Showing results for "The Body" in Political Science

There is no political representation without performance. When politicians, protesters, and even celebrities appear in public, they make or constitute political representation by performing it, shaping how we view roles and institutions and imagine society.

No one wants to be treated like an object, regarded as an item of property, or put up for sale. Yet many people frame personal autonomy in terms of self-ownership, representing themselves as property owners with the right to do as they wish with their bodies. Others do not use the language of property, but are similarly insistent on the rights of free individuals to decide for themselves whether to engage in commercial transactions for sex, reproduction, or organ sales. Drawing on analyses of rape, surrogacy, and markets in human organs, Our Bodies, Whose Property? challenges notions of freedom based on ownership of our bodies.

The fight for reproductive freedom is more urgent than ever. That’s why we’re bringing you My Body. My Pod. — a new podcast hosted by Mini Timmaraju, president & CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All and one of the leading voices in the fight for abortion rights. If you’re into building a nationwide movement to protect and expand health justice, reproductive equity, and the power of people to control their own lives? This show is for you. As a listener, you’ll hear from leaders and changemakers who share wisdom from the front lines, stories of the real struggles people are facing every...

Joan Breibart is a New York-based inventor who holds nine patents, has authored five books, and edited 20 titles. She is also the person who re-launched the Pilates Method in 1991 and made it a household name in a decade. This podcast is called Body Conversations because it uses the body to view political and cultural trends. Visit physicalmindinstitute.com or 80bites.com to learn more.

When the AIDS epidemic hit in the early 1980s, Strub was living in New York and soon found himself attending "more funerals than birthday parties". Scared and angry, he turned to radical activism to combat discrimination and demand research. Strub takes you through his own diagnosis and inside ACT UP, the organization that transformed a stigmatized cause into one of the defining political movements of our time.

Body Rights är podden som inte lämnar någon oberörd. Om kamp, flykt och sexuella rättigheter. Här möter du människorna som överlevt orättvisor, hoppats, förtvivlat, kämpat, och förändrat. Podden produceras av RFSU och producent är Maria Sveland. Här hittar du även tidigare avsnitt av RFSU dokumentär. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Created and hosted by award-winning journalist Farai Chideya, Our Body Politic is unapologetically centered on reporting on not just how women of color experience the major political events of today, but how they're impacting those very issues. Weekly episodes feature in-depth conversations about the economy, health, politics, education, the environment, and the most prescient issues—because all issues are women's issues. Tune in every Friday everywhere you listen to podcasts, and on public radio stations around the country.

Join us on the CABCC Podcast as we delve into the health-focused aspects of body contouring and the policies that govern them. Our discussions with health experts and lawmakers provide valuable insights for professionals and students interested in the growing field of body contouring.

Welcome to Katie Couric's special series podcast feed, home to Katie's deep dives into the big issues of the day. The most recent iteration is Abortion: The Body Politic, a 6-part narrative series that crisscrosses the country, exploring the personal, political, and deeply resonant nuances of the history and future of abortion access in this country. If you’re wondering how we got here, what the post-Roe world is like, and what to do next, dive right in.