# Rosalind Gill
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Rosalind Clair Gill (born 22 April 1963), is a British sociologist and feminist cultural theorist. She is currently Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at City, University of London. Gill is author or editor of ten books, and numerous articles and chapters, and her work has been translated into Chinese, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish.
Confidence Culture
Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill discuss how imperatives directed at women to “love your body” and “believe in yourself” imply that psychological blocks hold women back rather than entrenched social injustices.
Confidence Culture
Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill discuss how imperatives directed at women to “love your body” and “believe in yourself” imply that psychological blocks hold women back rather than entrenched social injustices.
Professionalism? More like, Oppressionalism
What does professionalism actually mean in 2026?
Is it about doing your job well…
or is it still code for “fit in, don’t rock the boat, and definitely don’t say f**k”?
In this episode of Brenda, You’re On Mute, we’re joined by Dr Jamie Pei — coach, trainer, and unapologetic challenger of the “sho…
Your Body Is Not a Trend: From Colonial Gaze to Algorithmic Beauty (and How We Refuse)
What if the way you see your own body isn’t really “your” idea at all?
In this episode of The Social Mosaic, we trace a line from the colonial exhibition of Sarah Baartman to “Instagram Face,” skin‑smoothing filters, Ozempic vlogs, and “self‑care” surgery culture. We look at how beauty standards ar…
“You’re not a dog, you don’t deserve a treat”: Big Backs on Skinny Tok and GirlyGirl Discourse
SkinnyTok has had many names. Pro-ana. Thinspiration. Now this. The goals have not changed, just the packaging. In this episode, Anshita and Suchi argue that SkinnyTok is a visual regime that turns hunger into a monster, thinness into a moral virtue, and women's bodies into a site of pure aesthetic…
How to Build Confidence (When You Don't Feel Confident Yet) [273]
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Are you not feeling confident and curious how to increase confidence in yourself? If so, know that you are not alone, you are not suffering from imposter syndrome, and you are not in need of fixing. As we start our series on Confidence, we'll work to dismantle the most common — and most damaging — …
You Are Not Your Thoughts: Cognitive Defusion for Confidence & to Change Your Relationship With Self-Critical Thoughts [275]
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You've likely had a situation where you wish you had confidence, but instead felt full of self-criticism, self-judgement, imposter feelings, and anxiety. The good news is that skills like cognitive defusion (the practice of loosening the grip that self-critical thoughts have on you) can help tremen…
Self-Focused vs. Task-Focused Attention & How Great Things Are Done by a Series of Small Things [277]
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This final episode of our Confidence series ties everything together: the inner work of accepting discomfort and self-doubt, defusing from self-critical thoughts, and clarifying values now becomes the foundation for outer action. You can build confidence through the daily practice of taking small c…
Confidence & Vulnerability, with Shani Orgad
Ever attempted a "power pose" or been advised to "make yourself vulnerable"? Feminist scholar Shani Orgad joins us to talk about confidence, vulnerability and the gendered nature - and consequences - of the imperatives to perform and embody both.
Discussing her landmark book 'Confidence Culture', c…
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