Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the twenty-second and LAST 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-22-environmentalism.html My name is Dr. Alex Ketchum. As I hope you know by this point, I am your professor for this...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the twenty-first 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-21-violence-sexual-and-domestic.html While material throughout this semester has the potential to be triggering, as this episode...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the twentieth 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/episode-20-embodiment-disability-and.html   Today’s episode will explain: The social vs medical models of disability Disability and...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the 19th 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-19-reproduction-and.html   Today’s episode will talk about reproduction, reproductive justice, and reproductive injustices. Every lecture...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the eighteenth 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-18-health.html Today’s episode centres on the topic of health. We will discuss the many forms health can take. The history of recent...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the seventeenth 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/episode-17-technology.html Today’s episode will talk about technology in relation to: Labour and how that is gendered, raced, and...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the sixteenth 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-16-online-media-and.html Today’s episode will discuss: The lost promise of the internet trolling, doxxing, and cyber harassment Gamer...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the fifteenth 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/episode-15-popular-culture-beauty-sports.html   Today’s episode will talk about: Beauty culture Popular culture Media and sports This...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the fourteenth 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-14-sex-work.html Today’s episode will discuss Feminist debates around sex work It will center sex wokers’ voices. This podcast is by...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the thirteenth 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-13-work.html Today’s episode will: Build off of the last lecture Talk about the second shift and housework Talk about care and...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the twelfth 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/episode-12-class.html Today’s episode will focus on: Class and labour organizing We will talk about growing economic inequality and the feminization...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the eleventh 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-11-transgender-and-intersex.html Today’s episode will: Track the history of LGBTQ+ movements, primarily of the USA and Canada, with a...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the 10th 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-10-sexuality-and-sexual.html Today’s episode will discuss: Sexuality and some of the key theorists in queer theory Sexual...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the ninth 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-9-global-and-transnational.html   Today’s episode will discuss: Global and transnational feminisms We will look at feminist activism...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the eighth 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. This is also the start of Unit 2. The transcript is available at: https://introtofeministstudies.blogspot.com/2020/07/episode-8-colonialism-de.html Today’s episode will discuss: Colonialism  The meaning of decolonization The...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the seventh 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-7-race.html   Today’s episode will discuss: Privilege, through the lens of race Racism and Anti-racist work in Canada and the United...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the sixth 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-6-many-feminisms-and.html   Today’s episode will explain: The many types of feminism intersectionality This podcast is by Dr. Alex...

Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the fifth 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-5-second-and-third-waves-and.html In the last lecture episode, we talked about American and Canadian feminist movements in the 19th and early...

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: The problem with the wave theory What is considered the...

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: The terms sex and gender Talk about social construction (and define it!) Discuss our...