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Episode 120: Susan Bordo on sex and femininity in politics and its intersection with sexism and misogyny

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Susan Bordo, cultural historian, professor emeritus, feminist, and author of the books, The Destruction of Hillary Clinton and Imagine Bernie Sanders as a Woman.  We speak with Susan today about her work to deconstruct woman as a cultural category, its role in the 2016 election,…

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Episode 111: en(gender)ed Reflections on the gendered impact of COVID-19

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the gendered impact of COVID-19: Episode 96: Laura Ramirez of Af3irm on decolonizing “sex work,” Episode 97: #SurvivorStories Series with “Carol” on parenting with an abuser during COVID-19, Episode 99: Martin Hultman on misogyny and masculinities on climate change denial, Episode 100: #SurvivorStories Series…

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Episode 99: Martin Hultman on misogyny and masculinities on climate change denial

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Martin Hultman, Associate Professor in Science, Technology and Environmental Studies at the Department of Technology Management & Economics at Chalmers University in Sweden.  Martin’s research focuses on the influence of extremist views such as sexism and  far-right nationalism on climate change denial.  His latest book…

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Episode 96: Laura Ramirez of Af3irm on decolonizing “sex work”

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Laura Ramirez, the Program Coordinator at Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW).  In that role and as a member of Af3irm, a transnational feminist organization, Laura speaks to us today about the ways in which health care policy and, in particular, COVID-19 or the coronavirus…

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Episode 47: Dorchen Leidholdt on incarcerated women and survivors of gender-based violence

Today’s guest is Dorchen Leidholdt, the Legal Director of the NYC domestic violence agency, Sanctuary for Families.  In her main role, Dorchen heads the agency’s legal services for survivors of gender-based violence, including providing support for obtaining orders of protection, immigration, sex trafficking. In addition to this important work, Dorchen also leads the “Incarcerated Gender…

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