99 - A.K. 47 - War and the International Proletariat
Kristen Ghodsee reads a 1912 speech which Alexandra Kollontai delivered on May 1st in Stockholm, Sweden. She talks about the intersections of war and capitalism. Mentioned in this episode is former ...
3 Mar 202216min
98 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Celebrating the Third Year Anniversary of the Podcast
Kristen Ghodsee's (now twenty-year-old) daughter interviews Ghodsee about the original idea for the podcast and how it has developed since January 2019 when she posted her first episode. Mentioned i...
20 Jan 202226min
97 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - 100 Years of Kollontai's Work in Yugoslavia and Serbia
Kristen Ghodsee records part of a spontaneous chat with Minja Bujakovic and Marta Chmielewska, both Ph.D. researchers at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Over a bottle of wine, Mi...
29 Des 202115min
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 di...
15 Des 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. ...
7 Des 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 th...
29 Nov 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. ...
20 Nov 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. ...
12 Nov 202126min
