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Jun 15, 2026
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Affaire Gisèle Pélicot : une anthropologie de l'ordinaire avec Perrine Lachenal
May 20, 2026
58m 53s
Endometriosis and Structural Discrimination in the Workplace with Elaine Banton
May 16, 2026
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Reframing the Narrative: The Strength and Agency of Afghan Women with Sveto Muhammad Ishoq
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| 6/15/26 | ![]() The Sociology of the Internet: Race and Representation Online | In this episode, Asha Metcalfe and Sophie Biancelli are joined by Dr Isabelle Higgins, a sociologist at the University of Cambridge, to discuss how online culture reflects and perpetuates systems of power and inequality. We explore how epistemic and affective structures influence aesthetics, visibility and representation.Drawing on Stuart Hall’s theory of regimes of representation, and conjunctural analysis, we explore how visibility online today is mediated by histories of inequality. How do online representations of adopted children of colour today reflect colonial legacies? How does generative AI reinforce systems of oppression? Does the rise of Sabrina Carpenter and Addison Rae suggest we live in a post-feminist world? Isabelle demonstrates how sociological theory can be used to explore these questions and examine what online cultural products, from adoption websites to music videos, reveal about our society. To clarify, the point on Bourdieu and Wacquant's three types of reflexivity refers to:1) social origins and coordinates of the individual research, 2) the academic field – ‘the objective space of possible intellectual positions offered to him or her’, 3) the ‘intellectualist bias which invites us to consider the world as a spectacle’ (Bourdieu & Wacquant, 1992:39)Isabelle Higgins' Work:Early research into adoption and the internet - Higgins, I. (2024). Classified children: A critical analysis of the digital interfaces and representations that mediate adoption in the United States. New Media & Society, 26(11), 6597-6614.Reflection on archival research - Higgins, I. (2025) ‘Complex Connections: Coloniality, embodiment and children of colour in the archives’ Decolonizing Bodies, Eds. Carolyn Ureña & Saiba Varma; Bloomsbury Academic Press.Co-authored writing on AI with colleagues at the department of Sociology - Baert, P., Dorschel, R., Hall, M., Higgins, I., McPherson, E., & Philip, S. (2026). Dialogues Towards Sociologies of Generative AI. Social Science Computer Review, 44(1), 59-79.People and concepts mentioned:Other sources mentioned:Stuart Hall on Conjunctural Analysis - link to talk here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHpht1nNtB0&t=1s and transcript here https://www.mediaed.org/transcripts/Stuart-Hall-Through-the-Prism-of-an-Intellectual-Life-Transcript.pdfLaura Briggs on adoption imagery - Briggs, L. (2003). Mother, child, race, nation: The visual iconography of rescue and the politics of transnational and transracial adoption. Gender & History, 15(2), 179-200.Julian Go - the beginning of sociology as a discipline - Go, J. 2013. ‘The Emergence of American Sociology in the Context of Empire’. In Sociology & Empire: The Imperial Entanglements of a Discipline, edited by George Steinmetz, 83–103. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.Bourdieu/Waquant - social coordinates of a researcher - Wacquant, L. J., & Bourdieu, P. (1992). An invitation to reflexive sociology University of Chicago Press.Linda Tuhiwai Smith - “Get the story right and tell the story well” - Smith, L. T. (2012). Decolonizing methodologies: Research and indigenous peoples (2nd ed.). Zed Books Sara Ahmed - ‘histories that stick’ - Ahmed, S. (2004). Collective feelings: Or, the impressions left by others. Theory, culture & society, 21(2), 25-42.Gustavo H. Dalaqua - Aesthetic injusticeKanai and Gill - Kanai, A., & Gill, R. (2020). Woke? Affect, neoliberalism, marginalised identities and consumer culture. New Formations, 102(102), 10-27.Francesca Sobande on CGI influencers - Sobande, F. (2021). Spectacularized and Branded Digital (Re)presentations of Black People and Blackness. Television & New Media, 22(2), 131-146.Angela McRobbie - Postfeminism - McRobbie, A. (2004). Post‐feminism and popular culture. Feminist media studies, 4(3), 255-264.Briony Hannell - fandom - Hannell, Briony. 2023. Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr. Bloomsbury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/20/26 | ![]() Affaire Gisèle Pélicot : une anthropologie de l'ordinaire avec Perrine Lachenal✨ | anthropologyjustice+4 | Perrine Lachenal | CNRSCentre Norbert Elias | — | Gisèle Pélicotanthropology+7 | — | 58m 53s | |
| 5/16/26 | ![]() Endometriosis and Structural Discrimination in the Workplace with Elaine Banton✨ | endometriosisdisability discrimination+5 | Elaine Banton | 7BR ChambersAccenture+1 | — | endometriosisdisability discrimination+5 | — | 50m 25s | |
