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Sexuality Studies SpotlightBonus Episode! Navigating Disability in the University with Stephanie Jonsson and Angela StanleyIn this bonus episode, York Gender Feminist and Women’s Studies Ph.D. candidates Stephanie Jonsson and Angela Stanley talk about navigating disability during undergraduate and graduate programs. They discuss some of their experiences with accessing accessibility services as both students and workers and the ways that disability intersects with race, gender, and queerness. Angela Stanley’s research is focused on disability, sexuality, queerness, and accessibility, and she mobilizes her research work through her role as an accessibility coordinator for the Ontario Digital Literacy and Access Network (ODLAN).
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2023-11-1444 minSexuality Studies SpotlightQueering Performance and International Student Experiences with Fatemeh Gharibi and Helen Martin S3ep5In today’s episode, Helen sits down to chat with Fatemeh Gharibi about their work on elevating queer voices through performance. They discussed Fati’s experience as an international student coming from Iran and joining York’s MA and now PhD program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies where they currently research queer international students of colour in Canada. Fatemeh discusses the evolution of women’s rights in Iran and how this influences their academic and activist work here. They conclude by giving advice to anyone considering pursuing a degree in sexuality studies and offer an encouraging message to their fel...2023-07-1127 minSexuality Studies SpotlightTaking Sexuality Studies from York to Degrassi with Evan Vipond and Amanda Selvaggi S3ep4In today’s episode, Amanda is joined by Ph.D. Candidate Evan Vipond. While completing their B.A.H in Theatre Studies at York, Evan took several courses in the Sexuality Studies program and is now a Ph.D. Candidate in the Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies Department. Evan’s research is interdisciplinary, drawing from women and gender studies, transgender studies, and sexuality studies. Their areas of expertise include trans rights and critical politics, neoliberalism, and trans cultural representation. In this episode, they discuss academic publishing, transitioning from undergrad to graduate school and Degrassi.
Find more o...2023-06-2754 minSexuality Studies SpotlightFrom DMs to a Doctorate: Sexuality Studies for a Digital World with Chris Dietzel and Amanda Selvaggi S3ep3Amanda returns with an interview with Dr. Christopher Dietzel (he/him), the 2022–2023 Visiting Scholar in Sexuality Studies. Chris is a research associate on the iMPACTS Project at McGill University, which investigates sexual violence, and he works in the Sexual Health and Gender (SHaG) Lab, which explores gender- and sexuality-related health issues. In this episode, they discuss Chris’ research on older LGBTQ+ adult’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and queer community experiences with online dating apps.
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Chris’ website: https://www.mcgill.ca/definetheline/christopher-dietzel
The iMPACTS Proj...2023-06-1351 minSexuality Studies SpotlightErotic Labour from the Frontlines to the Classroom: Mature Student Experiences in Sexuality Studies with Kathleen Cherrington and Helen Martin S3ep2In this episode, returning host Helen Martin sat down with Ph.D. candidate Kathleen Cherrington to discuss her scholarly activist work on sexuality studies. For fifteen years, Kathleen worked as an outreach worker to marginalized populations, specifically chronically homeless individuals, prisoners, and street-based sex workers. Her research specializations include critical sex work and erotic labour studies; transnational sexualities; scholar activism; gendered labour; women in poverty; sexual rights; creative research methods and methodologies; feminist art activism; and urban sexualities. In this episode, they chat about being a mature student, mental health during the pandemic, and Kathleen’s journey to her Ph...2023-05-3031 minSexuality Studies SpotlightSexuality Studies for Critical Classrooms and Mutual Aid with Jade Crimson Rose Da Costa and Amanda Selvaggi S3ep1Welcome back to Sexuality Studies Spotlight! This episode introduces Amanda Selvaggi as our new undergraduate host. Amanda is joined by Jade Crimson Rose Da Costa, a gender nonbinary queer woman of colour and Ph.D. Sociology candidate at York University, community organizer and educator, creative writer and poet. Their research, teaching, organizing, and art converge on topics of race and racism, queer and trans belonging, feminism, the sociology of health, and social justice. In this episode, they discuss Jade’s community and scholarly work as well as their time at York.
