69 - A.K. 47 - The Soviet Woman, A Full and Equal Citizen of Her Country
Kristen Ghodsee discusses the later decades of Alexandra Kollontai's life and reads an abridged version of her 1946 essay, "The Soviet Woman, A Full and Equal Citizen of Her Country." This essay was written in the aftermath of World War II and was published in Soviet Woman. Its goal is to encourage Soviet women to have babies while also working to rebuild the Soviet economy. Although Kollontai is undoubtedly pro-natalist and asserts that women have a social duty to become mothers, she...
13 Des 202023min
68 - A.K. 47 - Red Love Burn Off and Thanksgiving Greetings
In this Thanksgiving Day episode, Kristen Ghodsee discusses why she is not going to finish reading Red Love on the podcast, but discusses the overall themes of the novella. Mentioned in this episode are: Alexandra Kollontai, Love of Worker Bees (Translated by Cathy Porter). Cassandra Editions: 1977. The novella is published here as "Vasilisa Malygina." Kristen Ghodsee, The Left Side of History: World War II and the Unfulfilled Promise of Communism in Eastern Europe. Durham: Duke University ...
26 Nov 202016min
67 - A.K. 47 - Red Love - Chapter 6.2
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads Part Two of Chapter Six of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks. Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve books and Professor of Russian and East European St...
22 Sep 202021min
66 - A.K. 47 - Red Love - Chapter 6.1
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads Part One of Chapter Six of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks. Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve books and Professor of Russian and East European St...
13 Sep 202022min
65 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Care Work and Coronavirus
In this bonus episode, Kristen Ghodsee speaks with her daughter about care work in the time of coronavirus lockdowns. As the school year begins in the United States, many children are learning remotely, creating an incredible burden on working parents. How can you socialize childcare and other forms of care work during a pandemic when institutional options are few and far between, and when state and local budgets are shrinking? How do we value emotional labor and care work without commodifyin...
7 Sep 202021min
64 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Some Thoughts on Political Despair
In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee takes a break from reading Red Love to reflect on the state of the world during the coronavirus pandemic and how to cope with political despair and what the Germans aptly call Weltschmerz. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work being done here, please spread the word with your networks. Kristen R. Ghods...
20 Aug 202020min
63 - A.K. 47 - Red Love - Chapter 5.2
Kristen R. Ghodsee reads Part Two of Chapter Five of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. August Special: All E-books of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence are only $2.99 for August 2020 in the United States. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you'd like to support the work...
6 Aug 202020min
62 - A.K. 47 - Red Love - Chapter 5.1
Kristen R. Ghodsee discusses the ongoing protests in Portland, Oregon and reads Part One of Chapter Five of the 1927 English translation of Alexandra Kollontai's 1923 novella, Red Love. Mentioned in this episode are: the Wall of Moms, the Mothers of the Disappeared, Women in Black, the women who marched in Russia in February 1917, and the women's march to Versailles in 1789. Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. ...
28 Jul 202025min