| 5/2/26 | ![]() Reframing the Narrative: The Strength and Agency of Afghan Women with Sveto Muhammad Ishoq✨ | Afghan women's rightsmedia representation+4 | Sveto Muhammad Ishoq | Chadari ProjectAseel app+2 | — | Afghan womenwomen's rights+5 | — | 37m 21s | |
| 4/20/26 | ![]() The survival of feminist diplomacy : An interview with Delphine O, former French ambassador for feminist diplomacy✨ | feminist diplomacyinternational relations+3 | Delphine O | French foreign ministry4th Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies | — | feminist diplomacyDelphine O+3 | — | 55m 21s | |
| 4/10/26 | ![]() "Justice can become blind to truth when it does not consider emotions": Insights into GREVIO, the independent monitoring body of the Istanbul Convention✨ | gender equalityviolence against women+5 | Maria-Andriani Kostopoulou | GREVIOCouncil of Europe+1 | — | GREVIOIstanbul Convention+7 | — | 38m 48s | |
| 4/2/26 | ![]() Education in Exile: The Rohingya and Afghan Crises from an International Feminist Perspective✨ | Rohingya crisisAfghan crisis+4 | Rida Fatima | Asian University for WomenDirty Chai+2 | RohingyaAfghanistan+1 | RohingyaAfghanistan+5 | — | 52m 56s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() Breaking the Silence: A Conversation About Sexual Exploitation✨ | sexual exploitationpsychological effects+4 | Dr Elly HansonElla Perkin+1 | Fully HumanCoalition Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE)+5 | — | sexual exploitationtrauma+5 | — | 1h 01m 11s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Iran: Roots of Resistance✨ | Iranian resistance politicsgenerational heritage+3 | Zolal Habibi | The Feminist Files | Iran | Iranresistance+5 | — | 56m 37s | |
| 3/8/26 | ![]() A Brief History of International Women's Day✨ | International Women's Dayfeminism+5 | — | AcastWhy IWD needs a complete rethink+2 | — | International Women's Dayfeminism+7 | — | 20m 02s | |
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| 3/3/26 | ![]() “Women Aren’t Funny!” and Other Myths: The Experience of Women in the Creative Industries✨ | women in creative industriesstereotypes about women+4 | Eilis BodenJess Martins | CambridgeSpotify+2 | — | womencreative industries+5 | — | 53m 06s | |
| 2/9/26 | ![]() Heteronationalism: Sexual Politics in Ghana with Kwaku Adomako | Faith Cunningham speaks with Kwaku Adomako about heteronationalism, colonialism and Ghana's 2021 "Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill." They discuss how anti-LGBTQ+ legislation reshapes Ghanaian cultural identity and the role of political actors in framing sexual and gender diversity as a national threat. NOTE: The NDC should be referred to as the National Democratic Congress. Read Kwaku's work:Adomako, K. (2022). An Overwhelming Consensus? How Moral Panics About Sexual and Gender Diversity Help Reshape Local Traditions in Ghana. Politique africaine, 168(4), 75-94. https://doi.org/10.3917/polaf.168.0075 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | ![]() Secondary traumatisation: An investigation into how domestic abuse victims are treated | In this episode, Helena Kondak is joined by Professor Shazia Choudhry (University of Oxford) to discuss her two-year comparative European research project on how justice systems and family law deal with domestic abuse cases. Drawing on extensive work with women’s rights organisations and key stakeholders across England & Wales, France, Spain, Italy, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, the research exposes how survivors often face secondary traumatisation within legally sanctioned processes.We unpack how narrow legal understandings of violence, procedural barriers, and the growing reliance on concepts like “parental alienation” systematically discredit mothers and silence survivors, even where abuse is well-documented. Placing family law in conversation with human rights obligations under the ECHR and the Istanbul Convention, this episode asks what states are required to do to truly protect women and children, and why current systems can fail to do so.*Get in touch with us : For any responses, comments, or suggestions, please get in touch via thefeministfiles2025@gmail.com, or on Instagram @the_feminist_files_ *CreditsHosted by Helena KondakJoined by Professor Shazia ChoudhryEdited by Rowan BerkleyCover design by Madeleine BaberMusic by Jacob Carey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | ![]() GROK: “A digital manifestation of a millennia felt entitlement” | In this episode, Helena Kondak, Astrid Carrasco and Isobelle Oppon interview Dr Daisy Dixon, philosophy professor at the University of Cardiff, for insights on her embodied experience of AI assault. What does the Grok sexual image generation scandal say of emerging digital violence, its impact on vulnerable bodies, and necessary legislation? Analysing the onset of Grok AI image-generation in recent weeks, Dr Dixon grounds her interpretation of new tech, sexist and sexual violence in the philosophical concept of “aesthetic injustice”. Dr Dixon insists on understanding the physical impacts produced by images, inducing new forms of digital age dysphoria. From concepts to law, this episode dissects how new digital laws are debated, from accusations of restricting free speech to concerns about weak law implementation. References:Klein and D’Ignazio, Data feminism, 2024Bates, Laura, The New Age of Sexism: How the AI Revolution is Reinventing Misogyny, 2025. Dalaqua, Gustavo H. “Aesthetic injustice.” Journal of Aesthetics & Culture 12.1 (2020). Dixon, Daisy, and Tom Roberts. “Review of Dominic McIver Lopes: Aesthetic Injustice.” Ethics (2026).