#8: Feminism

#8: Feminism

From Theotre of the Mind by Emmet F. Cameron

January 25, 2026 · 1h 38m · Season 2 · Episode 8

About this episode

Youssef & Emmet explore various aspects of feminism and queer space in this episode.

Youssef & Emmet are back for season 2 with an exploration of queer space, bolsheviks, suffragettes, Thatcherites, Caryl Churchill, & the mysterious meanings of character doubling on the stage & in our imaginations. Community Corkboard: Hadestown tickets: https://mudds.ticketsplease.ca/hadestown-teen-edition/ 24 Hour PlaysParticipate: https://forms.gle/MGPDvuZmJo5aF9yN6 Audience: https://forms.gle/ye2AqU1VocsgrAmA6 Blood Brothers tickets: https://studio-theatre-perth.ticketsplease.ca/blood-brothers-musical/ New Moon Magazine: https://newmoongirls.com/ Youssef’s lecture notes: ⁠ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JkN-Ni6hb4GNaQgmXj9L95gM-s5aV7VR/view?usp=drivesdk ⁠ “Queer in Space: Kollantai Commune Archive”: ⁠ https://youtu.be/tlXIK_oqjBQ ⁠ Judith Butler on Gender Theory (BigThink): ⁠ https://youtu.be/UD9IOllUR4k ⁠ Angela Davis on Mainstream Feminism: ⁠ https://youtu.be/bzQkVfO9ToQ ⁠ Patricia Hill Collins on ‘Controlling Images’: ⁠ https://youtu.be/XVdbyhuAJEs ⁠ A Beginner’s Guide to the Suffragettes (Jenny Draper): ​​ https://youtu.be/gqHLkmN-HMw?si=QCjPBPgjlXDrVCLL Top Girls, by Caryl Churchill (free to borrow online)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Youssef, Emmet

Topics covered

  • feminism
  • queer space
  • bolsheviks
  • suffragettes
  • Thatcherites
  • Caryl Churchill
  • character doubling

Keywords

  • theatre
  • gender theory
  • Angela Davis
  • Judith Butler

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Hadestown, Blood Brothers, New Moon Magazine

Books & works: Queer in Space: Kollantai Commune Archive, Controlling Images, A Beginner’s Guide, Top Girls, Intro & Act 1

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