S10E2 - Feminism, Listening, and Disaster Justice

About this episode

The episode explores the intersection of feminism and disaster studies, emphasizing the importance of diverse voices and methodologies in reshaping disaster scholarship.

Episode overviewEpisode 2 continues Season 10’s thematic journey with a focused conversation on feminism and disaster studies. The discussion explores how feminist thinking reshapes disaster scholarship and practice, challenges dominant canons, and opens space for listening, care, solidarity, and justice-oriented research. Hosts Jason von Meding Ksenia Chmutina Guests Kaira Zoe Alburo-Cañete — Filipino feminist scholar, Senior Researcher at the Humanitarian Studies Centre (ISS, Erasmus University Rotterdam) Susamma Seeley — crisis and disaster human services specialist; PhD candidate in Disaster Science and Management (University of Delaware) Key themes Feminism as a pathway for expanding disaster scholarship Reading, curiosity, and discovery beyond disciplinary canons Privilege, access, and barriers to knowledge production Listening, hearing, and acting on marginalized voices Feminist methodologies: reflexivity, positionality, care, and solidarity Decolonial and postcolonial feminist perspectives The personal, emotional, and everyday dimensions of disasters Core discussion highlights Guests reflect on their reading trajectories and how lived experience, storytelling, and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason von Meding, Ksenia Chmutina

Guests: Kaira Zoe Alburo-Cañete, Susamma Seeley

Topics covered

• Feminism
• Disaster Studies
• Justice
• Scholarship
• Listening
• Solidarity

Keywords

• feminist methodologies
• decolonial perspectives
• knowledge production
• marginalized voices

Mentioned in this episode

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