Gender Troubles

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 a stand? Choice feminism, political engagement and the contemporary feminist movement." Feminist Theory 18.1 (2017) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1464700116683657 Eda Ulus "White fantasy,

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, vol. 22, no. 1, 2010, pp. 76–135.JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40835345. Accessed 14 July 2021. Crenshaw, Kimberle. “Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of

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. Listen to her story in this week’s episode. Content warning – this episode deals with some seriously disturbing content around eugenics, racism, ableism, and forced sterilization. Reading List: “Emily

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 & Sexuality Studies "GoArmy" Army recruitment video featured in this episode