Intro to Feminist and Social Justice Studies Podcast

Episode 4: The Problem with the Wave Theory and the 1st Wave (2021)

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the fourth audio episode of the semester-long course for the Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist, and Social Justice Studies program at McGill University, taking place in the Fall of 2021.  

 

The transcript is available here: https://introtofeministstudies.blogspot.com/2020/07/episode-4-problem-with-wave-theory-and.html

 

Today’s episode will explain:

1. The problem with the wave theory

2. What is considered the first wave

3. The importance of looking at feminist history and the women’s movementS (yes, plural)

This podcast is by Dr. Alex Ketchum

Episode 3: Defining Terms and Introducing Feminism 2021

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the third audio episode of the semester-long course for the Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist, and Social Justice Studies program at McGill University, taking place in the Fall of 2021.

The transcript is available at: https://introtofeministstudies.blogspot.com/2020/07/episode-3-defining-terms-and.html

Today’s episode will focus on:

1. The terms sex and gender
2. Talk about social construction (and define it!)
3. Discuss our first reading, the Introduction to: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
4. Finish with the podcast by beginning a discussion of what is feminism and what is social justice

This podcast is by Dr. Alex Ketchum

Episode 2: The Political Power of Citation and Assignments 2021

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the second audio episode of the semester-long course for the Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist, and Social Justice Studies program at McGill University, taking place in the Fall of 2021.

 

The transcript is available here: https://introtofeministstudies.blogspot.com/2020/07/episode-2-politics-of-citation-and.html

Today’s episode will explain:

1. The role and political power of citation
2. The assignments
3. The quizzes

This podcast is by Dr. Alex Ketchum

Episode 1: Introduction/ Welcome 2021

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the first audio episode of the semester-long course for the Gender, Sexuality, Feminist, and Social Justice Studies program at McGill University, taking place in the Fall of 2021.

The transcript is available here: https://introtofeministstudies.blogspot.com/2020/07/audio-and-transcript-1-introduction.html

Today’s episode will explain:

1. The design of the course and particularly why the course will be audio based
2. What to expect from the course
3. And what to look forward to!

This podcast is by Dr. Alex Ketchum.