She Speaks Volumes

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  • Volume 2-Living My Life Emma Goldman

    Thank for listening to She Speaks Volumes, a primer for 500 years of feminist writings.

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    This episode is an excerpt from Emma Goldman's autobiography Living My Life - Vol 2.

    Anarchist Emma Goldman was called the most dangerous woman in America, she emigrated from Russia at the age of 17, the Romanov's were still in power. By the time she was 20 she was an active member of the New York anarchists movement and was speaking at union and worker rallies. Through her life Goldman fought against injustices and for the cause of anarchy, through the union movements, conscription and birth control in the US, the rebuilding of a new Russia after the revolution, fighting against conscription and militarism leading up to World War 1. She was also an avid student and lecturer on modern theatre.

    Read her books an essays for free at Project Gutenberg

    and articles by and about Emma Goldman at The Anarchist Library

    Read her biography on Wikipedia here.

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    18 min
  • ANARCHY - what does it stand for?

    She Speaks Volumes - a primer for 500 years of feminist writing.

    Feral Culture Lab

    written and produced by Daniella Sorrentino

    This Episode, #8 explores what anarchy is through an excerpt of Emma Goldman's essay 'Anarchy: What it Really Stands For - Anarchy and an interview with the author of several books on anarchy including The Government of No One, the Theory and Practice of Anarchism Ruth Kinna, professor of political philosophy at Loughborough University.

    The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism can and should be purchased at a local bookstore but you can read about it here.

    Here is a list of anarchist resources:

    https://theanarchistlibrary.org/special/index

    https://neighborhoodanarchists.org/anarchism/

    https://www.paperrevolution.org/library/

    46 min
  • Emma Goldman: Living My Life Vol 1
    Episode 7 of She Speaks Volumes explores Volume 1 of anarchist and activist Emma Goldman's autobiography 'Living My Life'.
    Emma Goldman's autobiography was written in 1928 from a small cottage in Saint Tropez. Throughout the two volumes she reflects back on a life dedicated to the cause of dismantling the capitalist system. Her writing reveals a dedicated and passionate fighter, an unwavering loyalty to her comrqades, and a deeply romantic nature.
    17 min
  • Harriet Jacobs-Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
    Thanks for listening to She Speaks Volumes
    In episode 6 I read from Harriet Jacobs Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
    This is a story that is both heart-breaking and inspiring. Harriet details the complexity of slavery, its personal impact and the impact on slaves and slaveholders. It also illustrates the sexual abuse inflicated upon female slaves, who were seen as valuable for their ability to increase slaveholders 'stock'.
    This excerpt is from Chapter 9, Sketches of Neighbouring Slaveholders.
    and is taken from the https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/293309/incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl-by-harriet-jacobs/ (Penguin Classics edition.)
    I am open to any comments on this or any other episode please feel free to contact me on https://www.facebook.com/FeralCultureLab/ (facebook), or email.
    To check out the other podcasts I am working on please visit:https://www.feralculturelab.com/ ( feralculturelab.com )
    16 min
  • Mary Wollstonecraft - A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
    In episode 5 of She Speaks Volumes I read an excerpt from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by the revolutionary philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft. Vindication is widely thought of as a canon of feminist theory, though some modern feminists take exception to her apparent endorsement of 18th century marriage.
    Written in 1792 during the height of fervour for revolutionary thinking, Vindication is a protest against the social values that promote keeping women ignorant and uneducated. Wollstonecraft presents logical, and compelling arguments against the supremacy of man and along the way dismantles some of the leading philosophers of her day.
    Here is a link to the digital versions available on Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3420 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3420) or visit your local independent bookstore to order a hard copy.
    She Speaks Volumes is a bi-weekly podcast primer of 500 years of feminist writing. To learn more about the She Speaks Volumes podcast visit: www.shespeaksvolumes.ca
    21 min
  • More Christine de Pizan-The Book of The City of Ladies

    She Speaks Volumes:

    Created by: Daniella Sorrentino

    Marilynn Desmond is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Binghamton University. She (co-authored with Pamela Sheingorn), Myth, Montage and Visuality in Late Medieval Manuscript Culture: Christine de Pizan's Epistre Othea. 2003, and is the author of "Christine de Pizan: gender, authorship and life-writing," in The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature 2008, p. 123-135. I will post a bibliography for her on my website. Show notes will be updated to reflect this. 

    Two translations of The Book of the City of Ladies were used to create this episode:

    The excerpt is from the Penguin 1999 edition, translated by Rosalind Brown-Grant

    https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/352/35288/the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies/9780141907581.html

    My notes, and the blog posts were based on the translation by Earl Jeffrey Richards published by Persea Books in 1998

    https://www.perseabooks.com/the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies

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    Visit the website for more information on Christine de Pizan and the authors in the series.:

    www.shespeaksvolumes.ca 


    27 min
  • A Reluctant Nun; provocateur and feminist Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
    In this episode we are listening to excerpts from a letter “Response to the Most Illustrious Poet Sor Fillotea’ written by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, the 17th century Mexican poet, philosopher, playwright, composer, nun and feminist. Sor Juana was born just outside of Mexico City in 1648. A brilliant and opinionated nun, one who has powerful political allies was seen as an existential threat by the patriarchal Church. Sor Juana is particularly aware that being a woman is no small part of the repercussions from her Athenagoric letter. Throughout her letter she asserts that the inherent misogyny within the church is hypocritical, and misguided.
    27 min
  • Dialogue on the Nature of Love
    In part 2 of episode 3 I am experimenting with the show format and rather than discuss the Dialogue on the Infinity of Love, I thought it might be interesting to host a dialogue on what love is today.
    34 min
  • PT 2: Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies

    She Speaks Volumes:

    Created by: Daniella Sorrentino

    Marilynn Desmond is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Binghamton University. She (co-authored with Pamela Sheingorn), Myth, Montage and Visuality in Late Medieval Manuscript Culture: Christine de Pizan's Epistre Othea. 2003, and is the author of "Christine de Pizan: gender, authorship and life-writing," in The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature 2008, p. 123-135. I will post a bibliography for her on my website. Show notes will be updated to reflect this. 

    Two translations of The Book of the City of Ladies were used to create this episode:

    The excerpt is from the Penguin 1999 edition, translated by Rosalind Brown-Grant

    https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/352/35288/the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies/9780141907581.html

    My notes, and the blog posts were based on the translation by Earl Jeffrey Richards published by Persea Books in 1998

    https://www.perseabooks.com/the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies

    PLEASE: whenever possible support your local bricks and mortar bookstore - 


    To comment email: [email protected] OR https://www.facebook.com/FeralCulturePodcasts


    Visit the website for more information on Christine de Pizan and the authors in the series.:


    www.shespeaksvolumes.ca 

    30 min

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Short and sweet summaries of fundamental feminist texts from the past 500+ years. She Speaks Volumes provides a primer for critical moments in the history, theory, and philosophy of feminism. Each…