*Get in touch with us : For any responses, comments, or suggestions, please get in touch via thefeministfiles2025@gmail.com, or on Instagram @the_feminist_files_ *CreditsHosted by Helena Kondak, Astrid Carrasco & Isobelle OpponJoined by Dr Daisy DixonEdited by Rowan BerkleyCover design by Madeleine BaberMusic by Jacob Carey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/10/26 | ![]() This House Would Abolish Prisons: Theories of Power and Control | In this episode, Asha Metcalfe and Rosie Hillary sit down with Lauren Sayers and Rosie Freeman after the debate: This House Would Abolish Prisons, held by Gender Agenda, the University of Cambridge’s largest feminist collective. In our first episode out in the field (breaking free from the recording studio), we are joined by two fellow Human, Social, and Political Science students to discuss abolitionism, crime, and systems of power and oppression. We move beyond the prison system to discuss theorists like Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, and Max Weber to explore the ways power and surveillance can be theorised in society. We apply these theories to our lives to examine how relationships and institutions are impacted by systems of power and control. What do we gain from understanding these topics? What is the benefit of social critique? If you are interested in our discussion, consider reading:The Right to Sex by Amia SrinivasanExperiments in Imagining Otherwise by Lola OlufemiThe New Spirit of Capitalism by Luc Boltanski and Ève ChiapelloDecolonial Feminism in Anya Yala: Caribbean, Meso, and Southern American Contributions and Challenges by Espinosa, Lugones and Maldonado Torres - particularly the chapter by Iris Hernandez MoralesIf you enjoyed this episode, please follow us on Instagram and Substack!https://www.instagram.com/the_feminist_files_/https://substack.com/@thefeministfiles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/2/26 | ![]() The Feminist Files in conversation with Gemma Kelly, anti-commercial sexual exploitation advocate | We have been nominated for the Political Podcast Awards' People’s Choice Award, please vote for us here: https://politicalpodcastawards.co.uk/the-peoples-choice-award/ In this episode, we explore commercial sexual exploitation: its specificities, how it can be combated, and its evolving technological manifestations. In an era of rapid digital expansion, how can feminist organising and policy-making respond to this growing form of misogynistic violence?Drawing on eighteen years of experience across research institutions, frontline child protection services, and policy-making, Gemma Kelly unpacks the perverse dynamics of commercial sexual exploitation and its increasingly digital nature. Her work highlights the centrality of structural change, particularly through legislative and regulatory interventions, in addressing exploitation at its roots.This conversation probes the contradictions at the heart of feminist debates: how can we reconcile individual choice with structural misogynistic violence? Can the former ever truly be disentangled from the latter?We also discuss attempts to regulate the online space, often perceived as opaque and impenetrable, where regulatory efforts frequently fall short despite mounting harms.About the GuestGemma Kelly is a Policy Consultant at the SERP Institute (Sexual Exploitation Research and Policy Institute), Ireland’s only independent research body dedicated to the study of sexual exploitation.Throughout her career, she has worked on combatting human trafficking and addressing sexual exploitation in both online and offline contexts, with a particular focus on women’s rights, gender-based violence, and child rights.She holds an MA in Human Trafficking, Migration and Organised Crime from St Mary’s University, an MA in Equality Studies from University College Dublin, and a BA in Social Care from Dublin Institute of Technology.Get in TouchIf you’d like to respond to something discussed in this episode or propose an episode of your own, get in touch via email at thefeministfiles2025@gmail.com or on Instagram @the_feminist_files.CreditsHosted by Helena Kondak and Astrid Healy CarrascoJoined by Gemma KellyEdited by Rowan BerkleyCover design by Madeleine BaberMusic by Jacob Carey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/19/25 | ![]() Black Girls’ Experiences in British Private Schools: Misogynoir and the Racialised Politics of Visibility | In this episode, hosts