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The episode discusses five visual tropes of womanhood and their impact on women's identities, featuring insights from art historian Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt.

Send us Fan Mail What if some of the messages we've absorbed about “what it means to be a woman” have less to do with the Bible and more to do with centuries of art, culture, and storytelling? Today we have a fascinating conversation with art historian Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt about five powerful visual tropes—the Venus, Maiden, Vessel, Mother, and Monster—and the surprising, life-giving counter-stories that have been there all along. Together, we explore what happens when we stop seeing wome...

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Host: Sheila Gregoire

Guest: Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt

Topics covered

• womanhood
• visual tropes
• art history
• cultural storytelling
• gender roles

Keywords

• womanhood
• visual tropes
• art
• culture
• gender

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