20 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Report from the Global Socialist Feminist Conference

In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee speaks with Julia Mead about reading and discussing Kollontai at the Global Socialist Feminism symposium at the University of Michigan from June 1-3, 2019. Discussed in this episode is Kollontai's 1909 piece, "The Social Basis of the Woman Question," which will be the subject of a future series of episodes.Mentioned in this podcast are two articles:Kristen Ghodsee and Julia Mead, “Debating Gender in State Socialist Women’s Magazines: The Cases of Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia,” History of Communism in Europe, Vol 8, 2018: 15-34 Kristen Ghodsee and Julia Mead, “What Has Socialism Ever Done for Women?” Catalyst, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2018Also discussed in this episode is the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF)The intro music is a Russian version of The Internationale More info about the host can be found at: www.kristenghodsee.comAlso see: AlexandraKollontai.com – A Website for All Things Kollontai Send us Fan MailThanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks.Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve critically acclaimed books published in over 20 languages, and a University of Pennsylvania Professor of Russian and East European Studies. Check out Kristen Ghodsee's recent books: Everyday UtopiaRed ValkyriesWhy Women Have Better Sex Under SocialismSecond World, Second SexSubscribe to Kristen Ghodsee’s free, episodic newsletter at: https://kristenghodsee.substack.comLearn more about Kristen Ghodsee's work: www.kristenghodsee.com or request to follow her on Instagram @prof_kristen