplines that come into play in a women's and gender studies course. But Maki Motapanyane, an associate professor in Mount Royal's department of women's and gender studies, takes the conversation beyond readings and lectures and asks her students to position themselves within the context of the issues.

Former fundie Proverbs 31 homeschool mama, Melissa, graduates this May with a degree in Women's Studies. She has an expansive resume; author, childbirth educator, doula, belly dancer, mom to 5 and grandma to 8 (just to name a few). Searching at the tender age of 17 for the best way to raise her baby, Melissa found church. Today at 50, Melissa's unabashed ambition to be a life long learner and question everything led her in to uncharted territories. This perpetual hunger for knowledge and understanding brought her to a space where her christian faith no longer made sense. We talk surviving the pandemic, regrets during our child rearing years, hypocrisy within the church, supposed friends rejecting us and much more.In leaving Christianity behind, Melissa is experiencing newfound joy and freedom. Excited about the future, she's living her best life here in the Midwest with her hubby of 33 years by her side. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8739294)

Ashley Avery is executive director of Coverdale Courtwork Society, a non profit organization that supports women, girls, trans, non-binary and Two-Spirit persons affected by the criminal justice system. Before joinging Coverdale, she worked in the Mental Health field in Toronto, ON and then in Halifax, NS in facilities supporting women experiencing homelessness and women transitioning from prison to the community. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies from Mount Saint Vincent University. Ashley has completed numerous trainings and certifications in the areas of Mental Health, Trauma Informed Practice and Counselling. She is involved in SSHRC funded research that is studying the causes and consequences of breaching court orders for women in the criminal justice system in Nova Scotia. She has also worked supporting the transformation of the Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia to the new Access to Justice & Law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia. In addition to these roles, is a feminist writer, poet and advocate living in KJIPUKTUK (Halifax). She is a former member of the Hali Slam team and a competitor at the 2017 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. In preparation for this interview, students read John McKendy’s 2006 article "I’m very careful about that: narrative and agency of men in prison." This interview is the first recorded online rather than in the classroom due to social distancing measures taken in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The quality of the recording is likely to be compromised somewhat by this situation. Reference McKendy, J. (2006). I’m very careful about that: narrative and agency of men in prison, Discourse & Society, 17(4): 473-502.

Mab Segrest is Professor Emeritus of Gender and Women's Studies at Connecticut College and the author of Administrations of Lunacy: Racism and the Haunting of American Psychiatry at the Milledgeville Asylum, and Memoir of a Race Traitor, both from the New Press. A long time activist in social justice movements and a past fellow at the National Humanities Center, she lives in Durham, North Carolina. Please Support Us: Our work is made possible by the generous support of our readers. To make a donation please visit this page. Thank you. https://www.madinamerica.com/donate/

Kristen and Jolenta chat with By the Book’s resident historian and fairy Godmother Trysh Travis. Professor Travis answers listener questions about the history of self-help and race, why Marie Kondo is so popular, and shares some of her favorite self- help books. Trysh Travis is a cultural and literary historian in the Center for Women's Studies at the University of Florida If you want more of Professor Travis, check out her books: The Language of the Heart: A Cultural History of the Recovery Movement from Alcoholics Anonymous to Oprah Winfrey Re-Thinking Therapeutic Culture  For further reading on the history of the self-help industry, Professor Travis recommends: Oracle at the Supermarket, by Steven Starker Self Help, Inc., by Micki McGee  Bright-sided, by Barbara Ehrenreich   Kristen and Jolenta's new book How to be Fine is available now.   You can subscribe to Jolenta and Kristen's new show, We Love You (And So Can You) on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.   We love hearing from you! CALL us at 302-49B-OOKS. Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687   To get By the Book merch, head over to PodSwag.com: https://www.podswag.com/collections/by-the-book   This episode is brought to you by Better Help, online counseling that is accessible, affordable and convenient. Go to betterhelp.com/btb to get 10% off your first month.   Rothy’s, everyday shoes for life on the go. Head to Rothys.com/btb to check out the styles.   Dave’s Killer Bread, America’s #1 organic bread. Visit DavesKillerBread.com

