Runway to Feminist Justice

Feminist Centre for Racial Justice

The Runway to Feminist Justice Podcast series discusses topical issues at the intersection of feminism and racial justice. This series of podcasts is developed by the Feminist Centre for Racial Justice, which is hosted at SOAS, University of London. For more information about the Feminist Centre, please go to our website: www.thefeministcentre.org

  1. Episode 36: Spotlight: Feminist Practitioners Preventing Intimate Partner Violence with Mary Balikungeri

    May 25

    Episode 36: Spotlight: Feminist Practitioners Preventing Intimate Partner Violence with Mary Balikungeri

    Spotlight: Feminist Practitioners Preventing Intimate Partner Violence This series brings together the voices of feminist practitioners who are re-defining what intimate partner violence prevention looks like in their communities. We explore conceptual and political insights from the research on practitioner-led evidence that can shape more equitable and grounded funding strategies. Explore the full research at: ⁠www.thefeministcentre.org/consulting-research/ ⁠ Bio Mary Balikungeri is the Founder and Executive Director of Rwanda Women’s Network, established in 1997 to empower women and girls, especially survivors of gender-based violence. Inspired by her own experiences of displacement and injustice, she has dedicated her career to advancing healing, economic empowerment, leadership, and advocacy for women. Under her leadership, RWN has supported thousands of women and children through health centers, safe spaces, and education initiatives, while strengthening responses to GBV. Mary is also a prominent advocate for gender equality and peace at national and international levels and received the Queen Elizabeth Point of Light Award in 2018 for her impactful leadership. Credits Produced by: The Feminist Centre for Racial Justice Host: Muthoni Muriithi Editing: Rachel Wamoto & Daniel Ondieki Audio Correction: Daniel Ondieki Sound Design: Rachel Wamoto Mixing & Mastering: OV Media  Music: Miromax Music - Background News [438895] from Pixabay

    34 min
  2. Episode 34: 10 Questions with Professor Toni Haastrup

    Apr 27

    Episode 34: 10 Questions with Professor Toni Haastrup

    10 Questions with Feminist Academics In this series we engage 10 feminist academics around 10 questions within and across their disciplines that are important for all to consider at this historical juncture.  Bio Prof. Toni Haastrup is Chair in Global Politics at the University of Manchester since September2023. She holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Edinburgh. An award-winning teacher and researcher, she is a 2022 recipient of the Emma Goldman Award from the FLAX Foundation for contributions to feminist research and knowledge in Europe, and the Emma GoldmanFellowship of the Vienna Institute for Human Sciences. She is also a recipient of the ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship 2023-2024. Her research interrogates the manifestation of power hierarchies in global politics, with research interests encompassing a wide range of topics within internationalstudies, including peace and security in Africa, feminist, postcolonial and decolonial approaches to international relations, and regional and globalgovernance – she has published extensively in these areas. In addition to her academic work, Toni frequently works with government organs and international organisations, offering expertise on themes linked to the Women, Peace andSecurity (WPS) agenda and Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP). She provides occasional commentary to news media on current affairs related to Africa's international relations and Western foreign policies in Africa. Credits Produced by: The Feminist Centre for Racial Justice Host: Amrita DasGupta Sound design, editing, production: Ellan A. Lincoln Hyde Music: Grateful by audiolibraryinfinite from Pixabay

    19 min
  3. Episode 31: 10 Questions with Dr. Odile Mackett

    Feb 23

    Episode 31: 10 Questions with Dr. Odile Mackett

    10 Questions with Feminist Academics In this series we engage 10 feminist academics around 10 questions within and across their disciplines that are important for all to consider at this historical juncture.  Bio Odile Mackett is an associate professor in the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Anthropology and Development Studies. She is an economist by training and has an MCom in Applied Development Economics and a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand. She also has a BA in International Studies (majoring Politics & Economics) and a BCom (Hons) in International Trade and Finance from the University of Johannesburg. She is a feminist labour economist and her research interests are related to the division, quality, and definition of both paid and unpaid work, how households and families are structured and formed around these types of work, and how the state interacts with households and the market to reinforce the gendered and racial division of work. She has broadly written on social security, poverty, and inequality, specifically as these factors relate to gender inequalities in society. She is an associate editor for the ⁠African Review of Economics and Finance⁠ and has a variety of resources for research students on her website and YouTube channel. Credits Produced by: The Feminist Centre for Racial Justice Host: Vasiliki Vita Sound design, editing, production: Ellan A. Lincoln Hyde Music: Grateful by audiolibraryinfinite from Pixabay

    21 min
  4. Episode 30: 10 Questions with Dr. Eleanor Newbigin

    Feb 2

    Episode 30: 10 Questions with Dr. Eleanor Newbigin

    10 Questions with Feminist Academics In this series we engage 10 feminist academics around 10 questions within and across their disciplines that are important for all to consider at this historical juncture.  Bio Dr Eleanor Newbigin is a historian of imperialism and decolonisation in twentieth-century South Asia. Her research explores how the end of formal colonial rule reshaped governance, citizenship, family, and political economy in India, drawing on feminist and gender studies methodologies alongside rigorous archival work. She is the author of The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India: Law, Citizenship and Community (Cambridge University Press, 2013), which examines how mid-twentieth-century reforms to Hindu family law reworked colonial hierarchies of gender, caste, and power in the postcolonial state. Her wider scholarship also addresses the history of economic thought in India and the colonial roots of contemporary ideas about wealth, poverty, and welfare. Alongside her historical research, Newbigin develops creative and participatory approaches to engaging with imperial legacies, including collaborative theatre projects, public history workshops, and digital storytelling. Her current work examines how memories of the 1947 Partition are shaped within the UK diaspora, and how new technologies can enable critical re-engagements with colonial pasts. Credits Produced by: The Feminist Centre for Racial Justice Host: Vasiliki Vita Sound design, editing, production: Ellan A. Lincoln Hyde Music: Grateful by audiolibraryinfinite from Pixabay

    28 min

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The Runway to Feminist Justice Podcast series discusses topical issues at the intersection of feminism and racial justice. This series of podcasts is developed by the Feminist Centre for Racial Justice, which is hosted at SOAS, University of London. For more information about the Feminist Centre, please go to our website: www.thefeministcentre.org