The Podcast for Social Research
From Plato to quantum physics, Walter Benjamin to experimental poetry, Frantz Fanon to the history of political radicalism, The Podcast for Social Research is a crucial part of our mission to forge new, organic paths for intellectual work in the twenty-first century: an…
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Faculty Spotlight: Lauren Wolfe, Paige Sweet, and Miranda Trimmier on Writing, Translation, and the Uses of Theory (opens the original)
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In this episode of Faculty Spotlight, Lauren K. Wolfe, Paige Sweet, and Miranda Trimmier sit down to discuss BISR Practicum —the exciting n ew program they're spearheading this September (Lauren will be leading a Practicum on Literary Translation , Paige and Miranda on Creative-Critical Writing ) —and what it means to combine theory and creative practice. The three talk about why literary work is not a solitary pursuit, and where, in the creative process, "theory" comes in. Also discussed: the t
Episode 98: Sophie Lewis's Femmephilia, Gender, Pleasure, and the Politics of Girly Things (opens the original)
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In this episode, Sophie Lewis, Danya Glabau, and Paige Sweet hold a conversation in honor of Sophie's new book, Femmephilia: Love Letters to Trans Mermaids, Queer Mothers, and Marilyn Monroe. Since at least the 1970s, a dominant strand of Western feminism has regarded femininity with suspicion, if not outright hostility. Given this "feminist machismo," which is an obstacle to liberation, what would it mean to interpret the world through a femmmephilic lens? This discussion takes up questions of
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