Media and Culture

Episode 67: Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan on “You’re Doing It Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise”

September 19, 2019 Body Literacy, Children, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Motherhood, Podcasts, Sexism and Misogyny

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guests are Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan, co-authors of the book, You’re Doing it Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise, which investigates the storied history of expertise around mothering in society and in the media.  As an Associate Professor of Communications at UNC Charlotte, Maggie work explores how communication…

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Episode 66: en(gender)ed Reflections on child sexual abuse

September 12, 2019 Domestic Violence, en(gender)ed Reflections, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Healing, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sexism and Misogyny, Survivor Stories

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the child sexual abuse – Episode 60: Gary Greenberg on the NYS “Child Victims Act”–activism and accountability in response to child sexual abuse, Episode 61: #SurvivorStories series with Kathy Picard, on her book, “Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage…

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Episode 65: en(gender)ed Reflections on women and technology

September 5, 2019 Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, en(gender)ed Reflections, Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Sexism and Misogyny

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the women and technology – Episode 57: Nicole Lazzaro on gender and women in technology, Episode 58: LeBaron Meyers on #NotMe as a mobile solution to workplace misconduct, and Episode 59: #SurvivorStories series with “Ashley” on the dangers of technology–cyberstalking and surveillance.

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Episode 64: en(gender)ed Reflections on gender and international feminism

August 22, 2019 Domestic Violence, en(gender)ed Reflections, Environmental Justice, Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Sexism and Misogyny

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the gender and international feminism – Episode 53: Seth Shelden on his work for Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN and disarmament, Episode 54: Damien Mander on the Akashinga or “the Brave Ones”–an all female anti-poaching unit, and Episode 55: Leta Hong Fincher on Chinese…

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Episode 62: #SurvivorStories series with Hunter Maxwell on witnessing domestic violence and surviving childhood sexual abuse

August 8, 2019 Children, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Rape and Sexual Assault, Survivor Stories, Trauma and Abuse

**Please note that this episode contains some explicit descriptions of child sexual abuse.** On this episode of en(gender)ed #SurvivorStories series, our guest is Hunter Maxwell, a survivor of childhood domestic violence and child sexual assault.  As a child, he witnessed his mother in several abusive relationships and he himself was sexually abused by an older…

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