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108 - A.K. 47 - Women Workers Struggle for their Rights - Part 6
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - July 12, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee (now dealing with long Covid) reads the second part of the essay, "Forms of Organization of Women Workers in the West ," which is the second essay in the pamphlet, "Women Workers Struggle for Their Rights" published in 1919. Mentioned in this episode is a 50% discount code for ...
107 - A.K. 47 - Women Workers Struggle for their Rights - Part 5
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - July 05, 2022 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee (recovering from Covid) reads the first part of the essay, "Forms of Organization of Women Workers in the West ," which is the second essay in the pamphlet, "Women Workers Struggle for Their Rights" published in 1919. Subscribe to Kristen Ghodsee's (very occasional) free newsle...
106 - A.K. 47 - Women Workers Struggle for their Rights - Part 4
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - June 19, 2022 22:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee (with Covid) reads the fourth part of the essay, "The Socialist Movement of Women Workers in Different Countries," part of the pamphlet, "Women Workers Struggle for Their Rights" published in 1918. Mentioned in this episode is the run-off election for the French National Assemb...
105 - A.K. 47 - Women Workers Struggle for their Rights - Part 3
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - June 08, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads the third part of the essay, "The Socialist Movement of Women Workers in Different Countries," part of the pamphlet, "Women Workers Struggle for Their Rights" published in 1918. Mentioned in this episode is the article about August Bebel, "Socialists Have Long Fought for ...
104 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - The Leaked Supreme Court Opinion, Romania, and Kollontai on Abortion
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - May 07, 2022 23:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsIn response to a leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that guaranteed all American women autonomy over their own bodies, Kristen Ghodsee reflects on the Romanian experience as well as a 1936 interview with Kollontai on the reversal of the 1920 Sovie...
104 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - The Leaked Supreme Court Opinion, Romania, and Kollontai on Abortion
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - May 07, 2022 23:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsIn response to a leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that guaranteed all American women autonomy over their own bodies, Kristen Ghodsee reflects on the Romanian experience as well as a 1936 interview with Kollontai on the reversal of the 1920 Sovie...
103 - A.K. 47 - Women Workers Struggle for Their Rights - Part 2
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - May 01, 2022 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads the second part of the essay, "The Socialist Movement of Women Workers in Different Countries," part of the pamphlet, "Women Workers Struggle for Their Rights" published in 1918. Mentioned in this episode is Jodi Dean's great book, Comrade. Subscribe to Kristen Ghodsee'...
102 - A.K. 47 - Women Workers Struggle for their Rights - Part 1
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - April 23, 2022 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 pamphlet: "Women Workers Struggle for their Rights." Mentioned in this episode are the blurbs for Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revolutionary Women, forthcoming with Verso Books in July. “Written with clarity and zest, Red Valkyries ...
101 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Verticality versus Horizontality
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - March 29, 2022 18:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsIn this bonus episode, Kristen Ghodsee speaks with an anarchist activist recently returned from a pipeline resistance camp (who wished to remain anonymous). They discuss theories of organizing for successful social movements, and the lingering fears of the vanguard party that haunt the left. Me...
100 - A.K. 47 - The Third International
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - March 08, 2022 01:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsFor the 100th episode of A.K. 47, Kristen Ghodsee reads Alexandra Kollontai's 1915 speech, "The Third International," which she delivered in the United States while rallying Americans against World War I. Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon account and receives no funding...
99 - A.K. 47 - War and the International Proletariat
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - March 03, 2022 17:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads a 1912 speech which Alexandra Kollontai delivered on May 1st in Stockholm, Sweden. She talks about the intersections of war and capitalism. Mentioned in this episode is former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry's Book, My Journey at the Nuclear Brink where he discuss...
98 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Celebrating the Third Year Anniversary of the Podcast
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - January 20, 2022 19:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee's (now twenty-year-old) daughter interviews Ghodsee about the original idea for the podcast and how it has developed since January 2019 when she posted her first episode. Mentioned in this podcast are these books and articles: Red Valkyries: Feminist Lessons from Five Revoluti...
97 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - 100 Years of Kollontai's Work in Yugoslavia and Serbia
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - December 29, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee records part of a spontaneous chat with Minja Bujakovic and Marta Chmielewska, both Ph.D. researchers at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Over a bottle of wine, Minja discusses her Master's thesis examining the work of Kollontai as it was disseminated in inte...
96 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 5
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - December 15, 2021 12:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee discusses two key themes in Kollontai's 1918 essay, "New Woman." The first is the persistence of nostalgia for an imagined traditional family of the past that might save us from the difficulties and loneliness of late capitalism. Kollontai herself understood that many "new women"...
95 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 4
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - December 07, 2021 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads Part 4 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature. Kristen Ghodsee's author website: www.kristenghodsee.com Popular Books: Why Women Have Bett...
