Queer
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In this episode, Karma Chávez talks with Dr. Chandan Reddy, author of the "queer" entry of Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. Dr Reddy talks about his own history as a queer activist, the development of the concept of queer of color critique, and the many usages of queer both theoretically and politically. Karma R. Chávez (she/her) is Chair and Bobby and Sherri Patton Professor in the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at UT Austin. Chandan Reddy (he/him) is associate professor in the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington....
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Sexuality
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In this episode Karma Chávez talks with Harvard professor Durba Mitra, author of the "sexuality" entry in Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. Dr. Mitra discusses how ideas about sexuality shape modern society, the ubiquitousness of sexuality as a concept, sexuality and identity, and some of the problematic ways sexuality gets taken up to justify war. Karma R. Chávez (she/her) is Chair and Bobby and Sherri Patton Professor in the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at UT Austin. Durba Mitra (she/her) is Richard B. Wolf Associate Professor of Women, Gender, and...
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Sex Work
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In this episode, Kyla Wazana Tompkins talks with Heather Berg, author of "sex work" entry of Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. Berg emphasizes the importance of sex work in feminist discussions and the lessons it can teach us about power, the state, and care. Overall, the conversation highlights the intersection of gender, sexuality, sex work, disability studies and labor in academic and everyday contexts. Kyla Wazana Tompkins is Professor and Chair of Global Gender Studies at the University at Buffalo. Heather Berg (she/her) is Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, and...
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Settler Colonialism
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In this episode, host Mishuana Goeman interviews Manu Karuka, an expert in settler colonialism, Imperialism, and Indigenous studies. They discuss the importance of settler colonialism in gender and sexuality studies and the relationship between settler colonialism, the African diaspora, and Indigenous Studies. They also explore the concept of imagining alternative histories and the role of feminism in understanding and challenging settler colonial structures. The conversation highlights the complexity of land and labor in settler colonialism and the need for collective action and...
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Property
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In this episode, Mishuana Goeman talks with Dr. K. Sue Park, author of the "property" entry of Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. Dr. Park talks about the legal uses of law and how the word has reverberations of colonialism and enslavement of black people into present day organizing around land use and housing. Mishuana Goeman (she/her), daughter of enrolled Tonawanda Band of Seneca, Hawk Clan, is Chair and Professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies at University at Buffalo. K. Sue Park (she/her) is a Professor of Law at UCLA. keywords.nyupress.org () ()
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Migration
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In this episode, Karma Chávez talks with Professor Lisa Sun-Hee Park, author of the "migration" entry of Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. Dr. Park discusses the challenging issues facing migrant communities, the way immigration history gets deployed in US society, and the urgent need for feminist and queer methodologies for understanding migration processes and migrant experiences. Karma R. Chávez (she/her) is Chair and Bobby and Sherri Patton Professor in the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at UT Austin. Lisa Sun-Hee Park (she/her) is Chair and Professor in...
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Intersectionality
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In this episode of Feminist Keywords, host Amber Musser interviews Jennifer Nash, the author of the keyword 'Intersectionality.' They discuss the definition and utility of intersectionality, its global travels, and the anxiety and contestation surrounding the term. They also explore the politics of intersectionality, its relationship to Black feminist scholarship, and its misinterpretation by the right. Nash emphasizes the importance of grounding intersectionality in a critical race tradition and reclaiming it as a tool for understanding power and fostering coalition. The conversation...
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Heterosexuality
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In this episode, Amber Jamilla Musser talks with Dr. Jane Ward, author of “heterosexuality” entry of Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. Dr. Ward talks about her own interest in witches and racial justice as part of a decolonial practice to decenter whiteness, the importance of connecting the cultural attachment to heterosexuality with the gender binary, the way that the gender binary is racialized, the rise of the global right’s persecution of trans and non-binary people, and the possibility for shifting out of this regime of oppressive gender politics. Amber Jamilla Musser...
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Heteronormativity
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In this episode , host Kyla Wazana Tompkins interviews Professor Scott L. Morgenson about the keyword 'heteronormativity.' They discuss the origins of the term in queer theory, its significance in gender and sexuality studies, and how it is intertwined with settler colonialism and white supremacy. Kyla Wazana Tompkins is Professor and Chair of Global Gender Studies at the University at Buffalo. Scott L. Morgensen is associate professor in gender studies at Queens University in Ontario, Canada. (keywords.nyupress.org)
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Health
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In this episode, host Aimee Bahng interviews Jenna Lloyd, author of the "health" entry in Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. They discuss how health is often used as a nonpartisan marker of political issues, such as the economy and the environment. They also delve into the concept of healthism, the profitable form of medicalization that emerged in the 1970s, and its collusion with capitalism.The conversation touches on the importance of health in feminist, abolitionist, queer, and trans thought and concludes with a discussion on collective care movements. Aimee Bahng is professor...
info_outlineIn this episode, host Mishuana Goeman interviews Hōkūlani K. Aikau, the author of the keyword "decolonization." They discuss the challenges and complexities of decolonization, including the need to dismantle and reimagine institutions, the relationship between decolonization and feminism, and the importance of everyday acts of change. Hoku emphasizes the need to provide an alternative to colonial structures and to center Indigenous ways of knowing and being. The podcast also calls attention to the importance of empowering students to be change agents.
Mishuana Goeman (she/her) is chair and professor of the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Buffalo.
Hōkūlani K. Aikau (she/her) is a professor at the University of Victoria in the School of Indigenous Governance.