Kristen and Jolenta respond to listener letters about The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown. Plus, Trysh Travis, cultural and literary historian in the Center for Women's Studies at the University of Florida, puts Brene Brown into historical context and offers up some hot takes!   Kristen and Jolenta's new book How to be Fine is available now.   You can subscribe to Jolenta and Kristen's new show, We Love You (And So Can You) on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.   We love hearing from you! CALL us at 302-49B-OOKS. Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687   To get By the Book merch, head over to PodSwag.com: https://www.podswag.com/collections/by-the-book   This episode is brought to you by Nationwide Pet Insurance [www.petinsurance.com/PODCAST], CLR [clrbrands.com], and Blinkist [Blinkist.com/BTB]

It’s Women’s History Month, and librarians looking to supplement lesson plans and readings for students can find a wealth of resources in Gale’s Women’s Studies Archive, an online repository of primary sources and other materials that examine the social, political, and professional aspects of women’s lives and the experiences and achievements of women throughout history. In this special bonus episode of the Dewey Decibel podcast, sponsored by Gale, a Cengage Company, American Libraries Associate Editor Sallyann Price speaks with a librarian doing just that. Kimberly M. Gay, head of reference and information services and academic reference and instruction librarian at Prairie View (Tex.) A&M University, shares how she uses the Women’s Studies Archive to shape programming and enhance students’ understanding of women’s roles, particularly in the areas of of agriculture, architecture, engineering, and more.

This week on MIA Radio, we chat with Paula J. Caplan. Paula is a clinical and research psychologist, author of books and plays, playwright, actor, director, and activist. She was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri, attended Greenwood Laboratory School, received her A.B. with honors from Radcliffe College of Harvard University, and received her M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University. Currently, she is an Associate at the Du Bois Institute, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard University. She has been a Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard; a Lecturer in Harvard's Program on Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Psychology Department. She is former Full Professor of Applied Psychology and Head of the Centre for Women's Studies in Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and former Lecturer in Women's Studies and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Paula is also a passionate and steadfast advocate for service members, veterans and their families. She has written: When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home: How All of Us Can Help Veterans and has founded the Listen to a Veteran! Project. In this interview, we discuss Paula’s work to support service members, veterans and their families, and the role psychiatric drugs have played in harming these communities. We discuss: Paula’s experiences that drove her towards working in mental health and advocating for veterans, which came from her father’s service in World War II. This included combat in the Battle of the Bulge. After hearing her father’s story that had been recorded as part of a history project, she learned her father had been a forward observer, and as result learned he had been on the front lines of the war. This led to her realizing that most American’s don’t understand military service and the only way of doing this, is through hearing veterans’ stories. Prior to the invasion of Iraq, she became concerned about the care of service members of veterans and veterans upon their return from war, and more concerned of the “psychiatrization”, diagnosing and prescribing psychiatric drugs to veterans. To get started in her efforts, she began by listening to a veteran share his experiences with her. The veteran talked for three hours, and Paula just listened. The next day, he called her and thanked her for listening, as he got a good night sleep for the first time in years. This led to her starting Listen to a Veteran, which was originally called “When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home”. As part of this initiative, a veteran of any era can meet with another person who has volunteered to listen to the veteran share any stories or experiences they’re interested in sharing. Paula has faced barriers in getting this program expanded to the VA or throughout the “mainstream” mental health community because the system has been created to function based upon current “evidenced-based” best practices. How Paula is positive that we are currently causing harm to veterans and that alternative approaches need to immediately be implemented throughout the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. How “therapy” needs to be dropped from the terms “art therapy”, “music therapy” and the like, so we can stop pathologizing individual experiences, and instead support people in doing things that improve their overall well-being. Any veterans who want to be a listener as part of Paula’s Listen to a Veteran initiative, or would like to have someone listen to them, they can go to listentoaveterans.org.

If you’re a book worm, an aspiring writer, a feminist, or any combination, then this two-for-one episode is for you! Today we have the privilege of speaking with two radically brilliant women in one 45-minute episode. Susan Hawthorne and Renate Klein join Jennifer to talk about their journey creating and running an award-winning independent feminist press. Spinifex Press, founded in 1991, is an independent feminist book publisher, based in Australia, that publishes innovative and controversial feminist books with an optimistic edge. Renate Klein, Ph.D., is a biologist and social scientist and long-term women's health researcher and has written extensively on reproductive technologies and feminist theory over the last thirty years. She was Associate Professor in Women's Studies at Deakin University in Melbourne and co-founder of FINRRAGE (Feminist International Network of Resistance to Reproductive and Genetic Engineering) and an original signatory to Stop Surrogacy Now. Susan Hawthorne has her Ph.D., in Women’s Studies and Political Science from the University of Melbourne. Hawthorne’s award-winning writing includes poetry, fiction and non-fiction books. Her novel The Falling Woman was selected as one of The Australian’s Year’s Best Books (1992) and a Top Twenty Title in the Listener Women’s Book Festival. In 2015 she received the George Robertson Award for her services to the publishing industry. We really hope you enjoy this interview from Down Under! Link to Spinifex Press: http://www.spinifexpress.com.au Link to Radically Speaking: Feminism Reclaimed: http://www.spinifexpress.com.au/Bookstore/book/id=131/ Link to Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation: http://www.spinifexpress.com.au/Bookstore/book/id=301/ Link to Broken Bonds: http://www.spinifexpress.com.au/Bookstore/book/id=315/

