Being Near Birth w/Andrea Ford
02/02/23 • 33 min
In this episode, Élaina interviews medical and cultural anthropologist and practising birth doula, Andrea Ford. Andrea discusses her trajectory as an interdisciplinary scholar and the power of studying liminal spaces to better understand what different cultures value.
CW: This episode contains discussion of fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth.
You can find out more about Andrea’s work here: https://andrealillyford.com/ and https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/andrea-ford
Texts mentioned in the episode (All links are affiliated to Bookshop.org UK and any purchases made through them will generate a small commission that helps to support the podcast):
Beyond Black, by Hilary Mantel
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In this episode, Élaina interviews medical and cultural anthropologist and practising birth doula, Andrea Ford. Andrea discusses her trajectory as an interdisciplinary scholar and the power of studying liminal spaces to better understand what different cultures value.
CW: This episode contains discussion of fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth.
You can find out more about Andrea’s work here: https://andrealillyford.com/ and https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/andrea-ford
Texts mentioned in the episode (All links are affiliated to Bookshop.org UK and any purchases made through them will generate a small commission that helps to support the podcast):
Beyond Black, by Hilary Mantel
Subscribe to Philosophy Casting Call and leave it a 5-star review wherever you can!
Follow Philosophy Casting Call on Twitter and Instagram @philoCCpod
Read the full episode transcripts at www.elainagauthiermamaril.com
Support the podcast by becoming a monthly donor on Ko-Fi.com
Follow Élaina on Twitter @ElainaGMamaril
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Texts mentioned in the episode (All links are affiliated to Bookshop.org UK and any purchases made through them will generate a small commission that helps to support the podcast):
Maria W. Stewart and the Roots of Black Political Thought, by Kristin Waters
Black Women’s Intellectual Traditions: Speaking Their Minds, ed. Kristin Waters and Carol b. Conaway
The History of Black Studies, by Abdul Alkalimat
Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches, ed. Marilyn Richardson
Black Feminist Thought, by Patricia Hill Collins
Radical Theory, Caribbean Reality, by Charles W. Mills
The Case for Rage: Why Anger is Essential to Anti-racist Struggle, by Myisha Cherry
Decolonizing Feminism: Transnational Feminism and Globalization, ed. Margaret A. McLaren
Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination, by Robin D.G. Kelley
Barbaric Culture and Black Critique: Black Antislavery Writers, Religion, and the Slaveholding Atlantic, by Stefan M. Wheelock
Ethics and Insurrection: A Pragmatism for the Oppressed, by Lee A. McBride III
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How to reach Rebecca
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Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/logavaguy
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccasanaeikia/
And you can email her here: [email protected]
Texts mentioned in the episode (All links are affiliated to Bookshop.org UK and any purchases made through them will generate a small commission that helps to support the podcast):
This Arab is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Authors, ed. Elias Jahshan
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