Liberating Histories Podcast
1) Black Zine Culture
This bonus episode features an interview with Zoe Thompson, founding editor of sweet-thang (2017-), a zine for black women and girls and non-binary people of colour. sweet-thang zine mixes the punk ae...Show More
2) Feminist Print Revival!
How do magazines create vibes? How do they stimulate feelings of community and belonging? What is the role of the contemporary magazine in mobilising activism? In this final episode, Sharan Dhaliwal, ...Show More
3) DIVA Now And Then
In this episode, we bring DIVA’s founding editor Frances Williams into conversation with DIVA’s current editor Roxy Bourdillon to explore the continuities and differences between DIVA now (2024) and D...Show More
4) Campaigns!
How do feminist magazines promote women’s activism? In this episode we talk campaigns, cartels, cartoons, and court cases with two periodical pioneers: Lesley Riddoch, a founding member of Scottish fe...Show More
5) Black British Feminism
This episode brings together Stella Dadzie from the newsletter FOWAAD (1979-1980) with Kemi Alemoru of gal-dem magazine (2015-2023). In a wide-ranging and thoughtful discussion, Stella and Kemi trace ...Show More
6) For Girls, By Girls
What happens when girls make magazines? In this episode Sally Orson-Jones of cult girls’ magazine Shocking Pink (1979-1982) and Ione Gamble of zine-zeitgeist Polyester (2015-) discuss the pleasures an...Show More
7) A Reawakening of Internationalist Feminism
The internationalism of the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) tends to be overlooked and underplayed. In our first episode, we bring together Sue O’Sullivan of Spare Rib (1972-1993) and Red Rag (1972-...Show More