Relationscapes: “Raising Feminist Boys in a Patriarchal World,” with Sonora Jha
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Raising Feminist Boys in a Patriarchal World (with Sonora Jha)
Is it possible to raise kind, feminist boys in our era of manosphere misogyny?
Sonora Jha, an Indian-American immigrant and single mother, says yes. But it takes a lot more than good intentions.
She reflects on raising her son across cultures, teaching empathy through film, talking frankly...
Sonora Jha on female desire, reclaiming agency, and solitude for self-discovery | eShe Book Club
Female desire doesn't diminish with age but is often suppressed by societal expectations. Making unconventional choices publicly can be an act of defiance against patriarchal norms. These were some of the topics that came up during eShe’s inaugural Book Club discussion featuring award-winning aut...
Episode 96 - A Complete Package with Arionne Nettles
On this episode, Arionne Nettles, author, journalist, and professor, talks about how she finds romance to be a comfort, audiobook preferences that she loves, and why she likes talking about books in person but has a harder time with the bookish internet. We also get to talk about her book that I ...
340. Thomas Mallon with Katie Campbell: Opera Talk: Fellow Travelers
Hear from acclaimed author, essayist, and critic Thomas Mallon, whose novel Fellow Travelers (2007) inspired an opera and a SHOWTIME® miniseries. With exacting attention to historical detail, Mallon's novel brings to life the shameful era in the early 1950s known as the Lavender Scare, during w...
Raising Boys To Be Feminists
Author Sonora Jha shares insights from her memoir, How To Raise A Feminist Son, which includes practical to-do lists about how to handle some of the hardest conversations with sons. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage you...
BONUS: The things we do for love with Sonora Jha
Finding love can be so weird these days, which is why the main character in Seattle author Sonora Jha’s new novel decides to take a big swing to find the right man for her.
She holds a swayamvar. It’s an ancient Indian custom in which suitors competed in a feat of wills and strength to win a be...
Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers: consciousness and language
In this episode, Neha and Shruti talk about Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers. Published in 1995, it describes a group of scientists who are attempting to create an intelligent machine that they can feed the great classics of literature. We get into the ethics of the situation, its similarities and d...
270. Nature, Art, and Literature: Pacific Northwest Book Launch & Season Preview
Join the team behind Skipstone (an imprint of the nonprofit, independent Seattle publishing house, Mountaineers Books) for an evening of nature, literature, and advocacy to celebrate the launch of Cascade of Life: An Artist's Seasonal Guide to the Wild Northwest by author and illustrator Emily ...
