“Theoryish” with Paola Medina-Gonzalez and Hannah Ayres

Queer Lit

Meet your new favourite theory podcast! Theoryish is a brilliant audio journey that may just meet all your academic needs. Paola and Hannah are an amazing team and bring you everything from an introduction to queer studies to a deep dive into a critique of #girlboss. If you’re looking for a fun and relatable entry point to that particular theory you were always wondering about, come, follow me…
For quality academic memes, follow @theoryish_pod on Instagram and check out @queerlitpodcast too!

References:
Third Reich
Queer/Disrupt
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/research/centres/queerhistory/queeringthequarantine/
Nick Cherryman
Linda Nochlin “Why Are There No Great Women Artists”
Igor Ahmedov
Kierkegaard
Susan Sontag
Notes on Camp
bell hooks
Adebayo Quadry-Adekanbi
Sue Lemos
Jennifer V. Evans
Meaghan Allen
Julia Kristeva’s Powers of Horror
Herbert Tobias
Anna Hájková
Medina-Gonzalez, P. "Appropriateness, Consent, and Intergenerational Kinship: Discussions of Herbert Tobias’sManfred Schubert",New Fascisms Syllabus.
https://newfascismsyllabus.com/contributions/roundtable_queer_art_history/appropriateness-consent-and-intergenerational-kinship-discussions-of-herbert-tobiass-manfred-schubert/
José Esteban Muñoz’s Cruising Utopia
Hannah Ayres; Where Do We Reside?: Queer Space, Existences, and Future Imaginings. (Book Review) TSQ 1 November 2023; 10 (3-4): 550–552.
https://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article/10/3-4/550/385682/Where-Do-We-Reside-Queer-Space-Existences-and?guestAccessKey=6c2ea6ad-9141-4784-b86b-e0498ad955b1
Karen Tongson
https://www.hannahayres.co.uk/
@Miss_HVA
Jack Halberstam’s The Queer Art of Failure
Pinky and the Brain
@paolaMedGonz
@theoryish_pod

Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:

1. Why did Hannah and Paola start Theoryish? Can you relate?
2. Paola explains the complexity of theory as layers. What does Theoryish do to break through the layers and make theory more accessible?
3. How does disciplinary knowledge play into the Theoryish approach?
4. How do Hannah and Paola describe queer knowledge production and/or pedagogical practice?
5. Do podcasts help you access new knowledge?