PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XV: Body Politics

What are body politics? How did you experience them growing up? Has this experience changed? How do body politics interact with fat phobia?

In this episode, @Nannearl_  and @Urfavfilosopher chop it up about body politics and fat phobia. Our hosts anchor their discussion in Sabrina Strings' work, "Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia" which you can find at the PAGES TRG Bookshop.

Also, we want to hear from you! Let us know what you think about body politics. What is your relationship to it? Has your relationship to your body changed over time? Get active in the comments or drop us a line to our email [email protected], with 'PAGES POD' in the subject line!

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PAGES the Reading Group presents a chat with Anastacia the Artist!

As you may or may not know, PAGES TRG has been working behind the scenes to prepare our first product/apparel next month--the PAGES TRG Luxury Scarf line. We partnered with the very talented @Anastasia.theartist to hand paint every single scarf from our first season and in this episode we sit down with her to discuss that process and what it was like.

Anastasia the Artist is an Arizona born painter whose love for art began as a youngster growing up in Arizona. One of her specializations involves painting on a range of fabrics which made her a perfect fit for us to collaborate on this project with! In addition to the talent and creativity that Anastasia brings to her art, she is also a loving mother and reader whose relationship with books reflects the relationship that many of us have with reading as we grow older.

Listen in to this episode to hear more from Anastasia the Artist about her process and about the PAGES TRG Scarf line coming to the pagestrg.com website in Fall '23. Visit Anastasia's art page and buy some of her dope ass art here.

Get active in the comments or drop us a line to our email [email protected], with 'PAGES POD' in the subject line!

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PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XIV: Memoir(s)

What is memoir? How does it differ from autobiography? What are some of the memorable memoirs that you have read? What made them stand out to you?

In this episode @Nannearl_  and @Urfavfilosopher delve into memoir(s) and explore a few critical questions. From examining the essence of the genre to discussing the blurred lines between fact and fiction, our hosts engage in dialogue that highlights the power and significance of personal narratives. Join us as we navigate the complexities and allure of memoirs, shedding light on their impact and relevance in contemporary storytelling.

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PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XIII: Black Pleasure

What is Black Pleasure? Is there such thing as too much pleasure? Is there a social relationship between shame and Black pleasure? What about pleasures that are racialized differently? How does Janelle Monae's album 'The Age of Pleasure' speak to these questions?

In this episode, @Nannearl_  and @Urfavfilosopher chop it up about Black Pleasure, hedonism, and Janelle Monae's latest album 'The Age of Pleasure'. Join us as our hosts explore Black pleasure and talk about how their own thinking about 'pleasure' has evolved over time.

Check out our reading list inspired by Janelle Monae's 'The Age of Pleasure' at the PAGES TRG bookshop!

Also, we want to hear from you! Let us know what you think about Black pleasure. What is your relationship to it? Has your relationship to Black pleasure changed over time? Get active in the comments or drop us a line to our email [email protected], with 'PAGES POD' in the subject line!

Mentioned this episode:

• PAGES Newsletter
• PAGES POD- Volume IX- Sad Love
• PAGES Bookshop

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PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XII: Afropessimism

What is Afropessimism? What Afropessimism books are on your to be read list (TBR)? What Afropessimism books or thinkers do you recommend?

In Black Studies in recent years, scholars like Frank Wilderson III, Jared Sexton, Fred Moten, David Marriott, and others, have been developing insights of thinkers like Frantz Fanon to make claims about ontology and Black existence and have forged a tradition of thought known as Afropessimism. This recently emerging tradition of thought, has also built on and received contributions from others such as Hortense Spillers, Saidiya Hartman, Calvin Warren, and Fred Moten.

While the genre's name may be intimidating for some, we discuss how it might be misleading--for example, it doesn't mean being a killjoy or "black sadness," but instead receives is label of pessimism through a kind of pessimism of the intellect and it's orientation(s) toward the future or 'futurity'.

In this episode, @Nannearl_  and @Urfavfilosopher chop it up about their experiences with the Afropessimism genre.  Join us as we discuss these questions and more!

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PAGES the Reading Group presents a Fireside Chat on Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous at Santa Clara University.

In this episode, we host a fireside chat with author, Justin Clardy to discuss the newly released book Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous.

In this episode, Professor Clardy reads chapter selections from Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous, followed by a fireside chat and live audience Q & A.

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PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume XI: Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous

In this episode, @Nannearl_  &  @Urfavfilosopher (Author, Justin Clardy) sit down to discuss the newly released book Why It's Ok to Not Be Monogamous, written by our very own Dr. Justin Clardy

Join us  in this episode as we discuss what is non-monogamy? Can non-monogamy be defended? What is the role of the state in supporting non-monogamy? ...and more!


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PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume X: The Case for Rage

In this episode, @Nannearl_  , @Urfavfilosopher , and @PolyamorousBlackGirl sit down to discuss the PAGES Quarter One Book Pick, The Case for Rage by Myisha Cherry. 

Join us  in this episode as we discuss rage and anger and their relationship to race-based social justice and more!


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PAGES the Reading Group presents Volume IX: Sad Love

In this episode, @Nannearl_  and @Urfavfilosopher sit down with author and scholar Carrie Jenkins to discuss her latest book, Sad Love. Carrie Jenkins is  an award-winning public philosopher and author of What Love Is and What It Could Be. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Philosophy at the University of British Columbia.

Join us  in this episode as we discuss Sad Love,  get to know Carrie a bit more as a reader, and more!


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PAGES the Reading Group presents "Christmas Trees".

Weed while you read? What strains go best with what books? What does cannabis advocacy look like at home and abroad?

This episode is for those that WEED while they READ! 

In this episode, @Nannearl_ , @Urfavfilosopher , and Cecelia Oyedrian (@highercounsel), and Kika Keith (@BigKika) discuss connections between cannabis culture and book culture, along with cannabis advocacy and ways you can get involved. Join us  in this episode as we discuss these things and more!

*This episode was recorded before a live audience at The Salt Eaters Bookshop in Inglewood, CA on December 16th, 2022.


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