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Not That Smart

Not That Smart

Written by: Arantza Asali
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Not That Smart is a podcast all about ideology and identity, for the love of learning and without the pressure of being an expert. The core philosophy of my podcast is there are always cool, new knowledge to get after and at any time you think you're as smart as you can be, there's another thing to learn out there. Stick around :)

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  • The Rebirth of Medusa
    Feb 3 2024

    From the renaissance to the pre-raphaelites, to women's political mobilisation, fashion and tattoos- Medusa has always been relevant. The journey that the symbol of Medusa has gone on can teach us that feminist reimaginings of core social stories help us understand the roles and spaces women have been confined to throughout history, and how to deconstruct them. Let's walk through her history and learn how Medusa was reborn.

    Sources:

    Shearman, John. Art Or Politics in the Piazza? Benvenuto Cellini. Kunst und Kunsttheorie im 16. Jahrhundert (2003): 19–36

    Cixous, Hélène, et al. “The Laugh of the Medusa.” Signs, vol. 1, no. 4, 1976, pp. 875–93. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3173239. Accessed 25 Sept. 2023.

    http://preraphaelitesisterhood.com/aspecta-medusa/

    Kiefer, Frederick, ed. Masculinities and Femininities in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 23. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2009.

    Wendy Pollard Pamela Hansford Johnson: Her Life, Work and Times (Shepeard-Walwyn, UK, 2014)

    Sitwell, Edith. The Collected Poems of Edith Sitwell. Vanguard Press, Inc., 1968.

    Song:

    Cinematic Electronic, Content Licence:

    https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cinematic-electronic-inspiration-background-159335/

    The Rebirth of Medusa in Art:

    Literature:

    • Stone Blind, Natalia Haynes.
    • Medusa, Louise Bogan. 
    • Medusa, Carol-Ann Duffy

    Sculpture:

    • Medusa, Camille Claudel
    • Medusa, Kiki Smith

    Photography:

    • Medusa, Cindy Sherman

    Mixed Media:

    • Medusa, Joyce Cutler-Shaw
    • Medusa, Judy Chicago
    • Medusa, Yayoi Kusama
    • Medusa, Ghada Amer

    Performing Arts:

    • Medusa, Ana Mendieta


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    27 mins
  • A Crush on Jesus? Fan-fiction Throughout History.
    Aug 31 2023

    Serious book people don't like fan fiction...but should they? The history of reimagining stories (and making them a little spicy) is anything but brief. From Medieval Mystics and Jesus Christ all the way to Drive to Survive, there’s actually a reason behind fanfiction. Let's chat about it!

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    Sources:


    Kempe Margery and Lynn Staley. The Book of Margery Kempe. Published for TEAMS (the Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages) in Association with the University of Rochester by Medieval Institute Publications Western Michigan University 1996.


    https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA361553270&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=12192589&p=LitRC&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7Ed331d65f&aty=open-web-entry


    Mixer, Lindsay M., "And then they boned: an analysis of fanfiction and its influence on sexual development" (2018). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 131.


    Higgs, Laquita. “Margery Kempe: ‘Whete-Breed or Barly-Breed?’” Mystics Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2, 1987, pp. 57–64. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20716791. Accessed 10 Aug. 2023.


    Stampa, Gaspara (1994). Laura Anna Stortoni; Mary Prentice Lillie (eds.). Gaspara Stampa: Selected Poems. New York: Italica Press.


    https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/02/surprising-18th-century-origins-fan-fiction/606532/


    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/13/fan-fiction-fifty-shades-grey


    Song:


    Cinematic Electronic, Content Licence:

    https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cinematic-electronic-inspiration-background-159335/


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    20 mins
  • Mexican Pink
    Aug 17 2023

    The biggest colour of the 2023 summer has many stories to tell. One of them takes us to Mexico in the early 20th century, where the palette of a nation's identity begins to take shape. In fashion, architecture, advertisements, and even taxis, pink is everywhere in Mexico. This is the story of why.

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    Sources:


    https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/14374/valentino-pink-pp-pierpaolo-piccioli-show-collection-2022-aw22-fw-22


    ​​https://www.anahuac.mx/generacion-anahuac/la-historia-detras-del-rosa-mexicano#:~:text=M%C3%A1s%20que%20un%20color%20espec%C3%ADfico,nacional%20en%20los%20escenarios%20internacionales.


    https://www.katarsiamoda.com/rosa-mexicano/


    https://www.thecollector.com/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-semple-controversy/



    Song:


    Cinematic Electronic, Content Licence:

    https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cinematic-electronic-inspiration-background-159335/


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    18 mins
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