94 - A.K. 47 - Self-Indulgent Bonus Episode of Doom - Mycenaeans, Cancer, and the Omicron Variant
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - November 29, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsIn this episode, Kristen Ghodsee attempts to read the last part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay, "New Woman," but fails. Instead, she reflects on the sudden appearance of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the end of the Mycenaean civilization and the Greek dark ages, and some bad news ...
93 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 3
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - November 20, 2021 22:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads Part 3 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature. Kristen Ghodsee's author website: www.kristenghodsee.com Popular Books: Why Women Have Bett...
92 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 2
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - November 12, 2021 22:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads Part 2 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature. You can join Kristen Ghodsee's newsletter here [Note from Kristen Ghodsee: "Apologies for th...
92 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 2
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - November 12, 2021 22:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads Part 2 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature. You can join Kristen Ghodsee's newsletter here [Note from Kristen Ghodsee: "Apologies for th...
91 - A.K. 47 - New Woman - Part 1
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - November 04, 2021 21:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads Part 1 of Alexandra Kollontai's 1918 essay: "New Woman" where Kollontai discusses the relationship between life and art in the representation of female characters in literature. Kristen Ghodsee's author website: www.kristenghodsee.com Popular Books: Why Women Have Bett...
90 - A.K. 47 - Working Woman and Mother - Part 3
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - October 14, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads the third part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1916 essay, "Working Woman and Mother," and discusses reform vs. revolution. Upcoming events - Second World, Second Sex. Socialist Women’s Global Solidarity in the Cold War Videos France 24 English, “Women Under Socialism: A Better...
89 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Interview with Rebecca Amsellem in Paris, France
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - October 05, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsIn this episode, Kristen Ghodsee interviews the French-Canadian feminist activist and fellow Kollontai aficionado, Rebecca Amsellem in Paris, France. Rebecca is the editor of a well-known feminist newsletter in France, Les Glorieuses, and she has contributed an essay a forthcoming edited volume...
88 - A.K. 47 - Working Woman and Mother Part 2
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - August 31, 2021 22:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsIn this episode, Kristen Ghodsee reads Part Two of Alexandra Kollontai's 1916 essay, "Working Woman and Mother." This is an excellent essay to examine Kollontai's rhetorical strategies for reaching literate working class women. In this pamphlet, she starts by telling the stories of four pregnant...
87 - A.K. 47 - Working Woman and Mother - Part 1
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - August 26, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsIn this episode, Kristen Ghodsee reads Part One of Alexandra Kollontai's 1916 essay, "Working Woman and Mother." This is an excellent essay to examine Kollontai's rhetorical strategies for reaching literate working class women. In this pamphlet, she starts by telling the stories of four pregnant...
86 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Louise Bryant on Alexandra Kollontai, 1923
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - July 21, 2021 23:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsIn response to a listener request from the Chicago Teachers' Union, Kristen Ghodsee reads Louise Bryant's chapter on Alexandra Kollontai from Bryant's 1923 book: Mirrors of Moscow. Bryant was a feminist and a journalist who traveled to Russia in 1917 to report on the revolution with her husband,...
85 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Was Kollontai Bi?
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - July 13, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee and her daughter discuss the relationship of Alexandra Kollontai with her lifelong Bulgarian friend, Zoya Shadurskaya. The two women met when they were six years old and remained friends for their entire lives, often living together and raising Kollontai's son, Misha. Shadurskay...
84 - A.K. 47 - The War and Our Immediate Tasks
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - July 06, 2021 03:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads and discusses Alexandra Kollontai’s 1914 essay, “War and Our Immediate Tasks,” which reflects her early commitment to pacifism during World War I. Mentioned in this episode is Leo Tolstoy’s important book, The Kingdom of God Is Within You, the foundational document of Chri...
83 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Emma Goldman and Alexandra Kollontai
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - May 30, 2021 17:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsIn answer to a listener's question, Kristen Ghodsee discusses the meetings and interactions of the Russian-American anarchist with Alexandra Kollontai in 1920, quoting directly from Goldman's own works. Cited here are Goldman's Living My Life and My Further Disillusionment with Russia. Quotes ...
82 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Review of Kollontai: A Play by Agneta Pleijel
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - May 24, 2021 19:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee discusses a recent edited collection of essays about the life and work of Alexandra Kollontai, published by Sternberg Press, which includes an English translation of a Swedish play by Agneta Pleijel. The play was first performed in 1977 and this version is based on a revised vers...
81 - A.K. 47 - A Letter to a Young Comrade - Part 3
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai - May 03, 2021 23:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 95 ratingsKristen Ghodsee reads and discusses the second part of Isabel de Palencia's 1947 translation of Alexandra Kollontai's essay, "A Letter to a Young Comrade." This essay was reprinted in a report written by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1959: "The Communist Conspiracy: Strategy and...
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