Asha Metcalfe and Rosie Hillary are joined by Reese Marley Robinson, a recent Cambridge graduate, to discuss her sociology dissertation exploring the lived experiences of Black girls in Britain’s private schools. Drawing on interviews and her own experiences, Reese explains the “affective cost of inclusion” and the emotional labour of navigating elite, predominantly white institutions which marginalise the experiences of racial minorities. We discuss topics like misogynoir, structural racism, code-switching, hair politics, and the racialised politics of visibility. We explore how Black peer networks can be sites of resistance and care, and talk about what meaningful institutional change could look like for Britain’s education system. Here are some readings that are related to our discussion! Anti-Community: The Kitchen & Our Cooked Community https://radicalblackbrits.substack.com/p/anti-community-the-kitchen-and-ourThe Brixton Balck Women’s Group https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2024/07/30/book-review-speak-out-the-brixton-black-womens-group-milo-miller/Farleigh’s Place: Wealth, Privilege and Whiteness by Reese Marley Robinson https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/culture/farleighs-place-wealth-privilege-and-whitenessLewis, Amanda E., 1970-. Race in the Schoolyard : Negotiating the Color Line in Classrooms and Communities. New Brunswick, N.J. :Rutgers University Press, 2003.Nash, J.C. (2019). Black Feminism Reimagined: After Intersectionality. Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv111jhd0Carby, Hazel V. (1982) ‘White woman listen!: Black feminism and the boundaries of sisterhood’ in Centre for Contemporary Cultural StudiesDavis, Angela (2016) Freedom is a Constant Struggle Chicago: Haymarket Books.Episode Edited by Rowan BerkleyVote for us in People’s Choice Awards 2026:https://politicalpodcastawards.co.uk/the-peoples-choice-award/Follow The Feminist Files on instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_feminist_files_/Follow The Feminist Files Substack:https://substack.com/@thefeministfiles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | ![]() The Feminist Files - How have attitudes towards sexual violence changed after the MeToo movement? | In this episode, Helena Kondak is joined by Zoe Abrams, DPhil student in Sociology at the University of Oxford, to discuss her latest work: Explaining Societal Shifts in Victim Blaming and Perpetrator Culpability for Sexual Violence: Evidence From the #MeToo Era.Abrams studied Politics and Sociology at the University of Cambridge before pursuing an MSci in Sociology at the University of Oxford, where she was awarded the A. H. Halsey Prize for Best Performance. She is now pursuing a DPhil in Sociology, focusing on the gender gap in political mobilisation among young people.During the interview, Abrams and I discussed whether individuals reacted to the shift in public discourse concerning sexual violence after the MeToo movement in the same way that institutions did. Zoe's focus on Scotland was crucial to understanding how feminist politics and influence in policy-making led to Scotland being the only country to collect data on attitudes towards sexual violence."From the founding of the Scottish Parliament, the feminist movements were there, framing the key issues and collecting data on attitudes towards women". Here is a list of the resources mentioned in the episode: Diana E. H. Russell, & Howell, N. (1983). The Prevalence of Rape in the United States Revisited. Signs, 8(4), 688–695. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3173690 Wilson, L. C., & Miller, K. E. (2015). Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Unacknowledged Rape. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 17(2), 149-159. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838015576391 (Original work published 2016).Want to respond to something said in this episode? Or propose an episode of your own? Get in touch via email: thefeministfiles2025@gmail.com or via Instagram: @the_feminist_filesYou can also find us on Instagram: @the_feminist_filesCredits:Hosted by Helena KondakJoined by Zoe AbramsEdited by Rowan BerkleyCover design by Madeleine BaberMusic by Jacob Carey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | ![]() The Feminist Files- Gender on the Pitch: How the UK Supreme Court’s New Definition of a Woman is Impacting College Football | Women’s college-level football has recently taken the form of an informal intercollegiate league following the banning of transgender women from participation in college-affiliated league matches, in line with the UK Supreme Court ruling earlier this year. What are captains, colleges and Cambridge University doing in light of this legislative pressure? What does this mean for inclusivity and the future of women’s football as a whole? Faith Cunningham discusses this sensitive and complex issue with guests Lara and Tia, members of the college women's football league.For any welfare concerns, please get in