6 - A.K. 47 - The Labour of Women in the Evolution of the Economy
In 1920, the Soviet Union became the first country in the world to legalize abortion. In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee reads a few paragraphs from Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 essay: "The Labour of Women in the Evolution of the Economy," and then has a discussion with the feminist poet, Annie Finch (www.anniefinch.com), who is working on a literary anthology of writing about abortion, tentatively titled: A Womb of One's Own. More information about Kristen R. Ghodsee can be found at www.k...
6 Maalis 201916min
5 - A.K. 47 - Sexual Relations and the Class Struggle
In this episode, Kristen R. Ghodsee reads selections from Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 essay, "Sexual Relations and the Class Struggle." Here, Kollontai describes the loneliness people feel when they think of sexual and romantic partners as forms of property to be owned and jealously protected. More information about Kristen R. Ghodsee can be found at www.kristenghodsee.com Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are...
20 Helmi 201914min
4 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode: A radical conversation with a 17-year-old
In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee discusses the contemporary relevance of Alexandra Kollontai with her 17-year-old daughter. What does a socialist theorist writing over a century ago have to tell young people today? More information about Kristen R. Ghodsee can be found at www.kristenghodsee.com Send us a text Thanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon-type account and receives no funding. There are no ads and there is no monetization. If you would like to support the work be...
11 Helmi 201916min
3 - A.K. 47 - First International Socialist Women's Conference 1907
In this second episode, Kristen Ghodsee takes a moment to introduce herself and to give some background on Alexandra Kollontai. Ghodsee then reads the first section of Kollontai's report from the First International Socialist Women's Conference held in Stuttgart, Germany in 1907. This was an historic meeting of socialist women from across Europe. It was attended by 58 delegates from 14 countries, and Kollontai represented Russia. The congress of socialist women convened to discuss the i...
2 Helmi 201914min
2 - A.K. 47 - Women's Day 1913
In this first episode, Kristen Ghodsee provides and introduction and reads an abridged version of Alexandra Kollontai's 1913 article in Pravda. Published on March 8 (February 23 in Russia), this essay addresses concerns that celebrating an international women's day could be seen as a concession to the "bourgeois feminists." Kristen R. Ghodsee is a Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And ...
30 Tammi 201914min
1 - A.K. 47 - Two Minute Podcast Introduction
This is a little introduction to the A.K. 47 podcast recorded on May 2, 2019, about four months after the first episode was recorded and published. Basically, Kristen Ghodsee is apologizing for the very amateur quality of the early episodes as she figured out the finer intricacies of Garage Band, audio editing, and how to speak into a microphone. In this podcast, Kristen R. Ghodsee reads and discusses 47 selections from the works of Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952), a socialist women's activi...
2 Tammi 20191min
