#98 Feminism, Interrupted w/ Lola Olufemi
Politics Theory Other
Politics Theory Other
4.8 • 553 Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The first cut on this record has been cross-format focused for airplay success. |
| 0:05.0 | The men beep on their drums. I'm.... |
| 0:21.6 | ... Hello and welcome to another episode of Politics Theory Other, a podcast from Tribune magazine. |
| 0:50.7 | My name is Alex Doherty and my guest today is Lola O'Liffe. |
| 0:54.1 | We talked about her new book, |
| 0:55.9 | Feminism Interrupted, Disrupting Power. We chatted about the history of black feminist |
| 1:01.0 | organising, the problem with mainstream liberal feminism and the generational divide in feminist |
| 1:06.0 | circles over trans rights. Today's show is brought to you by PTO's supporters on Patreon and also by |
| 1:12.2 | Verso Books, who have lots of titles that may be of interest to PTO listeners. One that you might |
| 1:17.2 | like to check out is The Verso Book of Feminism. Throughout written history and across the world, |
| 1:22.8 | women have protested the restrictions of gender and the limitations placed on women's bodies |
| 1:26.7 | and women's lives. |
| 1:28.7 | The Verso Book of Feminism chronicles this history of defiance |
| 1:32.1 | from accounts of Indigenous women in the Caribbean resisting Columbus's expedition |
| 1:36.4 | to radical queer politics in the 21st century. |
| 1:40.4 | The Verso Book of Feminism is an unprecedented collection of feminist voices, |
| 1:45.8 | out now from Verso Books and part of their October Book Club reading. You can buy it directly from their website or get it as part of your Verso Book Club membership. |
| 1:54.1 | And now to today's interview. Lola Olifemi is a black feminist writer and organiser from London. |
| 1:59.9 | She facilitates workshops on feminism |
| 2:01.7 | and histories of political organising in schools, universities and local communities. She is the co-author |
| 2:07.8 | of A Fly Girl's Guide to University, being a woman of colour at Cambridge and other institutions |
| 2:13.2 | of power and elitism. Her latest book, the subject of our conversation, is feminism interrupted, |
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