contact with Louisa, the CUAFC Welfare Officer. If you have any questions or comments, please email fc5562@cam.ac.ukFollow The Feminist Files on instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_feminist_files_/Follow The Feminist Files Substack:https://substack.com/@thefeministfiles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/20/25 | ![]() The Feminist Files in Conversation with Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation | In this episode, we are joined by Sam McQuaker and Ella Perkin, founders of Cambridge society, Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) to discuss impact and institutionalisation of sexual exploitation. We discuss perspectives on topics like porn and the decriminalisation of sex work, and question how existing institutions need to be reconfigured for gender and sexual equality to be achieved. This episode discusses themes of sexual exploitation and abuse which may be distressing to some listeners. If you have experienced sexual violence or abuse, consider reaching out to a trusted support service or helpline in your area for assistance.Cambridge Women’s Aid: 01223 361214 or via email at outreach@cambridgewa.org.uk Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre: 01223 245 888 or via support@cambridgerapecrisis.org.ukRape Crisis England and Wales, Rape and Sexual Abuse 24/7 support line: 0808 500 2222Galop run a helpline for LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual violence: 0800 999 5428Here are links to any articles or reports we mention in the podcast:Takedown: Inside the Fight to Shut Down Pornhub for Child Abuse, Rape, and Sex Trafficking, Leila Mickelwait https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Takedown-by-Laila-Mickelwait/9780593542019?srsltid=AfmBOooCumndxCQkyq7crODi-8drrXZRhj30cBPSsqjWZkrF5t59hCQLHot Money Podcast: https://www.ft.com/hot-moneyChildren’s Commissioner, Children’s Experiences of the Online World:https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/ive-seen-horrible-things-childrens-experiences-of-the-online-world/Lost Boys Report:https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/lost-boysThe Online Degradation of Women and Girls That We Met with a Shrug, Nicholas Kristof:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/opinion/deepfake-sex-videos.htmlElly Hanson’s work:https://fullyhuman.org.uk/Josh Pieter’s documentary with Lily Phillips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFySAh0g-MI&t=6sEveryone’s Invited:https://www.everyonesinvited.uk/Andrew Norfolk interview about the struggle to expose the Rochdale grooming gangs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHntVVOQRGY Naked Truth Project:https://nakedtruthproject.com/get-educated/ Episode edited by Rowan Berkley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | ![]() The Feminist Files - AI's Gender Bias: How Artificial Intelligence Reinforces Gender Discrimination | In this episode, we are joined by Angèle Albrengues to discuss how current EU legal frameworks fail to address the risks of gender discrimination associated with artificial intelligence models. We discuss how AI technology reinforces the biases it is fed, reproducing inequality in both overt and covert ways. We highlight how sexism, misogyny, and gender-based violence cannot be escaped in digital spaces. Despite the prevalence of this issue, we explore how AI’s lack of transparency and lack of legal personhood makes it challenging to legislatively address the discrimination it perpetuates. Angèle discusses how existing frameworks can be used to confront this issue, and we consider whether AI can be reprogrammed to champion the feminist perspective.If you are interested in this topic, here are some further reading suggestions:‘Weight of gender in artificial intelligence models’ implementation in the European Union non-discrimination laws’ by Angèle Albrengues and Lerong Lu https://www.elspub.com/papers/j/1912463123407900672 ‘Generative AI exists because of the transformer’ written by Madhumita Murgia for the Financial Times https://ig.ft.com/generative-ai/ ‘Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: An Overview’ by Suzie Dunn https://www.cigionline.org/publications/technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence-overview/ New Age of Sexism by Laura BatesTo check out the charity Angele works for: https://stopfisha.org/, https://www.instagram.com/stopfisha/ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow our instagram and substack!https://www.instagram.com/the_feminist_files_/https://substack.com/@thefeministfiles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 9/19/25 | ![]() The Feminist Files- Feminist Pedagogy: Affective Dissonance and Democracy in Australian Classrooms | How can our political beliefs be shaped in the classroom?In this episode, hosts Rosie Hillary and Asha Metcalfe talk with Australian teacher and PHD Candidate, Alice Elwell about the power of feminist pedagogy in promoting democratic citizenship among students. Knowledge is never