Happy 8 March!

It’s been a busy day so far and it’s still the afternoon. Check out some of the things I’ve been up to so far

New Video of KU Keynote Lecture for IWD 2021 →

Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee on the Socialist History of International Women's Day

In honor of Women's History Month 2021, KU's Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity and Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies welcomed Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee (she/her) — author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence — to speak on the socialist roots of International Women's Day. This recording of the event features Dr. Ghodsee's lecture followed by an audience Q&A moderated by Dr. Megan Williams (she/her), Assistant Director of Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL0DuM0xibM

International Women's Day Events and Interviews Roundup

Okay, well I have been REALLY very busy in the last few days with a wide variety of events and interviews. Below you will find links to all of the fun things I have been doing to celebrate the socialist holiday this year.

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Watch: A special event for the Democratic Socialists of America International Committee (co-sponsored by the socialist feminist working group and Lux Magazine): “Love and Sex Behind the Iron Curtain: 20th Century State Socialism in Eastern Europe.” 7 March 2021

Listen: Revolutionary Left Radio Podcast, Interview with Kristen Ghodsee,“Socialist Feminism, Class Struggle, and the Cold War.” 7 March 2021

Listen: It's Not All In Your Head Podcast. "Do Women Have Better Sex In Socialist & Communist Countries? (ft. Kristen Ghodsee)," 22 February 2021

Listen: Katie Halper Show Podcast, “Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism” March 8, 2021

Listen: A.K. 47 Podcast, “International Women’s Day, Part 2” 8 March 2021

Read [In French]: Carla Biguliak. “Le socialisme est-il bon pour la sexualité des femmes?” Revolution Permanente, 6 March 2021

Read [In Russian]: Братерский Александр, “Профессор Кристен Годси: "Феминизм сегодня стал ругательным словом" finam.ru, 8 March 2021

8 March 2021 (18:00 GMT-5): Jacobin Talks, “The Socialist History of International Women’s Day” (with Kristen Ghodsee and Meagan Day)

10 March 2021 “A World to Win Podcast with Grace Blakeley, “Love Kills Capitalism”

Upcoming Events:

9 March 2021 (19:00 GMT-5): A keynote lecture for IWD at the University of Kansas: Women's History Month Lecture: Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee on International Women's Day

11 March 2021 (10:30 GMT-5) Guest Lecture, Kristen Ghodsee: "State socialist women's organizations and their role during the U.N. Decade for Women (1975-1985)" Center for History, Sciences Po, Paris

16 March 2021 (11:00 GMT-5) Discussion: "Socialism in the Age of AOC and Bernie Sanders: A Conversation with Bhaskar Sunkara and Kristen Ghodsee" New York Writer's Institute

17 March 2021 (12:00 GMT-5) "Love and Sex Behind the Iron Curtain: What Can We Learn from the Experiences of 20th Century State Socialism in Eastern Europe?" University of Pennsylvania

31 March 2021 (12:00 GMT-5) "Socialist Sexualities: Expert Knowledge and Intimate Revolutions in Poland and Czechoslovakia" Harvard University