#14: Feminism (Interview with Dr. Samantha Bowden)

The Entry Level Left Podcast

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In this episode, we welcome Sam Bowden, PhD candidate and adjunct professor at Rutgers University to the show to talk about feminism, capitalism, and socialism! See her Rutger's profile here: https://bit.ly/2kkDgPr

1:55: What is feminism both generally and personally? Why is feminism important?

3:30: “Feminism Is For Everybody” by Bell Hooks https://bit.ly/1NSE4jx

8:11: What does every feminist need to know about capitalism?

14:50: How should we define intersectionality or intersectional feminism?

17:45: The Combahee River Collective https://bit.ly/2oUY6nP

22:30: What is “third wave” feminism?

26:50: Louise Kneeland on feminism and socialism https://bit.ly/2kkEjPo

28:00: What does a more socialist form of feminism look like?

35:20: How should the left deal with “woke” appeals to inclusion & diversity?

38:45: Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism by Jasbir Puar https://tinyurl.com/y46emgsb

39:39: How should the left understand identity as it intersects with social class?

46:30: What is leftist intersectionality vs. liberal, postmodern intersectionality?

53:20: How should the left respond to identity politics?

Suggested reading:

Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis https://bit.ly/2EgOtaU

Women and Socialism, Class, Race, and Capital by Sharon Smith

https://bit.ly/2RW95u6

Black Marxism by Cedric Robinson https://bit.ly/2lXszCM

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