politically neutral; we discuss how feminist pedagogy conceptualises the classroom as a space for socio-political activism, aiming to challenge patriarchal paradigms in education. Alice discusses how teachers can use critical literacy to become 'affective curators' by harnessing feelings of discomfort among students. Feelings of affective dissonance emerge from one’s embodied sense of self, and the self we are socially expected to be. When these feelings arise among students in the classroom they can be a catalyst for political change.Media mentioned in this podcast:New Perspectives on Education for Democracy: Creative Responses to Local and Global Challenges by Alice Elwell https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145806-13Feminist pedagogies in a time of backlash by Alice Elwell and Rachel Buchanan https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1680810We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAffective Economies by Sara Ahmed https://voidnetwork.gr/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Affective-economies-by-Ahmed-Sara-1.pdfThe problem of anti-feminist 'Denfluencer' Andrew Tate in Australian schools: women teachers' experiences of resurgent male supremacy by Stephanie Wescott https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2023.2292622Exploring the online experiences of young men and boys: what influences, motivates, shapes and informs their experiences by Deakin University https://theconversation.com/i-dont-really-wanna-consume-his-content-what-do-young-australian-men-think-of-andrew-tate-233654Why doesn't this feel empowering? Working through the repressive myths of critical pedagogy by Elizabeth Ellsworth https://mariaacaso.es/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/56fb22eadc6312a9894c7ad84547022b.pdfSee the works of Jessia Ringrose https:///profiles.ucl.oc.uk/48638-jesaica-ringroseSee the works of EJ Reynolds https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/reynold Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 8/11/25 | ![]() From Sanctions to Reconstruction: Rebuilding Ukraine's economy | How does one even begin to rebuild an economy while a war rages on? Faith Cunningham speaks with Vlada Yaremenko, Senior Project Officer at RUSI’s Centre for Finance and Security, about Ukraine’s fight for financial integrity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/15/25 | ![]() Beyond the Binaries: Exploring Gender Dynamics in queer relationships | In this episode, co-hosts Niamh Cafferty and Ellen Brewster delve into the complexities of gender roles and expectations within queer relationships, challenging traditional norms and binaries. Through open conversation, personal reflection, and community voices, they explore how gender is navigated, expressed, and understood beyond the heteronormative framework. Whether it's discussing emotional labour, presentation, or power dynamics, this episode offers an honest and nuanced look at what it means to love and connect in queer spaces.Want to respond to something said in this episode? Or propose an episode of your own? Get in touch via our instagram @gender.agenda and @collective.phoenixCredits:Hosted by Niamh Cafferty and Ellen BrewsterEdited by Ellen BrewsterCover design by Madeleine BaberMusic by Jacob Carey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/28/25 | ![]() The Digitalisation of Sex Work: Empowerment or Exploitation? | In today’s episode, Barbara Foliot explores the democratisation of online sex work, using OnlyFans as a case study to examine whether it empowers sex workers or glamorises prostitution. Joined by Dr. Harriet Fletcher, a feminist media expert, they discuss how OnlyFans offer autonomy to creators but also raise ethical concerns, such as the lack of support for performers' well-being. While digital sex work has introduced new opportunities, it has also blurred lines between personal and professional content. This new, concise format aims to educate on the evolving landscape of sex work, its societal acceptance, and the challenges surrounding safety and legitimacy. Sources used to make this episode:Sex workers testimonies: - Privacy Issues in Online Sex Work : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy4GszKoYu8- Onlyfans: le commerce du X, nouvelle génération: https://www.la-croix.com/Onlyfans-commerce-X-nouvelle-generation-2022-11-02-1301240382- Creator Testimonials on OnlyFans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMh80ZfRgy0Find the rest of the sources on: https://linktr.ee/gender.agenda?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=d88e9f98-5a2e-43ba-b27e-e720ebcd2b73 Want to respond to something said in this episode? Or propose an episode of your own? Get in touch via our instagram @gender.agenda and @collective.phoenix Credits:Hosted by Barbaria FoliotJoined by Dr. Harriet FletcherEdited by Barbara FoliotCover design by Madeleine BaberMusic by Jacob Carey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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