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Podcasting and Gender
  • ISSN: 1476-4504
  • E-ISSN: 2040-1388

Abstract

Podcasts have the potential to bridge a gap between education, the availability of information and which voices are highlighted in media. In this article I talk about the experience of building a feminist-based podcast for my students called . The podcast was founded using the theoretical concepts of Paulo Freire, bell hooks and the principles behind feminist standpoint theory and public scholarship, giving undergraduates the opportunity to experience guest lectures from a more feminist lens. This combination of approaches demonstrates the ways podcasts can remove the limits familiar to including diverse guests in a classroom, particularly if the barriers are regional or financial. I combine these foundations with a discussion of the logistics behind starting a podcast for undergraduates.

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2023-07-25
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