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Gender Troubles

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 Espenshade We are a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/gender_troubles

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00:33:38

We're back!

Gender Troubles ·

2022/11/12

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, edited by Merve Emre A Certain Hunger, by Chelsea G. Summers Podcasts- Novara FM You're Wrong About - Online Shopping Articles of Interest TV Shows- I May Destroy You, written/directed by Michaela Coel All

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01:16:58

Porn Futures: An Interview with Maggie MacDonald

Gender Troubles ·

2022/06/15

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: https://www.internetmaggie.com Check out the Maggie's Toronto Sex Work Action Project here: https://www.maggiesto.org Gender Troubles will be taking a little break over the summer to rest and write more great episodes

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00:58:46

The Sex Wars

Gender Troubles ·

2022/05/29

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: Diary of a Conference on Sexuality Pleasure and danger : exploring female sexuality (Gayle Rubin's "Thinking Sex" starts on page 267) Against Sadomasochism: A Radical Feminist Analysis Off our backs, "towards a

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00:47:43

The History of Porn

Gender Troubles ·

2022/05/19

From Pompeii to Pornhub, Eva & Emma discuss the long history of porn. Show

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00:58:28

Gender Troubles x Pullback: The Ethical Consumption...

Gender Troubles ·

2022/05/10

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 to be an ethical porn consumer? What are the best ways to directly support porn creators? Is OnlyFans like farm-to-table cuisine? Listen now to find out. You can find Pullback here and follow them on

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00:38:58

Roe v. Wade

Gender Troubles ·

2022/05/07

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 Advocating for Self-Managed Abortion Plan C, A Guide to Abortion Pills Online Evan Greer, digital security thread Caroline Duble, resource thread Melissa Gira Grant, The Real Fight for Abortion Rights Is Not in the

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00:48:04

Surrogacy

Gender Troubles ·

2022/04/20

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 member of the Harbinger Media Network READING LIST: Anita L. Allen, "The Black Surrogate Mother" Elizabeth S. Scott, "Surrogacy and the Politics of Commodification" Radiolab, "Birthstory" Angela Davis,

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00:37:13

Postmodern Feminism

Gender Troubles ·

2022/04/05

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 Rosemarie Tong, 1989 Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 3. Feminist Postmodernism Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, 1999.

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00:36:34

The Male Gaze

Gender Troubles ·

2022/03/11

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 social media: Instagram Twitter Facebook Support us on Patreon We are a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network READING LIST: Big Mama, tiktok Issues in Feminist Film Criticism (includes 'Visual Pleasure and

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00:34:59

Gender Discrimination & The Indian Act

Gender Troubles ·

2022/02/22

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 and Global Pathways Forward.” The English Journal, vol. 106, no. 1, National Council of Teachers of English, 2016, pp. 45–50 Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership, and First

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00:46:27

Women and the Temperance Movement

Gender Troubles ·

2022/01/25

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, focusing in on the ways christian morality and fears over family safety helped (white, Protestant) women conceive of themselves as political participants. Follow us on social

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00:42:43

Domestic Work

Gender Troubles ·

2022/01/11

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 conditions, and more rights for these workers. Cover image: Colonial Dining by William Henry Jackson, 1895 Show notes: Modigliani, Kathy. “BUT WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF THE CHILDREN? CHILDCARE, WOMEN, AND DEVALUED

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00:31:04

bell hooks

Gender Troubles ·

2021/12/21

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 the following pieces of writing about bell, written by Black folks and people of colour. Hua Hsu: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-revolutionary-writing-of-bell-hooks Arabelle Sicardi:

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00:47:11

The Wages for Housework Movement

Gender Troubles ·

2021/11/23

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 legacy of the movement in today's working and home life. Digressions include conversations about training squirrels and cleaning up roommate's beard hair. Follow us on social

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00:34:14

Postcolonial Feminism

Gender Troubles ·

2021/10/26

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 social media: Instagram Twitter Facebook Support us on Patreon We are a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network Reading List: Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth Routledge’s The post-colonial studies

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00:38:38

Ecofeminism

Gender Troubles ·

2021/10/17

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 of the Harbinger Media Network Support us on Patreon Reading List: General Overview of Ecofeminism by Laila Fariha Zein & Adib Rifqi Setiawan Feminist Environmental Philosophy, The Stanford

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00:52:06

Of Woman Born

Gender Troubles ·

2021/09/21

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 interview in the Guardian. *Content warning*: This episode contains discussion of abortion, infanticide, and mental health struggle. Cover image painting by Chantal Joffe, 2004 Reading List: Judith Butler

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00:29:22

Intersectionality

Gender Troubles ·

2021/08/26

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: Intersectionality, Identity Politics and Violence against Women of Color”: http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/critique1313/files/2020/02/1229039.pdf Kimberle Crenshaw, “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A

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00:32:56

Radical Feminism

Gender Troubles ·

2021/08/20

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 Second-Wave Feminism.” <i>Journal for the Study of Radicalism</i>, vol. 3, no. 1, 2009, pp. 29–59. <i>JSTOR</i>, www.jstor.org/stable/41887617 Leigh Miller, A History of Radical

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00:30:54

The American Birth Control Movement: The Early Years

Gender Troubles ·

2021/08/10

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. https://archive.org/details/womanofvalormar000ches/page/n11/mode/2up Margaret Sanger, An Autobiography. https://archive.org/details/margaretsangerau1938sang/page/n1/mode/2up Jill Lepore, The secret history of Wonder

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