Episode 77: Victoria Reyes, Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies, UC Riverside

To enter the giveaway, fill out our listener survey here.  On this week's episode, Francine sits down with Dr. Victoria Reyes, from the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies at UC Riverside, to unpack her book Academic Outsider (link), which is a collection of feminist essays about the conditional citizenship awarded to women and people of color in academia. Stay tuned for a conversation on women's space in academia, mentorship, and carving your own journey!  Lightning Round: 04:41 Research and lecture summary: 13:15 Advice for researchers and recommendations: 44:45 Dr. Reyes' Top Recommendations: The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (link) What We Carry by Maya Lang (link) Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang (link) Fairest by Meredith Talusan (link) The Body Papers by Grace Talusan (link) The music on the podcast is from "Me and Some Friends", a musical project by a group of friends at Cornell, to experiment with how the beautiful timbres of Gamelan music can meld with hypnotic guitar parts to create a contemplative and unique experience. Check them out here.