Living Gender History

This episode, which is in collaboration in En-Gender, explores the research interests of the current cohort of the Gender History Master's students at the Centre for Gender History. Topics include Witchcraft, reproductive rights in the USA and Scotland, Female Identities worldwide in 18th and 19th century and Contemporary Queer Popular Culture.

Find out more about En-Gender: engenderacademia.com

This episodes brings together Rosie Hampton's research interests in solidarity, space and gender and her activism in the Scotland's tenants' union Living Rent. The episode explores the gendering of solidarity, navigating online and offline organising and the value of community activism.

For more info on Living Rent visit: https://www.livingrent.org/about_us

This episode explores the lived experiences of caring and being cared for during the Covid crisis and theorises the ways in which these personal testimonies signify broader patterns such as the revival of domesticity, nucleation of family and redistribution of caring responsibilities.

In this episode we explore current Scottish care regimes with four members of the Scottish Women's Budget Group. Tune in to learn more about the organisation of care in Scotland, its impacts on gender equality and policy developments for the future.

More info on the SWBG: https://www.swbg.org.uk/

This episode is about the history of domestic abuse, coercive control and women’s refuges in Scotland. Charlotte James Robertson talks to researcher Mairi Hamilton about women’s experiences of domestic abuse in the 19th century. We also learn about the history of Women’s Aid in Scotland, its links to the Women’s Liberation Movement and the impact the organisation has had on women’s lives.

Content warning: discussion of domestic abuse.

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