Kristen and Jolenta dive into listener feedback for the New York Times best-seller Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson. Plus, Trysh Travis, cultural and literary historian in the Center for Women's Studies at the University of Florida, puts the book into historical context.  Kristen and Jolenta's new book How to be Fine is currently available for pre-order. Come out to their book launch party, at The Strand bookstore in New York City on Friday, March 20 at 7 pm. Get tickets on The Strand website here. You can subscribe to Jolenta and Kristen's new show, We Love You (And So Can You) on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.   We love hearing from you! CALL us at 302-49B-OOKS. Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our By The Book Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/116407428966900/?source_id=475465442806687   To get By the Book merch, head over to PodSwag.com: https://www.podswag.com/collections/by-the-book   And a big thanks to this week's sponsors:   Better Help, online counseling that is accessible, affordable and convenient. Go to betterhelp.com/btb to get 10% off your first month.   Candid, the clear alternative to braces. Head to CandidCo.com/bythebook and use code BYTHEBOOK at checkout to get $75 off  Modcloth, fashion that celebrates all women. To get 15% off off your purchase of $100 or more, go to ModCloth.com and enter code BYTHEBOOK at checkout.

An interdisciplinary exploration of Asian diasporas as gendering spaces that host uneven movements of bodies, identities, histories, and hegemonies.

An interdisciplinary exploration of Asian diasporas as gendering spaces that host uneven movements of bodies, identities, histories, and hegemonies.

An interdisciplinary exploration of Asian diasporas as gendering spaces that host uneven movements of bodies, identities, histories, and hegemonies.

An interdisciplinary exploration of Asian diasporas as gendering spaces that host uneven movements of bodies, identities, histories, and hegemonies.

An interdisciplinary exploration of Asian diasporas as gendering spaces that host uneven movements of bodies, identities, histories, and hegemonies.

We talk about the series Killing Eve, the way women murderers are portrayed as monsters, how Villanelle uses femininity as a mask, and what representations of violence reveal about society’s preconceptions. Season 1 and 2 spoilers abound! Cited in this episode: Cox, Lara. “Misogyny, Maids, and Murderesses: Toward a Feminist Reappraisal of Jean Genet's ‘Les Bonnes’.” Theatre Journal. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24580307 Gilbert, Paula Ruth. “Violence and the Female Imagination: Quebec's Women Writers Re-Frame Gender in North American Cultures.” French, Canadian, and Women's Studies at George Mason University/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt80g9h Nussbaum, Emily. “Chick Magnets on ‘Gentleman Jack’ and ‘Killing Eve.” The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/29/chick-magnets-on-gentleman-jack-and-killing-eve Additional reading/listening: Adler, Natalie. “Season 2 Of ‘Killing Eve’ Killed The Queer Subtext, And All The Fun Along With It.” BuzzFeed News. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/natalieadler/killing-eve-season-2-sandra-oh-jodie-comer-queer-subtext Crouse, Lindsay. "My Ex-Boyfriend’s New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga." The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/sunday/lady-gaga-boyfriend.html Gutowitz, Jill. “Killing Eve's Queer Storyline Is Looking More and More Like a Marketing Ploy.” Vice. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3nw9x/fans-accuse-killing-eve-sandra-oh-of-queerbaiting-after-season-2-finale Pop Culture Happy Hour. "'Birds of Prey' Takes Flight." https://www.npr.org/2020/02/13/805620651/birds-of-prey-takes-flight The music used in this episode is "Lost Souls" by Portrayal freemusicarchive.org/music/Portraya…l_-_Lost_Souls used under an attribution license creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Allison Hellegers and I discuss her twenty-plus years of experience in publishing as a literary scout and a foreign rights director, as well as her newest role as a literary agent. We talk about the types of projects she’s looking to represent and the ways she envisions serving authors over the course of their careers. This is another enjoyable conversation packed with insights about the publishing industry. Alli first fell for books as a way to escape her two brothers, who were obsessed with football (think 'Friday Night Lights' in Ohio). So, Alice in Wonderland, Tuck Everlasting, The Diary of Anne Frank and anything by Judy Blume or Lois Duncan were her refuge, but Alli didn't discover books as a career until after college at UW-Madison, where she received her degrees in Journalism and Women's Studies. She also spent a semester abroad at the Sorbonne in Paris and was thrilled when her jobs as Literary Scout and Foreign Rights Manager would take her back to France (among other countries). Alli also volunteered with the non-profit Girls Write Now, and empowering teen girls became one of the biggest drivers in her career. After working with the YA packager, Alloy Entertainment, Alli spent the last 10 years as Foreign Rights Director with Rights People. She also co-agents picture books, middle-grade and young adult novels on behalf of foreign publishers and agencies (international, British, and Australian) to represent authors in North America. Therefore, her taste leans towards books that have film/TV and/or translation appeal and take the reader on a journey. Alli loves nature, music and spending time with her friends, husband, young son (a new reader!), and her rescue mutt in Brooklyn.