Find more of Jade’s work at:2023-05-1658 minSexuality Studies SpotlightFrom Undergrad to Ph.D.: Sexuality Studies Research and Community Work with 2S-LGBTQ+ Older Adults with Stephanie Jonsson and Keely O’Brien S2Ep5In this week’s episode, Keely is joined by Stephanie Jonsson, a former sexuality studies undergraduate and current Ph.D Candidate in the York Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies Department. They chat about Steph’s experience at York and her research with 2S-LGBTQ+ older adults and their experiences with remote services during the pandemic. They also discuss Steph’s work founding the Ontario Digital Literacy and Access Network (ODLAN).
Find more of Steph’s work here: https://www.instagram.com/femdemic_creations/
Learn more about ODLAN here: https://www.odlan.ca/
Sexual...2022-11-0822 minSexuality Studies SpotlightExploring Art-Based Research on ‘Madness’ through Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies with Natalia Bonczek and Helen S2Ep4Today Helen chats with Natalia Bonczek about feminism, art-based research, mental health, and learning from Indigenous scholars at York University. We cover some of Natalia’s most inspiring professors and classes that led to transitioning from a Psychology Undergrad to a Gender, Sexuality and Women’s studies major and how this led to pursuing a Master’s degree researching Madness (mental health from lived experience). We learn more about how Natalia uses art to build community and think critically about complicated topics. Natalia encourages any curious mind to explore the possibilities of feminism and artmaking and provides practical advice for fi...2022-10-2531 minSexuality Studies SpotlightSexuality Studies and Tech? Bringing Sexuality Studies to Health Tech with Alexandra Latter and Keely O’Brien S2Ep3This week Keely is joined by York sexuality studies alumna Alexandra Latter. They discuss Alex’s time at York and her work in virtual healthcare and mental health services during the pandemic. Alex shares how a sexuality studies degree can help in a variety of industries and the unexpected benefits of having a sexuality and gender studies background in tech.
Connect with Alex on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-latter/
Watch Alex’s talk "You've Been Disconnected: Supporting the Right to Access Healthcare for Marginalized People in a Virtual Context” at RightsCon: https://drive...2022-10-1133 minSexuality Studies SpotlightInternational Sexuality Studies: Researching the Protection of LGBT Rights in India with Lovepreet Kaur and Helen Martin S2Ep2In today’s episode, host Helen Martin is talking to Lovepreet Kaur who is joining us from Ludhiana in Punjab, India. They discuss Lovepreet's research on the comparison of human rights between India and Canada and Lovepreet’s current position as the 2021-2022 Visiting Scholar at the School of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at York. Lovepreet discusses her experience at York's Centre for Feminist Research and the support they've provided to her, the pandemic's effect on her work, and her advice for sexuality scholars.
Learn more about Lovepreet’s work here: https://sites.google.com/view/lov...2022-09-2736 minSexuality Studies SpotlightRemember Tumblr? Acafemmeic Research with Andi Schwartz and Keely O’Brien S2Ep1Welcome back to Sexuality Studies Spotlight! In the first episode of season two, host Keely O’Brien is joined by York’s Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) coordinator Dr. Andi Schwartz. They discuss Andi’s research interests in femme subjectivities, critical femininities, and the rapidly changing world of online subcultures from Tumblr to Instagram and beyond.
Find more of Andi’s work at: https://www.instagram.com/acafemmeic/and https://andischwartzwrites.com/
Learn more about the York CFR here: https://www.yorku.ca/cfr/
Sexuality Studies Spotlight is produced by Stephanie Jonsson, Hannah Maitland...2022-09-1336 min
Sexuality Studies SpotlightS1:Ep5: Amy Saunders and Helen MartinIn this season’s final episode, Helen is joined by Amy Saunders, a York graduate who currently works as the Director of Communications and Marketing at Diva, the makers of the DivaCup. Amy’s entrepreneurial career has spanned from her own PR and communications firm for films centring on marginalized stories to writing for SheDoesTheCity.com.
