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Irish Studies October 19, 2021

The History of Marriage Equality in Ireland

A Social Revolution Begins

Sonja Tiernan

Hosted by Averill Earls
In 2015, the world witnessed an Irish social revolution. In a historic referendum vote, the Republic of Ireland voted to extend the constitutional right to marriage to same-sex couples. Thirty …

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Gender Studies October 18, 2021

Queer Nightlife

Kemi Adeyemi, Kareem Khubchandani and Ramon H. Rivera-Servera

Hosted by Isabel Machado
The mass shooting at a queer Latin Night in Orlando in July 2016 sparked a public conversation about access to pleasure and selfhood within conditions of colonization, violence, and negation …
Critical Theory October 18, 2021

Digital Black Feminism

Catherine Knight Steele

Hosted by Dave O'Brien
How have Black women lead a digital revolution? In Digital Black Feminism (NYU Press, 2021), Catherine Knight Steele, an assistant professor of communication at the University of Maryland, places digital Black …
Islamic Studies October 15, 2021

Elusive Lives

Gender, Autobiography, and the Self in Muslim South Asia

Siobhan Lambert-Hurley

Hosted by Kristian Petersen
Muslim South Asia is widely characterized as a culture that idealizes female anonymity: women's bodies are veiled and their voices silenced. Challenging these perceptions, Siobhan Lambert-Hurley, University of Sheffield, highlights …
Princeton UP Ideas Podcast October 15, 2021

Career and Family

Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity

Claudia Goldin

Hosted by Marshall Poe
A century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college …
Gender Studies October 15, 2021

The Political Economy of Stigma

HIV, Memoir, Medicine, and Crip Positionalities

Allyson Day

Hosted by Sohini Chatterjee
In The Political Economy of Stigma: HIV, Memoir, Medicine, and Crip Positionalities (Ohio State UP, 2021), Ally Day offers a compelling critique of neoliberal medical practices in the US by coupling …
Academic Life October 14, 2021

A Conversation About Reproductive Health and Abortion Studies

An Interview with Diane Greene Foster

Diane Greene Foster

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The field of reproductive health studiesThe data on contraceptive access and effectiveness [even when used correctly]Why we need to …
African American Studies October 14, 2021

The Other Side of Terror

Black Women and the Culture of US Empire

Erica R. Edwards

Hosted by Brittney Edmonds
Dr. Erica R. Edwards's The Other Side of Terror: Black Women and the Culture of US Empire (New York University, 2021) reveals the troubling intimacy between Black women and the making of US …
General History October 13, 2021

Urgent Archives

Enacting Liberatory Memory Work

Michelle Caswell

Hosted by Ann Choi
Today I talked to Michelle Caswell about her new book Urgent Archives: Enacting Liberatory Memory Work (Routledge, 2021).What is the place of archives in our society? In archival studies, an answer to …
Australian and New Zealand Studies October 13, 2021

A Queer Existence

The Lives of Young Gay Men in Aotearoa New Zealand

Mark Beehre

Hosted by Ed Amon
Today I talk to Mark Beehre about his new book, A Queer Existence, published by Massey University Press New Zealand 2021. A Queer Existence is a major documentary project that …
Intellectual History October 12, 2021

Marxism and America

New Appraisals

Christopher Phelps and Robin Vandome

Hosted by Catriona Gold
If the United States has been so hostile to Marxism, what accounts for Marxism's recurrent attractiveness to certain Americans? Marxism and America: New Appraisals (Manchester University Press, 2021) sheds new light …
Gender Studies October 7, 2021

Complaint!

Sara Ahmed

Hosted by Shraddha Chatterjee
In Complaint! (Duke UP, 2021), Sara Ahmed examines what we can learn about power from those who complain about abuses of power. Drawing on oral and written testimonies from academics and students …
Geography October 6, 2021

Breathing Fire

Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Line of California's Wildfires

Jaime Lowe

Hosted by Stentor Danielson
A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California wildfires for less than a dollar an hour On February 23, 2016, Shawna Lynn Jones stepped into the …
Gender Studies October 5, 2021

Call Me a Woman

On Our Way to Equality and Peace

Laurie Levin

Hosted by Deidre Tyler
When we give women the same respect and opportunities as men, we give the world its best chance for peace, prosperity, and survival. Angry about sexism and misogyny and what …
Anthropology October 4, 2021

Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba

Takkara K. Brunson

Hosted by Reighan Gillam
In Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba (University of Florida Press, 2021), Dr. Takkara Brunson examines the political strategies used by Afro-Cuban women between 1886 and 195 …
Science October 4, 2021

The PhD Parenthood Trap

Gender, Bias, and the Elusive Work-Family Balance in Academia

Kerry F. Crawford and Leah C. Windsor

Hosted by Galina Limorenko
Academia has a big problem. For many parents—especially mothers—the idea of "work-life balance" is a work-life myth. Parents and caregivers work harder than ever to grow and thrive in their …
Anthropology September 29, 2021

Can You Run Away from Sorrow?

Mothers Left Behind in 1990s Belgrade

Ivana Bajic-Hajdukovic

Hosted by Anna Domdey
How does emigration affect those left behind? The fall of Yugoslavia in the 1990s led citizens to look for a better, more stable life elsewhere. For the older generations, however …
Sociology September 24, 2021

Domestic Contradictions

Race and Gendered Citizenship from Reconstruction to Welfare Reform

Priya Kandaswamy

Hosted by Deidre Tyler
In Domestic Contradictions: Race and Gendered Citizenship from Reconstruction to Welfare Reform (Duke UP, 2021), Priya Kandaswamy analyzes how race, class, gender, and sexuality shaped welfare practices in the United …
Popular Culture September 24, 2021

Perspectives on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Nuanced Postnetwork Television

Amanda Konkle and Charles Burnetts

Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
The new collection, Perspectives on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Nuanced Postnetwork Television (Syracuse University Press, 2021) by Amanda Konkle and Charles Burnetts explores the hit series with an off-putting title and a decidedly retrograde …
Politics & Polemics September 17, 2021

Sensuous Knowledge

A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone

Minna Salami

Hosted by Lee Pierce
Minna Salami's book Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone (Amistad/HarperCollins, 2021) is a collection of thought provoking essays that explore questions central to how we see ourselves, our history, and …