On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Jonathan Custodio, a recent Lehman college graduate, a New Yorker, and a journalist focused on bringing awareness to community issues around racial and cultural identify and disenfranchisement. Jonathan joins us today to talk about the ways in which masculinity in culture and the media have shaped him–his…
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Cleo Stiller, an Emmy and Peabody Award-nominated reporter who talks about her new book, Modern Manhood:Â Conversations About the Complicated World of Being a Good Man Today. In our conversation, Cleo and I will examine the ways in which men are navigating issues of dating, parenting, friendships,…
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On this episode of engendered, our guest is Nicole Perry, a Registered psychologist with a practice in Edmonton, Canada. Â For the past ten years, she has worked with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and uses an approach called Somatic Experiencing, a body-based therapy, for healing trauma. Â She is known for her work as…
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In this episode, we speak with survivor, Rosaura Torres Thomas, author of the book:Â Abuse Hidden Behind the Badge—a memoir of her life living suffering from the abuse and coercive control of two police officers–one a highly ranked Officer in Philadelphia and, another–a Pennsylvania state trooper. Â Our guest, Rosaura, suffered two (2) retinal detachment surgeries stemming…
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, we speak with Autumn, a junior at Cornell University studying English. Â 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. Â After graduating from college,…
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