Amy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprpriestess/
Find more of Amy’s writing here:https://www.theprpriestess.com/
Sexuality Studies Spotlight is produced by Stephanie Jonsson, Hannah Maitland, Angela Stanley, Sarah Westerhof, Helen Martin, and Kee...2022-04-1230 minSexuality Studies SpotlightS1Ep4: Fikiswa Tsabedze and Keely O'BrienFrom social media hashtags to virtual grad school, in this episode Keely O’Brien is joined by Fikiswa Tsabedze, who recently completed a Masters in Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies at York with a focus on hegemonic femininity created through social media discourses in Eswatini. Her research considers what type of women are valued and the kind of ‘womanhood’ and ‘femininity’ that’s accepted, and what that means for women who fall short.
Find Fikiswa’s work with Weave News here: https://www.weavenews.org/series/conflicting-emotions
Read Fikiswa’s personal blog here: https://www.fikiswat.com/2022-03-2935 minSexuality Studies SpotlightS1Ep3: Marina Mathieu and Helen MartinThis week’s episode features feminism, filmmaking, and sexuality. Helen is joined by GFWS MA student, Marina Mathieu. Marina is a filmmaker and activist whose current research studies, among other things, the sexual representation of Black women in Quebec television.
Find Marina on Instagram @m2.0.talks
Sexuality Studies Spotlight is produced by Stephanie Jonsson, Hannah Maitland, Angela Stanley, Sarah Westerhof, Helen Martin, and Keely O'Brien. This podcast is made possible through support from the York University Sexuality Studies Program, Innovation York’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit, and the Media Creation Lab at Scott Library. This podcast was...2022-03-1536 minSexuality Studies SpotlightS1:Ep2 Bridget Liang and Keely O'BrienWelcome to another episode about sexuality, desirability politics, and…zombies? This week, undergraduate host Keely O’Brien is joined by GFWS Ph.D. candidate Bridget Liang, whose research is located at the intersection of trans and autistic people's experiences with their families.
Bridget’s website: https://bridgetliang.wordpress.com/
Bridget’s book, What Makes You Beautiful: https://www.formaclorimerbooks.ca/Book/3083/What-Makes-You-Beautiful.html
Sexuality Studies Spotlight is produced by Stephanie Jonsson, Hannah Maitland, Angela Stanley, Sarah Westerhof, Helen Martin, and Keely O'Brien. This podcast is made possible through support from the York...2022-03-0134 minSexuality Studies SpotlightS1Ep1: Shraddha Chatterjee and Helen MartinThis season’s first official episode discusses discourses and desires across India and Canada. Undergraduate host Helen Martin is joined by GFWS Ph.D. candidate Shraddha Chatterjee, whose research examines how Hindu nationalist sentiment has been mobilized alongside transnational and globalized notions of Queer Liberalism in India.
Shraddha’s website: https://www.shraddhachatterjee.com/
Find Shraddha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shadypoetricks
TRIGGER WARNING: FOR DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE
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Sexuality Studies Spotlight is produced by Stephanie Jonsson, Hannah Maitland, Ange...2022-02-1545 min
Sexuality Studies SpotlightWelcome to Sexuality Studies - Interview with Nick MuleWelcome to the preview episode of Sexuality Studies Spotlight - a podcast where we highlight what you can do with your sexuality studies degree. Scholar and activist Dr. Nick Mule is the program coordinator of the York University Sexuality Studies Program.
Sexuality Studies Spotlight is produced by Stephanie Jonsson, Hannah Maitland, Angela Stanley, Sarah Westerhof, Helen Martin, and Keely O'Brien. This podcast is made possible through support from the York University Sexuality Studies Program, Innovation York’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit, and the Media Creation Lab at Scott Library. This podcast was produced on the traditional territory of man...2022-01-1227 min