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Gender Troubles
by Emma Austin and Eva Espenshade
Gender Troubles is a podcast dedicated to debunking, demystifying and making accessible the world of academic feminism. Eva and Emma talk through different feminist movements and moments from a critical, leftist lens. Episodes aim to shake up the feminist canon and provide a new spin on feminist history, movements, and icons.Hosted by Emma Austin and Eva EspenshadeWe are a proud member of the Harbinger Media NetworkSupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/gender_troubles
Episodes
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We're back!
Life has been busy but we came out of hibernation to release this fall reading list! We'll be back in a few weeks with more episodes. Show notes: Books- Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl, by Andrea Lawlor How to do Nothing, by Jenny Odell Females, by Andrea Long Chu Once and Future Feminist,...
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Porn Futures: An Interview with Maggie MacDonald
In the FINAL episode of porn month, we interview Maggie MacDonald, a 4th year PhD student who studies the platformization of porn. We talk porn platforms, deepfakes, and anti-sex work policy in Canada. To read all the articles discussed in this episode, head to Maggie's website:...
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The Sex Wars
Emma and Eva talk about the sex wars (also known as the porn wars), a time in the 1980s when debates on sexuality, pornography and kink dominated the feminist conversation. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Facebook We are a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network reading list…
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The History of Porn
From Pompeii to Pornhub, Eva & Emma discuss the long history of porn. Show notes: https://www.filmsite.org/sexinfilms1.html https://www.proquest.com/openview/31a0431f5269893f8a5632a062bf0a46/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750...
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Gender Troubles x Pullback: The Ethical Consumption of Porn
We kick off Porn Month with a conversation with Kyla Hewson and Kristen Pue, of the podcast Pullback! Pullback investigates the ethical issues behind everyday goods and services. Kyla and Kristen help us work through the issues around the ethical consumption of pornography. What does it look like...
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Roe v. Wade
This episode, we talk through our thoughts about the leaked Supreme Court draft decision on Roe v. Wade. Readings and Recommendations Interrupting Criminalization, Abortion Decriminalization is Part of the Larger Struggle Against Policing and Criminalization Reproaction, Understanding and...
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Surrogacy
This week, Eva and Emma talk about surrogacy. They discuss different feminist perspectives on the topic and consider how we can expand the definitions of "parenthood" and "family" beyond the nuclear model. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Facebook Support us on Patreon We are a proud...
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Postmodern Feminism
What's postmodern feminism? In this episode we desperately try to answer that question! Show notes: "Explainer: What is Postmodernism" by David Palmer, 2014 Artland "What is Dadaism?" "On Judith Butler & Performativity" by Sarah Salih, 2007 Feminist thought : a comprehensive introduction" by...
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The Male Gaze
Eva and Emma talk about the male gaze, from its origins in feminist film criticism to how the concept gets used today. They also discuss what is often left out from the discourses around the male gaze... (hint: it's capitalism) and also get interrupted by Emma's lovey, loud cat! Follow us on…
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Gender Discrimination & The Indian Act
In this episode, Eva & Emma discuss the history of gender discrimination within the Canadian Indian Act, and the Indigenous women who have been fighting to overturn this sexism since the 1960's. Show notes: Indigenous authors and organizations: Settee, Priscilla. “Indigenous Women Charting Local...
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Women and the Temperance Movement
In the late 1800s, both First-wave feminism and the women-lead Temperance Movement were gaining steam in North America. But why did so many more women join the temperance movement than the suffrage cause? Eva tells Emma about the different strategies both movements used to recruit members…
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Domestic Work
In this week's episode, Emma tells Eva about the history of domestic work, and the patterns of colonialism and racism that still permeate this area of employment. Plus, a rundown of some major successes in domestic worker collective organizing that have resulted in better wages, better working...
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bell hooks
This week: a celebration of the life and work of bell hooks, who died last week at the age of 69. bell was an unparalleled writer, poet, and theorist, and was incredibly influential in the feminist movement. In this episode, Eva & Emma discuss some of their favourite pieces by bell. Please read…
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The Wages for Housework Movement
In this episode, Eva tells Emma about the 1970's "Wages for Housework" movement, an international campaign calling for housework and care work to be compensated. They discuss the movement's radical grassroots origins, different feminist perspectives on the gendered division of labour, and the...
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Postcolonial Feminism
This week, Eva and Emma get into an introduction to Postcolonial Feminism. They discuss the origins of postcolonial theory, examine how Western feminists frame so-called "third world" women and highlight the ways in which feminist rhetoric gets weaponized to perpetuate colonialism. Follow us on...
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Ecofeminism
In this episode, Emma tells Eva about the early roots of Ecofeminism and its strange, essentialist solutions to fighting patriarchy and capitalism. Side-tangents include Aristotle, The Giving Tree, and mind-body dualism. Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Facebook We are a proud member…
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Of Woman Born
Eva gets into Adrienne Rich's 1976 book "Of Woman Born" and talks about radical feminist approaches to motherhood. We discuss the narrow definition of Rich's "mother" figure, Black feminist responses to her concepts, and the Texas abortion ban. Plus, a rundown on the censored Judith Butler...
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Intersectionality
This week, Eva talks to Emma about the origins of the term “intersectionality”, how the definition has changed, and the importance of crediting and centring Black feminists. Plus-- a rant about the upcoming OnlyFans pornography ban. Reading List: Kimberle Crenshaw, “Mapping the Margins:...
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Radical Feminism
In this episode, Emma provides an overview of second wave, radical feminism. What does it mean to be a radical feminist, and is this term still useful today? Listen to find out! Reading list: Nachescu, Voichita. “Radical Feminism and the Nation: History and Space in the Political Imagination of...
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The American Birth Control Movement: The Early Years
In this episode, Eva talks about the first birth control clinic in the US and the different tactics feminists of this time used to spread their message. Reading List: Ellen Chesler, Woman of valor: Margaret Sanger and the birth control movement in America....
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Neoliberal Feminism, AKA the girl boss-apocalypse
In this episode, Eva tells Emma about Neoliberal Feminism, or as we like to call it, the girlbossopocapopolous...or something like that. Eva uses the case of Sophia Amuroso's book #girlboss to discuss this type of feminism and it's limits. Reading List: Rachel Thwaites "Making a choice or taking…
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Mini Episode: The Wave Debate
In this mini episode, Emma discusses the controversial topic of feminism’s “waves”. Are these a helpful framing tool, or a reductive method of remembering history? Reading List: Laughlin, Kathleen A., et al. “Is It Time to Jump Ship? Historians Rethink the Waves Metaphor.” Feminist Formations…
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Anti-Canada Day Special: Emily Murphy
In this Anti-Canada Day episode, Eva & Emma discuss famous Canadian ‘feminist’ Emily Murphy. Murphy was known for her role in the passing of various laws related to women’s rights in the early 20th century, such as the Dower Act and the Person’s Case. She was also a fervent racist and eugenicist....
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Liberal Feminism
In this week’s episode, Eva and Emma discuss the roots, ethos, and heroes of Liberal Feminism. Reading List: Mary Wollstonecraft- A Vindication for the Rights of Women bell hooks- Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center Lucy Bailey- Liberal Feminism in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender &...
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Gender Troubles is a podcast dedicated to debunking, demystifying and making accessible the world of academic feminism. Eva and Emma talk through different feminist movements and moments from a critical, leftist lens. Episodes aim to shake up the feminist canon and provide a new spin on feminist history, movements, and icons.Hosted by Emma Austin and Eva EspenshadeWe are a proud member of the Harbinger Media NetworkSupport us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/gender_troubles
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