About this episode

The episode features discussions on gender representation in pop culture and insights on the war on Iran.

First up, I sit down with educator and author Allison Butler to talk about her latest book: The Judgment of Gender: How Women are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture. Allison dissects this seeming contradiction of both centering and silencing women. We dive into some history to orient us in the present, consider the intersections of womanhood, the women in service to patriarchy, and more. Next up, Dr. Shir Hever comes back on the show this time to give us a perspective on the war on Iran that you wont likely hear, even in alternative and independent media. Shir prompts us to consider what the actual goals of the war are through understanding modern warfare, the US/Israeli relationship, and the paradoxical stability of totalitarianism staring at us from this current apocalyptic war. Allison T. Butler is Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the Vice President of the Media Freedom Foundation and the author of The Judgment of Gender: How Women are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture, published by The Censored Press. Dr. Shir Hever is a scholar of Israels occupation, apartheid and genocide, born in…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mickey Huff, Eleanor Goldfield

Guests: Allison Butler, Dr. Shir Hever

Topics covered

• gender studies
• war on Iran
• media criticism
• patriarchy
• Israeli occupation
• women in pop culture

Keywords

• gender
• war on Iran
• pop culture
• patriarchy
• Israeli occupation
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Media Freedom Foundation, Alliance for Justice between Israelis and Palestinians

Books & works: The Judgment of Gender: How Women are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture, The Privatization of Israeli Security

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