Comedian Mav Viola (Butch Pal for the Straight Gal) had an extremely sheltered Christian upbringing, to the point where she didn't know what her period was when she got it. Her coming out story includes such highlights as a game-changing Women's Studies class and a fateful trip to New York with her stepsister, and she keeps us in hysterics even through the difficult parts. Also, we learn about one of Lauren's weird turn-ons! Follow Mav on Twitter and Instagram at @mavviola! DO IT!!

In the last episode of Season 3 of the Gatty Lecture Rewind, Michael and Xin sit down with Dr. Alicia Izharuddin from Harvard University to discuss her work on the "practices, institutions, and infrastructures that contribute to the formation of ‘counter-publics'" in Malaysia. 

Since the fall of the Indonesian New Order regime in 1998 there has been a steady rise of Islamic popular culture in the nation. Muslim consumers and producers have cultivated a mediated domain where they can encounter commercial entertainment though the prism of spiritual reflection and piety. In Gender and Islam in Indonesian Cinema (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), Alicia Izharuddin, Women's Studies in Religion Program Research Associate at Harvard Divinity School, explores the development of the Islamic film genre with a specific focus on gender representation. Indonesian cinema throughout the New Order era focused on Muslim characters, both men and women, frequently framing them in nationalistic ideals. But after the record success of 2008’s film, Ayat-Ayat Cinta (Verses of Love), the viewing preferences of Indonesian Muslim audiences were met with a slew of Islamically themed films. These often contained the repetition of formulaic tropes and symbols deemed Islamic in order to sell out the box office. In our conversation we discussed the characteristics of the film Islami genre, the importance of gender analysis and feminist methodologies, the role of women as actors and filmmakers, idealized masculinities, the public piety of celebrity actresses, producing a “Good Muslim”/ “Bad Muslim” narrative dichotomy, films about the famous Wali Songo saints, and mediated public Islamic values in contemporary Indonesia. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. He is the author of Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab (Oxford University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a monograph entitled The Cinematic Lives of Muslims, and is the editor of the forthcoming volumes Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology (ILEX Foundation) and New Approaches to Islam in Film (Routledge). You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kpeterse@odu.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since the fall of the Indonesian New Order regime in 1998 there has been a steady rise of Islamic popular culture in the nation. Muslim consumers and producers have cultivated a mediated domain where they can encounter commercial entertainment though the prism of spiritual reflection and piety. In Gender and Islam in Indonesian Cinema (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), Alicia Izharuddin, Women's Studies in Religion Program Research Associate at Harvard Divinity School, explores the development of the Islamic film genre with a specific focus on gender representation. Indonesian cinema throughout the New Order era focused on Muslim characters, both men and women, frequently framing them in nationalistic ideals. But after the record success of 2008’s film, Ayat-Ayat Cinta (Verses of Love), the viewing preferences of Indonesian Muslim audiences were met with a slew of Islamically themed films. These often contained the repetition of formulaic tropes and symbols deemed Islamic in order to sell out the box office. In our conversation we discussed the characteristics of the film Islami genre, the importance of gender analysis and feminist methodologies, the role of women as actors and filmmakers, idealized masculinities, the public piety of celebrity actresses, producing a “Good Muslim”/ “Bad Muslim” narrative dichotomy, films about the famous Wali Songo saints, and mediated public Islamic values in contemporary Indonesia. Kristian Petersen is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. He is the author of Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab (Oxford University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a monograph entitled The Cinematic Lives of Muslims, and is the editor of the forthcoming volumes Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology (ILEX Foundation) and New Approaches to Islam in Film (Routledge). You can find out more about his work on his website, follow him on Twitter @BabaKristian, or email him at kpeterse@odu.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Angela Sells takes us through the history of female percussionists dating from thousands of years ago up to modern times. She has a PhD, is a writer for Tom Tom Magazine, a professor of Womens Studies and also plays in a Seatle based rock band! Female drummers have had to work very hard throughout time to be able to do what they love. Give this a listen and then go check out some of the great female drummers we talk about!  check out Angelas writing in Tom Tom Magazine online at: www.tomtommag.com  find Angela on social media at: msangelamegan  Angelas website is: www.drummergirldays.com  Follow me on Facebook and Instagram for daily drumming videos and posts that correspond with the episodes! @drumhistory_podcast Please give me a rating and a review if you like the show. I love getting feedback from everyone and hearing how you like the show, get in touch and let me know what you want to learn about next!

