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Womanhood and International Relations is a weekly podcast created by Natalia Bonilla to explore the intersection of feminist theory from a personal to an international level.
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182. Our Brand is Crisis - Film Review
Are political campaigns becoming a "good business" to enter to? Or... stay in?
A review and political commentary of the film Our Brand is Crisis (2015).
Join us in this new exploration and register for the upcoming free podcast report launch on July 23rd. Free rsvp in English or Spanish languages: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh8oJVizgS4QaXSVBQRyrK4iHSXtSkOwnt_g4kkyAJnb-A3Q/viewform
Listen to related episodes:
139. The Queen's Gambit
155. Borgen: Power & Glory
164. The Diplomat
177. The Queenmaker
Recommended articles and documentaries:
Our Brand is Crisis Trailer
Our Brand is Crisis Interview with Sandra Bullock
Un minuto de silencio - Documental
Bolivia Un viaje por el proceso político que eligió a Evo Morales Presidente de Bolivia
Jorge Quiroga, el único que podría vencer a Evo Morales
Evo Morales: The Extraordinary Rise of the First Indigenous President of Bolivia
From Rebellion to Reform in Bolivia: Class Struggle, Indigenous Liberation, and the Politics of Evo Morales
Coup: A Story of Violence and Resistance in Bolivia -
181. A Special Invitation: 5th Anniversary Podcast Report Launch
*In English and Spanish languages
To mark the 5th year anniversary of our podcast, we want to invite our community of listeners to the launch of a new free report where we will connect the dots on the 180 exploratory and explanatory episodes and interviews we have recorded so far regarding gender perspectives, activism and feminist and constructivist theories applied to International Relations.
We will provide insights on our findings in the 3 levels of IR analysis and embark on a wider conversation on the study, praxis and local/international media coverages of People, Politics & World Affairs.
The report will be launched on July 23rd in English and Spanish languages at different hours. In English at 12 p.m. Eastern Time and in Spanish language at 6 p.m. Eastern time.
Join the webinar live and spread the word among your networks, thank you for your support and we hope to see you there!
Free registration for English or Spanish languages: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh8oJVizgS4QaXSVBQRyrK4iHSXtSkOwnt_g4kkyAJnb-A3Q/viewform -
180. Dr. L. Ayu Saraswati on Pain, Power & Transnational Feminism
Is it possible that world leaders today may be exhibiting, numbing or inflicting individual and/or collective pain in domestic or foreign policies?
What is the connection between pain, power and transnational feminism? What causes the disconnection of seeing pain only as a personal experience instead of it being, also, a collective one?
Have Individuals or States engaged in life-draining instead of life-sustaining decisions?
Which economic/cultural/religious systems weaponize pain and which others prioritize wellbeing for Humans & Earth sustainable evolution?
An interview with Dr. L. Ayu Saraswati, professor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Hawai`i and author of "Scarred: A Feminist Journey Through Pain" (2023), and "Seeing Beauty, Sensing Race in Transnational Indonesia" (2024).
Listen to related episodes:
24. Kimberly Loh on Compassionate Conversations
40. Pauline Stoltz on Transnational Memories & Violent Conflicts in Indonesia
46. Hannah Ruth Dyson on the Deep Feminine
91. Dr. Paul Slovic & Dr. Scott Slovic on the Science Behind the Limits of Compassion
151. Dr. Luke Moffett on Reparations in Post-Conflict Societies
Recommended links
Dr. Saraswati Official Website
Scarred: A Feminist Journey Through Pain
Seeing Beauty, Sensing Race in Transnational Indonesia
Why Beauty Matters to the Postcolonial Nation's Masters: Reading Narratives of Female Beauty in Pramoedya's Buru Tetralogy
Cosmopolitan Whiteness: The Effects and Affects of Skin-Whitening Advertisements in a Transnational Women’s Magazine in Indonesia
How Emotion Rules Social Media -
179. Marta Saiz on Human Rights Journalism & Foreign Affairs
Is the media coverage of foreign policy focusing on states’ behavior to, purposely, dehumanize people? How mainstream, traditional and social media coverages of international conflicts are influenced by and/or can influence too: People, States & Systems?
How complex is the experience of covering human rights violations, defense and protection? Can media coverages of human rights violations and mass crimes vary depending on the diplomatic, economic, religious and cultural ties of the countries’ news companies, journalists and editors are from, based on or respond to?
