Nov 28, 2018
Feminist bell hooks believes that spirituality is the practice of our interconnection to all life. (See her marvelous book, All About Love). I meditate on that concept, and in particular in the context of the hard questions about difference and change that arise in feminist classrooms. I ask how contemplative practices...
Nov 20, 2018
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Tamara O’Neal. I discuss some of my approaches to teaching men feminism, including the emotional and psychological processes that are part of the journey. I ask men to consider how their own healing from patriarchy is connected to collective healing and how their...
Nov 20, 2018
Continuing with questions raised for me by controversies in the national Women's March, I turn to The Coming of Lilith by feminist theologian Judith Plaskow. I follow her invitation to wrestle with how the evil we see in the world is in us, not something we can just project onto "others." I ask how a mindset of...
Nov 15, 2018
This episode weaves discussion of the Combahee River Collective's understanding of "interlocked systems," Kimberle Crenshaw's work on intersectionality, and the recent controversies of the national Women's March at the intersections of antisemitism and racism. I discuss the gaps between complex experiences and...
Nov 15, 2018
This episode reflects on a key idea from Virginia Woolf's 1929 feminist text, A Room of Own's Own. I define the words intra-subjective and inter-subjective. I ask you to think about how we internalized systems of abusive power, like patriarchy. I ask you to contemplate how these systems have disconnected you from what...