Podcast
Feminismos em Ação
Feminismos em Ação [Feminisms in Action] is a podcast developed within the scope of the FEMglocal project that aims to provide a platform for the discussion of topics related to local and global feminist activisms, occurring both in physical and digital spaces in Portugal. It seeks to promote critical reflection on the paradoxes within feminisms, employing a situated approach. Furthermore, it aspires to establish an archive and memory repository concerning feminist ideology and social movements.
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Episode: 1
Feminisms in Action: from ideology to social movements
What is feminism? What interactions and contradictions can we find between local and global activisms, between street and digital activisms, in a national context? How are feminisms defined and mapped in Portugal? This podcast, developed within the scope of the FEMglocal project, aims to open the space for discussing issues such as these and others alike, encouraging critical reflection, the dissemination of knowledge, as well as the creation of an archive and memory log related to feminisms. In this first episode, and in a conversation conducted by researcher and journalist Vanessa Rodrigues, Alexa Santos (director of the Gender and Feminisms department at INMUNE - Black Women’s Institute in Portugal), Manuela Tavares (cofounder and board member at UMAR - Women’s Association Alternative and Response), and Carla Cerqueira (PI of the FEMglocal project), introduce the topic of feminism(s) whilst presenting FEMglocal’s scope of action.
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Episode: 2
Feminisms in Action: Reflecting upon Women in Cinema
How has cinema contributed to the representation of women and feminisms on and off the screen? What is the significance of cinema in discussing feminisms, oppressions, minority groups, and gender inequalities? In this second episode, Ana Sofia Pereira (Postdoctoral Fellow of the FEMglocal research project and screenwriter), Raquel Freire (filmmaker, writer, screenwriter, producer, and activist), and Rita Capucho (co-founder and co-director of the Porto Femme - International Film Festival and member of the board of MUTIM - Women Workers of Moving Images) join the conversation with researcher, documentary filmmaker and journalist Vanessa Rodrigues. Together, they delve into the presence of women in cinema, the oppressions and challenges experienced in Portugal, and the importance of discussing these topics for the creation of a more equal society.
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Episode: 3
Feminisms in Action: Intersectionality and Feminisms
What is intersectionality? Has intersectionality moved beyond academia? What impact does intersectionality have on feminisms? What invisibilities still need to be recognized? And what feelings of loneliness can invisibilities and lack of recognition promote? In the third episode, Conceição Nogueira (associate professor and researcher at the Center for Psychology at the University of Porto), Cristian Georgescu (activist, peer educator, president and co-founder of the social activist organization Saber Compreender), Júlia Mendes Pereira (feminist activist, political activist of the Bloco de Esquerda political party, co-founder and co-director of the NGO Ação pela Identidade, API), and Manuela Matos Monteiro (author, curator, entrepreneur, social activist, and co-director of the MIRA galleries) join the conversation with Vanessa Ribeiro-Rodrigues (FEMglocal’s researcher, documentary filmmaker, and journalist) to delve into the importance of recognizing diverse experiences of discrimination within and beyond feminisms. Throughout the episode, various axes of marginalization, such as gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and physical ability, are explored, while debates on issues related to feminisms and intersectionality unfold, challenging arbitrary boundaries, and highlighting blind spots in the public sphere related to diverse identities.
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