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The 2nd Part of my interview with Meagan Day for Jacobin Magazine →

May 1, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Male self-esteem is indexed to wealth, an unstable prospect in a highly economically unequal society. In search of an alternative source of validation, many young men are turning to misogynistic ideas. The Left needs to provide alternatives of our own.

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In Interviews Tags Manosphere, Jacobin Magazine, Meagan Day, Interview

Bernie Sanders in Philadelphia for May Day!

May 1, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Senator Bernie Sanders addressed a vibrant May Day crowd on the steps of City Hall today.

In Events Tags Bernie Sanders, May Day, 1 May, Philadelphia, City Hall, Fight Oligarchy

New interview in German in Konkret Magazin (May 2025)

April 28, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Buy the magazine in German kiosks or download the interview here

In Interviews Tags Konkret Magazin, Warum Frauen im Sozialismus besseren Sex haben - Und andere Argumente für ökonomische Unabhängigkeit

New interview in Jacobin →

April 27, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Read my take on the tradwife phenomenon…

In Interviews Tags tradwife, Jacobin Magazine, feminism, women's rights, fertility

A birthday edition of my Substack newsletter →

April 26, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Read it here

Tags newsletter, Birthday, esteem, William Godwin, Gilles Deleuze

Join me May 9th in Dublin for the James Connelly Festival 2025

April 23, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

RIP Pope Francis

April 21, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Sad to awaken to this news. At least he made it through Easter Sunday.

Wine pairing - cartoon courtesy of my former colleague, Mark Wethli

April 11, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee
In humor Tags Mark Wethli, wine pairing

Springtime at Penn

April 3, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

In an otherwise dreary world right now, at least the Spring is still coming…

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In Photography Tags Penn, cherry blossoms

New newsletter →

March 30, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

My latest rumination…

In newsletter Tags newsletter, Maine

Migrated my newsletter to Substack

March 25, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

I finally got fed up with Mailchimp and it’s evil parent company, Intuit. I have now fully migrated my free, episodic newsletter to Substack. Please click below to subscribe.

https://kristenghodsee.substack.com

In newsletter Tags newsletter, substack

Two days with Slavoj Zizek in Philadelphia

March 19, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Courtesy of the Philomathean Society at the University of Pennsylvania

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In events Tags Slavoj Zizek, Kristen Ghodsee

Spring break Kristen

March 14, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

A much needed week off in the middle of a very hectic semester

The most relaxed I’ve felt in ages…

Happy International Women’s Day!

March 8, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Enjoy a new interview with The Dissenter in Portugal.

Tags IWD 2025, 8 March 2025

A video of my October 2024 Director’s Lecture at the University of Chicago

February 25, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Video of my October 2024 talk at the University of Chicago. Please begin at 07:15. because the audio is bad for the first 7 minutes.

In events Tags The Gaslighting of Eastern Europe, University of Chicago

My interview with Julia Alekseyeva in Jacobin →

February 24, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Talking about her new book on antifascist cinema from the 1960s

In Interviews Tags Jacobin Magazine, Julia Alekseyeva, Radical Documentary in the 1960s, interviews

Wonderful event at Hodges Figgis in Dublin last night

February 14, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

What a fun event and lively crowd at Hodges Figgis on Dawson Street in Dublin last night. Thanks so much to Louisa Moss for serving as my interlocutor. A great discussion.

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In events Tags Hodges Figgis, Louisa Moss, Dublin, Bookstore events

Interview in German in an Austrian feminist magazine →

February 10, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Lea Susemichel, “Der Fortschritt ist nicht immer linear.” an.schläge – Das feministische Magazin, February 9, 2025

In Interviews Tags an.schläge, Lea Susemichel, Interview, Utopien für den Alltag

Go Birds!

February 9, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

Praying for Hurts and Barkley tonight!

Tags Philadelphia Eagles, Superbowl LIX, Go birds

2025 Reading Challenge: Conversations with Friends

February 3, 2025 Kristen Ghodsee

I can now say that I have read every single Sally Rooney novel, something I don’t think I can say for any other living writer today.

In Books Tags Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends, novel, 2025 Reading Challenge
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