Media and Culture

Episode 24: Professor James Wilkie on how masculinity impacts “green” behavior in men

Today’s episode adds to our men and masculinities series of episodes and continues our series on gender and environmental justice.  Our guest is Professor James Wilkie, Assistant Professor at Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame University. Professor Wilkie is a consumer psychologist whose research incorporates aspects of implicit social cognition to examine how consumers…

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Episode 22: en(gender)ed Reflections on gender, masculinity and identity–a look back with our guest, Michael

Greetings en(gender)ed listeners: This is the third “Reflections” episode where I examine a series of interviews with my friend, Michael.  He joins me as we reflect back on episodes, 12 (Tom Digby), 13 (Allen Corben), 14 (Ben Atherton-Zeman), 15 (Dr. Tonya Leslie), 17 (Autumn), the first set of episodes on the construction of gender identity,…

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Episode 18: Laura Fernandez of Sanctuary for Families on serving survivor needs and trauma from abuse

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Laura Fernandez, the Clinical Director at Sanctuary for Families, a leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence in New York City.  At Sanctuary, Laura provides leadership, management, and strategic direction for all clinical services citywide, including…

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Episode 17: #SurvivorStories Series–A dialogue with Autumn about diversity, inclusion and acceptance

On this episode of en(gender)ed, we speak with Autumn, a junior at Cornell University studying English.  In the summer of 2015, when she was 18 years old, Autumn realized that she is a transgender woman, and since then her work and writing have focused on articulating the experience of being transgender.  After graduating from college,…

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Episode 15: Dr. Tonya Leslie on diversity and inclusion in children’s texts

On this episode, our guest is Dr. Tonya Leslie, an educational consultant who has worked for over 20 years in educational publishing. Dr. Leslie talks about creating educational content that engages students and youth in developing a cultural consciousness as a force for understanding ourselves and our society. She has also worked with school districts…

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