Ep 13: Melody on Being a White, "Ugly Tourist" in Guatemala

05/31/16 • 33 min

In this episode, Melody talks about her trip to Guatemala. In true killjoy fashion, Melody delves into issues of white privilege, white wealth, and the “ugly tourist.” Her analysis is rooted in Jamaica Kincaid’s essay “A Small Place.”

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Episode 12: On Media & (Fat) Bodies - Interview w/ Media Studies Scholar Melissa Zimdars!

<3 <3 <3 Please listen on iTunes, subscribe, and leave a review! <3 <3 <3 Mel is in Guatemala this week so Raechel had the pleasure of sitting down with media studies scholar Melissa ("Mish") Zimdars! Raechel asks Mish to share her analysis of representations of fatness in the media (and the intersections of race, gender, and disability), fat acceptance, and the social construction of health as a moral imperative. See below for more resources!

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Ep 14: Current Events Roundup (AKA Rage Fest)

<3 <3 <3 Subscribe on iTunes & leave a review! Follow us on Instagram! And Facebook! And Twitter! Check out our Feminist Killjoys, PhD Mixtape and Spotify! Have some extra dollars and want to support feminist media-makers? Consider donating to our Patreon or as a one-time thing at our website. And of course, feel free to email Melody back in 2004 at [email protected] <3 <3 <3 Help us Meet our June Goal: 400 FB followers, and 15 iTunes reviews! Also! Please forgive the static in this episode. We're working on raising enough funds to get some better equipment, but for now we're running into some issues. The static is off and on, feel free to fast forward through the tough parts (we edited as much as we could). Today, Melody and Raechel talk about a bunch of stuff in the news that has made them very angry killjoys. After going two weeks without recording together, M & R enjoyed getting back to ranting about injustice. Tune in to hear them discuss Jet Blue slut shaming, Harambe the Gorilla, guns and the UCLA school shooting, sexual assault in higher ed, and more. Plus a shout out to Ali (RIP), and what they are Reading/Watching/Listening to!