96 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 5
Kristen Ghodsee discusses two key themes in Kollontai's 1918 essay, "New Woman." The first is the persistence of nostalgia for an imagined traditional family of the past that might save us from the difficulties and loneliness of late capitalism. Kollontai herself understood that many "new women" in the early years of the Soviet Union were nostalgic for the sheltered lives of their mothers and grandmothers. Flaming this nostalgia for a "golden age" of the past is a typical rhetorical strategy ...
15 Joulu 202120min
95 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 4
Kristen Ghodsee reads Part 4 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature. Kristen Ghodsee's author website: www.kristenghodsee.com Popular Books: Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic IndependenceRed Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no ...
7 Joulu 202123min
94 - A.K. 47 - Self-Indulgent Bonus Episode of Doom - Mycenaeans, Cancer, and the Omicron Variant
In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee attempts to read the last part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay, "New Woman," but fails. Instead, she reflects on the sudden appearance of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the end of the Mycenaean civilization and the Greek dark ages, and some bad news about a good friend back home. Mentioned in this episode are the books: Everything was Forever, Until it Was No More by Alexei Yurchak and Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney. Kristen Gh...
29 Marras 202115min
93 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 3
Kristen Ghodsee reads Part 3 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature. Kristen Ghodsee's author website: www.kristenghodsee.com Popular Books: Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic IndependenceRed Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no ...
20 Marras 202119min
92 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 2
Kristen Ghodsee reads Part 2 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature. You can join Kristen Ghodsee's newsletter here [Note from Kristen Ghodsee: "Apologies for the weird "shushing" sound in the background. I do not have my regularly recording equipment with me in Europe so I have been using my phone. I think the earbuds somehow captured the sound of my hai...
12 Marras 202126min
91 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 1
Kristen Ghodsee reads Part 1 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature. Kristen Ghodsee's author website: www.kristenghodsee.com Popular Books: Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic IndependenceRed Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no ...
4 Marras 202119min
90 - A.K. 47 - Working Woman and Mother - Part 3
Kristen Ghodsee reads the third part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1916 essay, "Working Woman and Mother," and discusses reform vs. revolution. Upcoming events - Second World, Second Sex. Socialist Women’s Global Solidarity in the Cold War Videos France 24 English, “Women Under Socialism: A Better Emancipation,” October 6, 2021Second Life Book Club, “Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism,” September 9, 2021 Interviews Judit Bertan, “Kristen R. Ghodsee: "A las aplicaciones de citas...
14 Loka 202120min
89 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Interview with Rebecca Amsellem in Paris, France
In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee interviews the French-Canadian feminist activist and fellow Kollontai aficionado, Rebecca Amsellem in Paris, France. Rebecca is the editor of a well-known feminist newsletter in France, Les Glorieuses, and she has contributed an essay a forthcoming edited volume about the impact Alexandra Kollontai has had on her life and work. In this conversation, Ansellem discusses Kollontai's views on love and revolution as well as why Kollontai is not better known i...
5 Loka 202115min
