In this episode, Matthew talks to anti-Feminist Judith Charpentier. Judith explains why she feels that Feminism is not achieving its goals of gender equality and why it is often hypocritical in its judgments on men. Judith also questions many of the claims made by the Feminist movement and considers if many western countries truly are still patriarchal.
May 21
Dr Catherine Hakim on 'Erotic Capital'
In this episode, Dr Catherine Hakim explains all about erotic capital. Erotic capital is a combination of "beauty, social skills, good dress sense, physical fitness, liveliness, sex appeal and sexual competence" and Hakim explains why our erotic capital is so important in terms o ... Show More
8m 47s
Nov 2024
Roxani Krystalli, "Good Victims: The Political as a Feminist Question" (Oxford UP, 2024)
In the latest edition of Ethnographic Marginalia, we talk with Roxani Krystalli about her new book Good Victims: The Political as a Feminist Question (Oxford UP, 2024). Roxani describes the dilemmas she faced in her research on encounters between those recognized as victims of th ... Show More
1 h
Apr 2023
Reactionary Feminist DISMANTLES Radical Feminism
Mary Harrington, author of Feminism Against Progress, joins us to discuss her journey to becoming a reactionary feminist, how embracing traditional feminine values in the face of unchecked "progress" is both liberating and essential for women, and how progressive feminism is a de ... Show More
15m 27s
Sep 2024
Ep 2 | Is feminism a “dirty” word?
Would you call yourself a “feminist”?
In this episode, our hosts Elissa and Amira explore topics around "Feminism," what it means, how it's perceived by wider society, and the misconceptions that lead to detrimental labels being associated with the word itself. They dive into wha ... Show More
35m 5s
Jun 2024
Emma Heaney, "Feminism Against Cisness" (Duke UP, 2024)
The contributors to Feminism Against Cisness (Duke UP, 2024) showcase the future of feminist historical, theoretical, and political thought freed from the conceptual strictures of cisness: the fallacy that assigned sex determines sexed experience. The essays demonstrate that this ... Show More
46m 56s
Jul 2024
466. Reappropriating Feminism, Maternity, and the Woman’s Role | Mary Harrington
Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with author and columnist Mary Harrington. They discuss how women contributed to civil society before joining the workforce, the fatal flaw of a male-dominated system, the two fundamental reproductive strategies, the commodification of female sexuali ... Show More
1h 20m
Dec 2024
Sara Cantillon et al., "Feminist Political Economy: A Global Perspective" (Agenda, 2023)
Challenging mainstream narratives in political economy, the new book Feminist Political Economy: A Global Perspective (Agenda Publishing, 2023) serves as an introduction to a new era of critical research. It is written by Prof. Sara Cantillon, Dr. Sara Stevano and Prof. Odile Mac ... Show More
32m 5s
Aug 2020
Episode 85, ‘How Male Privilege Hurts Women’ with Kate Manne (Part II - Further Analysis and Discussion)
Misogyny is the hatred of women, practiced only by a few bigoted men. A hatred, which is far from systemic. Sexual and domestic violence are at record lows and continue to decline. Women are entitled to equal pay, positions of power, and bodily autonomy, and these rights and libe ... Show More
1h 2m
Mar 2020
Barbara Gurr and Maura Kelly on Feminist Research Methods
In this episode, Barbara Gurr, Associate Professor in the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at the University of Connecticut and Maura Kelly, Associate Professor of sociology at Portland State University, join us to discuss their co-edited book Feminist Research in Pr ... Show More
24m 15s