thinking bodies: a feminist philosophy podcast

In this final instalment of our Field Notes series from the Thinking Trans / Trans Thinking conference, Anna and Kristin are joined by conference organizer Amy Marvin for a conversation on trans philosophy, feminist philosophy, humour, and what it means to gather together. We feature conference participants Riley Lewicki and Alanah Mortlock, to explore what it means to create philosophical spaces...

In this episode of t hinking bodies , we revisit Talia Mae Bettcher’s influential essay on transphobic violence and the “deceiver” stereotype (2007). Through conversation and voice clips from Drs. Alex Adamson and Ding, we explore how gender is communicated, how “reality enforcement” operates, and how dominant frameworks make violence against trans people appear intelligible. Show notes, resources...

Join us for our second field notes episode from the Thinking Trans/Trans Thinking conference we attended. In this episode we talk to Andrea Pitts, Matthew J. Cull, Sanjula Rajat and Jules Wong. We talk about the connections between trans philosophy and feminist philosophy, the philosophy we need now, and more desert island pics! Transcripts and show notes at thinkingbodiespod.com and follow us on...

Drs. Kristin Rodier and Anna Mudde went on a philosophy podcast roadtrip (so to speak). This is the first in a series of "field notes" episodes based on conversations we had at the Thinking Trans/Trans Thinking conference in Spring 2025. This first episode features two philosophers--one we know well, Catherine Clune-Taylor--and one we just met, Simon Ruchti. We discuss the Golden Girls,...

Guest producer Corinne Lajoie joins us for a special episode on Annette Baier’s “Trust and Anti-Trust” (1986). Special thanks to our contributors, Carolyn McLeod, Amy Mullin, Laura Specker Sullivan, and Hale Demir-Doğuoğlu. Go to thinkingbodiespod.com for more information. Please subscribe, share, and review! Go to thinkingbodiespod.com for more information

This episode discusses the work of María Lugones, “Purity, Impurity, and Separation,” Hypatia 2:2 (1987), 3-19. Special thanks to our contributors Adriana Rincón-Villegas and Brooke Rudow. For transcripts, show notes, and resources, go to thinkingbodiespod.com  Please subscribe, share, and review! Go to thinkingbodiespod.com for more information

This episode discusses the work of Kristie Dotson, specifically “ Tracking Epistemic Violence, Tracking Practices of Silencing ,” Hypatia vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 236-257, https://www.jstor.org/stable/23016544 Special Thanks: Catherine Clune-Taylor, Jorge Sanchez Perez, Ami Harbin, Nathalie Dusek (editing and sound design), and Jacob Bamhour. Go to thinkingbodiespod.com for more information

This episode discusses the work of feminist philosopher Iris Marion Young. Her article “ Throwing Like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Bodily Comportment, Motility and Spatiality ,” (1980) continues to have relevance in 2024.  Special thanks to Megan Dean, Grayson Hunt and Jane Dryden. Also, thank you so much to the Amplify Podcast Network , Stacey Copeland and Hannah McGregor for all of your...

This episode discusses the work of feminist philosopher Sue Campbell. Her article and book chapter “ Being Dismissed: The Politics of Emotional Expression ” (1994) continues to have relevance in 2024.  Special thanks to Alexis Shotwell, Ami Harbin, Christine Koggel, Kathryn Norlock and Michael Doan.  Also, thank you so much to the Amplify Podcast Network, Stacey Copeland and Hannah McGregor for al...

This trailer introduces the DIT (doing it together) experiment that is thinking bodies! Drs. Anna Mudde and Kristin Rodier will be sourcing voice clips on feminist philosophy topics, and having fun building ideas together.  Go to thinkingbodiespod.com for more information