Carolyn Niethammer, author of Daughters of the Earth discusses Native American women, the ordinary and the extraordinary, including the fascinating Navajo woman leader Annie Dodge Wauneka. Niethammer explores the legacy of dignity, empowerment and purpose of these women often forgotten to history. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR Alysia Tromblay will discusses the Bonpo people of Tibet who revere the Sherab Jamma, the Great Mother.

At the top of the our tune in to hear our guest Lydia Ruyle, author, artist, scholar and world traveler, creatrix of the Goddess Icon Spirit Banners discuss the stories and sacred sites of Kwan Yin in China, Cambodia and S. E. Asia, as well as discussion of the faces of the Sacred Feminine, including indigenous Rice Goddesses of the region. At the bottom of the show, Gloria Amendola, author of The Tower and the Dream, will discuss Mary Magdalene's relationship with Jesus, the Templars, Cathars, current theory and rumors, Isis connections, the movie Bloodline, sacred sites of Mary Magdalene and much more. Quite a jam-packed hour that flies by!

Hear scholar Marguerite Rigoglioso discuss the foremothers of the Greek Amazons - the Amazon women of Tunisia, N. Africa. She will discuss who they were and if they were real. How Medusa and the Gorgons fit into this story - as well as Athena. Is there evidence of female warriorhood in Africa and what happened to the Amazons? Do the Amazons relate to the contemporary Tuareg or Berbers of N. Africa and why the Amazons are a useful image for women to reclaim today.

A Crone of wisdom and power who has touched the lives of many women through her writing and teaching, the Reverent Shirley Ann Ranck brings both personal and professional insight to her work. Trained in education, psychology and ministry, she has drawn upon all these disciplines as well as her various personal lives as wife, mother and single parent to create the female spiritual journey contained in Cakes for the Queen of Heave.

Harita Meenee, a Greek independent scholar of classical studies and women's history has presented cultural TV programs and has lectured at universities in Greece and the US. She is the author of five books, as well as numerous articles published in Greek, British and American magazines. Harita calls in at a special time - 11AM Pacific because she's calling in from Greece.

Foremother and scholar, Max Dashu, founder and creatrix of the Suppressed Histories Archives is celebrating it's 40th Anniversary. We spoke about everything from contemporary matrilineal cultures, to what's wrong with Academia, to Mother Right and the real meaning of Sheela Na Gigs - and more. Tune in!

Heide Goettner-Abendroth will be calling in from Europe to discuss ancient matriarchies, importance of the ideals of matriarchies in our time and her new book, Societies of Peace

Noted scholar and foremother will discuss the importance of sacred art and symbols, the Goddess Mound Project and her work with the new organization, Assn for Study of Women and Religion

Ava Park, priestess and founder of the Goddess Temple of Orange County will discuss her new book, Queen of Your Realm and the challenges of starting and running one of the only Goddess Temples on the planet today.

Foremother of the Goddess Spirituality Movement, author of Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Feminist Fairy Tales, The Crone, Secrets of the Tarot - just to name a few. Discussing the Movement, her new book, how she rejected patriarchal religion, the warlike nature of patriarchal societies and Western civilization. She is in good company being listed in the prestigious publication, "Who's Who in Hell" for exposing the lies and sexism behind patriarchal religions.