The Lily Pod

welcome back for another little mix n match convo of this week's most potent reflections - from dyeing my hair pink to bringing sacred intention to each passing moment... happy to be here with you.

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this episode explores the cinematic history of the queer monster, centering the figure of the lesbian vampire in an analysis the trope of the 'monstrous other' fundamental to the horror genre. particularly focusing on the 1971 film Daughters of Darkness, this episode shares a queer interpretation of cinematic tropes while highlighting the critical role of camp as a subversive tool of reclamation. 

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cozy up for a hodge-podge of this week's reflections!

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this episode can be summed up in a single quote:
"did you ever have an intense homoerotic years-long friendship in your early to mid teens that culminated in a dramatic friend breakup or are you straight?" 
(quoted from @permutedgravity on twitter)

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this week's episode is answering all your questions around familiarizing ourselves with intimacy, the importance of context, navigating nerves around queer sex, and locating our desires outside of compulsory sexuality. 

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hey! let's curl up and chat about the clarity of aloneness, winter embodiment practices, and nurturing self intimacy :) 

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this ep is a little farewell to 2022, hello to 2023, and an ode to understanding home, self, reflection, and love. 

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have you taken a deep belly breath yet today? .........take this as ur sign. <3



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***This episode is released as part of a university project for SSDB 425: Ethics in Community Engagement at Concordia University***

This week's episode centers around an interrogation of the principal elements of rape culture, drawing from the work of scholars who aim to understand the structure, functioning, and reinforcement of a culture of sexual violence. In it, we will explore the nuances of understanding consent, relations, and agency within spaces, structures, and dynamics of coercion, all in attempts to re-work understandings of consent within a culture of naturalized violence. 

Sexual Violence Resources

National (Canada)
https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

MTL based
https://centredesfemmesdemtl.org/en/personal-support/psychosocial-support/
https://www.cvasm.org/en/
https://sexualviolencehelpline.ca/cvasm-1/our-organization
https://www.hoodstock.ca/

References

Henry, N., & Powell, A. (Eds). (2014). Preventing Sexual Violence: Interdiscplinary Approaches to Overcoming a Rape Culture. Palgrave Macmillan.

Johnson, D., & Johnson, N. (2021). An Empirical Exploration Into the Measurement of Rape Culture. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(1-2), 70-95. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517732347

Morgan, C. (2022). Visions for Justice and Critiquing Consent: On Taking Performativity Out of Performance. Journal of Consent-Based Performance 1(2), 80-110.

Radtke, L., Barata, P., Senn, C., Thurston, W., Hobden, K., Newby-Clark, I., & Eliasziw, M. (2020). Countering Rape Culture with Resistance Education. In D. Crocker, J. Minaker, & A. Nelund (Eds.), Violence Interrupted: Confronting Sexual Violence on University Campuses. McGill-Queen’s University Press.

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here's a soft little episode to welcome in november <3 cozy on up for a mixed jumble of chats about uni, making queer friends, and the ambivalence of defining love.

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