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Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

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The gang's all here and we're ready to discuss the sexism and misogyny imbedded in many words in our language and we're using the book Wordslut by Amanda Montell as our starting point.

Amanda Montell, reporter and feminist linguist, deconstructs language—from insults, cursing, gossip, and catcalling to grammar and pronunciation patterns—to reveal the ways it has been used for centuries to keep women and other marginalized genders from power.

Dawn "Sam" Alden, Sean Marlon Newcombe, Lauren Torres and Kimberly Rockwell take a deep dive into Ms. Montell's language deconstruction and bring in some language analysis of their own.

What's in a name? A lot, apparently!

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168 episodes

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Manage episode 463206105 series 2921077
Content provided by Sean Marlon Newcombe, 34 Circe Salon, 34 Circe Media, and Dawn "Sam" Alden. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Sean Marlon Newcombe, 34 Circe Salon, 34 Circe Media, and Dawn "Sam" Alden or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

The gang's all here and we're ready to discuss the sexism and misogyny imbedded in many words in our language and we're using the book Wordslut by Amanda Montell as our starting point.

Amanda Montell, reporter and feminist linguist, deconstructs language—from insults, cursing, gossip, and catcalling to grammar and pronunciation patterns—to reveal the ways it has been used for centuries to keep women and other marginalized genders from power.

Dawn "Sam" Alden, Sean Marlon Newcombe, Lauren Torres and Kimberly Rockwell take a deep dive into Ms. Montell's language deconstruction and bring in some language analysis of their own.

What's in a name? A lot, apparently!

  continue reading

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