GBA 182 Reni Eddo-Lodge
Summary: In GBA 182 we get better acquainted with Reni Eddo-Lodge. She talks about coming to mainstream journalism via activism and blogging, analyzing how power works, how the both the left and the media are held back by viewing everything through the lens of middle class white men, the "Great Intersectionality Wars" of 2012, black feminism, cultural capital, critical race theory and more. If that makes the conversation sound academic and dry then let me assure you it really isn't. The conversation takes place in a busy cafe in Hackney, Reni is battling the end of an illness, I am battling my privilege based ignorance, but despite that we manage to have a great conversation about race, class, gender and the media. http://renieddolodge.co.uk/ Reni plugs: Email her if you want her to speak at things you are doing: http://renieddolodge.co.uk/contact/ You can find her online at: https://twitter.com/renireni I plug: Stand Up Tragedy: Tragic Horror: https://www.facebook.com/events/707597412628896/ Tragic Friends Act 3: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/tragic-friends-act-3 We mention: Focus E15 Mum's: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-179-focus-e15-mothers https://twitter.com/FocusE15 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Focus-E15-Mothers/602860129757343 Facebook Egg Freezing: http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/oct/21/facebook-apple-egg-freezing-virgin-unlimited-holidays-business-benefits Channel 4 Best Young Blogger Award: http://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/oct/25/channel-4-britains-best-young-blogger-louise-jones Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/ Intersectionality: http://www.feministtimes.com/call-yourself-an-intersectional-feminist/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10572435/Intersectional-feminism.-What-the-hell-is-it-And-why-you-should-care.html Billy Bragg: http://www.billybragg.co.uk/ Critical Race Theory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory Kimberley Crenshaw: http://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/2014/04/kimberl-crenshaw-intersectionality-i-wanted-come-everyday-metaphor-anyone-could Kimberley Crenshaw's LSE lecture: http://www.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/events/2014/03/20140326t1830vOT.aspx Marx: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx New Statesman: http://www.newstatesman.com/ Intersectionality Wars of 2012: http://www.utne.com/community/intersectionality-zm0z14uzwil.aspx#axzz3Gs0ZAAWL http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2012/10/a_problem_that Sheryl Sandberg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Sandberg You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!