Are states foregoing Humanitarian Intervention and R2P mechanisms because economic, diplomatic and religious ties with private or third party actors triumph over, or come at the expense of, the suffering of “other” people?
Which human stories of conflict, justice, peace and memory become top news and why others aren’t? Where are these stories being told and who is paying attention, ridiculing, ignoring or censuring them?
A Spanish-language interview with Marta Saiz, freelance human rights journalist with more than a decade of experience covering conflict, migration and human rights stories in Iran, Greece, Palestine, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay; winner of the 2021 Premio de periodismo de migración laboral of the International Labour Organization.
Listen to related episodes
32. Mendy Marsh and Chiderah Monde on COVID-19 & Humanitarian Aid System Collapse
76. War Journalism's Effect On Us
86. Chloé Meulewaeter on Global Military Spending & Demilitarization Efforts
165. Rachel Winny on the Rise of Disinformation & Conflict Escalation
174. Social Media Warfare Effects On Us
Recommended links
Web Links https://linktr.ee/martasaiz
IG: @marsaime
TW: @martasaiz
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-saiz/
Luana Malheiro: “En Brasil, la guerra contra las drogas es contra las personas pobres y negras”
Chile: “El amor y la solidaridad entre mujeres fue clave para sobrevivir”
Las rebeldes de Irán
Lesbos, vivir en la desembocadura del horror y la guerra
Casa Frida, un espacio seguro para migrantes LGBTIQ+ en México
El teatro como herramienta de resistencia en Palestina
Cuidar la tierra para cuidar la vida: la resistencia de las mujeres rurales en Palestina
Cuando salir del armario (en Honduras) significa rechazo, violencia, ruptura con el hogar y muerte
Victoria Sandino: "Toda mi vida he sido rebelde" -
178. The World (Dis)Order
Have individuals and states outgrown the current international systems? Is the international political system not meant for states to grow unlimited within it or...to grow outside of it?
What if 20th century norms and rules created by international community institutions (and by certain state and non-state actors) were and are limiting humans and states' evolution?
What is the current World Order? Are we already in a "New" World Order? Or are we living through a... World Disorder?
Are modern states and non-state actors, leaders and institutions creating new forms of "order" without sharing values and interest in *agreed* relation?
How comfortable are we with uncertainty and disorder?
Do humans aspire for or resist order? Do humans actually, crave for or are preconditioned to desire, disorder to be the norm?
Join us in this new exploration (with practical exercise!) and follow us on social media @womanhood_ir in LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
Listen to related episodes:
102. The Matrix Trilogy - What Can We Learn From It?
150. Healing Our Inner/Outer Masculine & Feminine Imbalances
172. World Politics Today: BRICS Expansion
175. The Loss of Meaning in the International System
Recommended links:
Anarchy is what States Make of it: The Social Construction of Power Politics
Constructing International Politics
A brief overview of Alexander Wendt's Constructivism
E.H. Carr, Hans J. Morgenthau, and International Law
The New World Disorder
The risk of world disorder
The New World Disorder
China’s New World Order
Decoding Putin and Xi's blueprint for a new world order
Redrawing the global order -
177. The Queenmaker
How free are Women in Politics? When does personal agency or identity can get lost in the launch and execution of political campaigns? What weighs more in the road to election: personal reasons, collective pressures/promises or a combination of both?
With the rise of female candidates running for presidential positions in different countries, what's the ratio of commitment to serve the people vs. the interests of corporations, donors and campaign backers?
Just as subjects can become political, what if staying too long in positions of political power strips elected officials from their own personal identity? Who are they or who they can be without... "Politics"? And is this possible crisis of personal identity a reason why they may "cling" to "power"?
A review of the TV series The Queenmaker.
Join the exploration, you can follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram @womanhood_ir
Listen to related episodes:
61. Natalie Caraballo on Women's Political Participation in Puerto Rico
139. The Queen’s Gambit
142. Psychology in International Relations
155. Borgen: Power & Glory
164. The Diplomat
Recommended links:
The Queenmaker
The Good, the Bad and the Different: Can Gender Quotas Raise the Quality of Politicians?
Women Political Leaders: The Impact of Gender on Democracy
Gender bias and women’s political performance
Handbook on promoting women’s participation in political parties
Women and Political Leadership Ahead of the US 2024 Election
Quiénes son Claudia Sheinbaum y Xóchitl Gálvez, las dos aspirantes a convertirse en la primera presidenta de México