YES!
Young and Early Career Scholars
An initiative of the IGU Commission on Gender and Geography
YES!
PODCAST
YES! Loud and Clear: A Podcast on Feminist Geographies
The podcast introduces you to the world of feminist geographies: through the stories, voices and insights of our members at YES! Committee, and our friends and mentors at the IGU Commission on Gender and Geography. The podcast is produced by Maria Teresa Bizarria, Elisabeth Militz and Anjeline de Dios. Our music is by Pauline Vicencio-Despi and our logo has been designed by Kara de Dios-Villaseran. For more details click here to follow us on Spotify.
#05 Decolonising academia, with Prof. Dr. Mary Njeri Kinyanjui (Kenya)
21 mins 21 secs
Dr. Maria Teresa Braga Bizarria welcomes Dr Mary Njeri Kinyanjui: feminist scholar, economic geographer, and retired professor of geography at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. Showcasing her storytelling skills, Dr Kinyanjui speaks about the ways feminist scholars can cultivate knowledge, community, and resistance in defiance of the oppressive structures that try to limit how and where they can grow.
#04 Amplificando vozes dissidentes, com Profa. Dra. Joseli Silva (Brasil)
32 mins 33 secs
Dr. Maria Teresa Braga Bizarria interviews Dr. Joseli Silva, professor of geography at the Federal University of Paraná, in Brazil. In this episode, they talk about Joseli's inspiring and caring work as a feminist geographer with transgender people, the importance of participatory research, and the power of marginalised geographies in prefigurating more just societies.
Note: In our attempt to diversify the reach and representation of YES! network beyond anglophone geographers, this episode was recorded in Brazilian Portuguese.
#03 Queering the field, with Prof Dr Lynda Johnston (Aotearoa New Zealand)
27 mins 24 secs
Sonam Roy and Nilakshi Pathak interview Dr. Lynda Johnston, professor of geography at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato (University of Waikato), in Aotearoa New Zealand. Among many things, they talk about the importance of networks and surrounding yourself with other feminist researchers, dealing with sexism and homophobia in geography, and Professor Johnston’s involvement in the IGU Gender and Geography Commission.
#02 Upholding marginalised knowledge, with Prof Dr Anindita Datta (India)
22 mins 51 secs
Dr. Shinjini Bhattacharjee interviews Dr. Anindita Datta, professor of feminist and social geography at the Department of Geography at the University of Delhi, in India. Among many topics, they cover the aspect of gender in Professor Datta’s research, how she became chair of the Gender and Geography Commission of the International Geographical Union (IGU), and the challenges of being a woman professor of geography in and from India.
#01 Building safe networks, with Dr Kamalini Ramdas & Dr Menusha de Silva (Singapore)
28 mins 10 secs
Former co-chair of the IGU YES! Collective, Dr. Kamalini Ramdas, and present co-chair Dr. Menusha de Silva share how they got involved in YES! They explain what feminist geographies means to them, address the challenges of living a feminist geographer's life and how they connect with other feminist scholars and peers during pandemic times.
Trailer | YES! Loud and Clear - a podcast on feminist geographies
2 mins 52 secs
Welcome to YES! Loud and Clear - a podcast on feminist geographies. We're a group of young and early-career scholars from all over the world, committed to amplifying diverse feminist and geographical perspectives through our work of research, teaching, activism, and community-building.