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In The Problem with Rich Women, Gloria Steinem explores how and why feminism failed to reach women in powerful families, and provides an urgent and persuasive argument for rebellion among upper-class women.

One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past 50 years, Judith Butler's Gender Trouble is as celebrated as it is controversial. Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural, "essential" notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, Butler starts by questioning the category "woman" and continues in this vein with examinations of "the masculine" and "the feminine." Best known however, but also most often misinterpreted, is Butler's concept of gender as a reiterated social performance rather than the expression of a prior reality.

In the midst of spiraling ecological devastation, multispecies feminist theorist Donna J. Haraway offers provocative new ways to reconfigure our relations to the earth and all its inhabitants. She eschews referring to our current epoch as the Anthropocene, preferring to conceptualize it as what she calls the Chthulucene, as it more aptly and fully describes our epoch as one in which the human and nonhuman are inextricably linked in tentacular practices.

For many of us, race will continue to shape where we live, pray, go to school, and socialize. We cannot simply wish away the existence of race or racism, but we can take steps to lessen the ways in which the categories trap and confine us. Educators, who should be committed to helping young people realize their intellectual potential as they make their way toward adulthood, have a responsibility to help them find ways to expand identities related to race, so that they can experience the fullest possibility of all that they may become.

Black women are beautiful, intelligent and capable —but mostly they embrace strong. Esteemed clinical psychologist, Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler, praises the strength of women, while exploring how trauma and adversity have led to deep emotional pain and shaped how they walk through the world...

✨ Gagnant du grand prix du podcast santé francophone 2023. Libérons la parole sur la santé mentale et ses troubles ! Portons un message d'espoir pour le rétablissement.🗣 La rencontre, qu'elle soit directe ou indirecte, est efficace pour lutter contre l'image négative associée aux maladies mentales. Le témoignage a montré un impact positif sur les croyances et attitudes envers les personnes souffrant d'un trouble de santé mentale. Il permet également dans une certaine mesure d'aider les personnes en souffrance à retrouver l'espoir du rétablissement ainsi que la croyance en ...

Mother Trouble traces white maternal angst in popular culture across a span of more than fifty years, from the iconic Rosemary’s Baby to anti-vaxx mom memes and HGTV shows. The book narrows in on popular media to think about white maternal angst as a manifestation of feminism’s unrealized possibilities and continued omissions since the second wave. It interrogates intersecting systems of power which make mothers and their children the most impoverished people in the world and urges a greater appreciation in academic and popular thinking of the work that mothers do.

Where did all the men go? When aliens make all men disappear from Earth, the women left behind struggle to rebuild the shattered human culture. Years later, private investigator Fay Hardaway is hired by a grieving mother to investigate the mysterious suicide of her daughter. The aliens take an interest in the case as well, as does a religious cult bent on breaking the aliens' stranglehold on Earth.

Everybody knows that racial tensions have been at the center of American political debate in recent months, but the story of racial and ethnic division is actually a global one, with a long and tortured history.

"The Trouble for Hillary" is from the July 30, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Frank Bruni and narrated by Paul Ryden.

Racial tensions have been at the center of American political debate recently, but the story of racial and ethnic division is actually a global one. So for the March/April issue, we did a deep dive into racial issues in comparative and historical perspective.

What China can learn from the 1640 economic bust.

In July, an angry mob in India dragged a 63-year-old mother of five out of her home and beheaded her after the local goddess accused her of casting evil spells. The victim was one of dozens in the southern state of Assam who have lost their lives due to accusations of witchcraft in recent months.

In today's dollar-dominated financial system, changes in U.S. monetary policy can have immediate and significant global effects, wrecking economies and toppling regimes. As a result, for many countries monetary sovereignty is nothing but a dream.

"Trouble in Taiwan’s Tech Sector" is from the Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Paul Mozur and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Chinese Lease at Australian Port Troubles U.S." is from March 20, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jane Perlez and narrated by Kristi Burns.

“Why Struck-Down Voter ID Laws Trouble Would-Be Voters” is from the October 25, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Wines and narrated by Caroline Miller.

The most significant aspect of our learning is what we do with it. Speaking intelligently with real people about global conflicts and issues that affect them has substantial educational value for students. This production consists of authentic student work - mistakes and all. Innovation Diploma is an innovative educational program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Georgia. Students learn through self-directed investigation and analysis while solving real problems. Students engage and serve their community while working with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and non-profit partners....

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Este es el podcast del proyecto psiquiátrico Alma y Psique, hablamos acerca de psicología y psicotrópicos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.