Fantastic new books by Ideas on Fire authors about trans feminist activism, postcolonial repair, women’s role in Afrobeat, and more.
Resources: women’s studies
Amber Rose González, Felicia Montes, and Nadia Zepeda on Mujeres de Maiz
Cathy Hannabach interviews Amber Rose González, Felicia Montes, and Nadia Zepeda about the Chicana feminist artivist collective Mujeres de Maiz.
New Books in May by Ideas on Fire Authors
Fantastic new books by Ideas on Fire authors about queer anthropology, hip hop histories, Indigenous science and technology, and more.
Nicosia Shakes on Black Women’s Activist Theater
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar and artist Nicosia Shakes about political activism and performance across the African diaspora.
Feminist Futures of Peer Review
How we are building intersectional feminist futures of peer review and a more just scholarly publishing ecosystem.
Mairead Sullivan on Lesbian Feminist World-building
Cathy Hannabach interviews women’s and gender studies professor Mairead Sullivan about the histories and futures of lesbian feminism.
Catherine Knight Steele on Black Feminist Extensions of Grace
Cathy Hannabach interviews Catherine Knight Steele about extensions of grace, collaboration, and the future of Black digital studies.
Christen A. Smith, Dána-Ain Davis, and Sameena Mulla on Cite Black Women
Cathy Hannabach interviews Christen A. Smith, Dána-Ain Davis, and Sameena Mulla about the Cite Black Women movement.
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan on Cultivating Joy through Queer Black Feminist Art
Cathy Hannabach interviews Mecca Jamilah Sullivan about centering queer Black feminist joy in literature and life.
Gwen D’Arcangelis on Inspiration for Scholar-Activists
Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar-activist Gwen D’Arcangelis about cultivating inspiration in academic life and research.
Jillian Hernandez on the Politics of Confidence and Creativity
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews curator and professor Jillian Hernandez about the politics of confidence and collective creative support.
Juana María Rodríguez and Emma Pérez on Writing Partnerships
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Emma Pérez and Juana María Rodríguez about writing partnerships during a pandemic and queer sociality.
Kiki Petrosino on Writing from the Body
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Kiki Petrosino about writing from and with the body, place-specific pedagogy, and history’s ghosts.
Amber Jamilla Musser on Valuing Embodied Knowledge
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Amber Jamilla Musser about aesthetics and racialized sexuality and the politics of co-authoring.
Alix Olson on Transitioning from Performer to Professor
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews poet and professor Alix Olson about career transitions, pedagogy, queer kinship, and the limits of resilience.
Jade S. Sasser on Reproductive Justice and Climate Change
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Jade S. Sasser about the reproductive justice movement and climate change activism.
Jessica Nydia Pabón-Colón on Women Graffiti Artists
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Jessica Nydia Pabón-Colón about women graffiti writers, feminist curation, and Puerto Rican activism.
Imani Perry on Love as an Ethic
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Imani Perry about critiquing patriarchy, writing as self-care, and redefining productivity.
Manuela Lavinas Picq on Indigenous Futures
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Manuela Lavinas Picq about Kichwa women in international politics and being a scholar in the Global South.
Francesca T. Royster on Writing Courageously
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Francesca T. Royster about the queer afterlives of soul music and the power of storytelling.
Sami Schalk on Black Women’s Speculative Fiction
Sami Schalk and Anastasia Kārkliņa discuss the racially gendered politics of disability and speculative fiction’s radical potential.