Academic Aunties
Ethel TungohanAcademia. It is a site of exclusion. For those of us who are first-generation, who are racialized, who are women, and who inhabit social locations that are traditionally unrepresented in this space, academia is full of landmines. This is why we need academic aunties. This podcast will bring you stories and advice about how to navigate this treacherous world and maybe even plant the seeds for struc... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 93 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Society & Culture | |||
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Excellent insight into academia, especially for women and underrepresented faculty. Absolutely biased, because the podcast covers a biased topic, the subtle and overt racism and sexism many underrepresented faculty have experienced. This podcast gives listeners ways to cope with this and a sense of solidarity.
Podcast Addict52 years agoNapaaqtuk- The Podcast Academic Activists Needed
I LOVE this podcast. Ethel and the guest aunties are so brilliant, insightful, and authentic. They really work to disentangle the intersections of power, privilege, labor, neoliberalism, white supremacy, colonialism, and patriarchy in academia. Their analysis is nuanced and often revelatory. Much of their content is so affirming while other episodes help me see through the veil of my privilege and recognize more ways I have benefitted from my whiteness. A great listen for intersectional feminist... more
Apple Podcasts5Sarah Angel14
United States2 years ago - Such an important podcast
This podcast should be a graduate curriculum/faculty-admin training requirement. It makes me feel simultaneously seen and validates all of my own academic trauma, as well as enabling me to see all the different intersectionalities of oppression in the system I'm a part of. It makes me feel stronger and more capable of pushing against it knowing all the aunties are out there too.
Apple Podcasts5petitmouton55United States3 years ago - Great support!
Just discovered this podcast and I’m really enjoying it. Was feeling overwhelmed before the start of the semester so great to have these supportive voices reminding me of what’s important!
Apple Podcasts5sarahgw1United States3 years ago - Check it out!!
One of my favourite podcasts that is essential for scholars - specifically BIPOC and first-gen - navigating the hidden curriculum of academic spaces. In tackling complex topics with care, honesty and humor, Academic Aunties is a must listen!
Apple Podcasts5Meg Gaucher
Canada3 years ago
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A incisive, intersectional deep-dive into academia, focusing on equity, inclusion, and labor within universities. Episodes often center collaborations, archival writing, and community-based approaches to reform, with guests ranging from scholars of race, gender, Indigenous sovereignty, and diasporic studies to writers and organizers. Listeners get practical guidance on caregiving, writing, supervision, political engagement, and transforming academic culture, along with vivid personal anecdotes that illuminate institutional pressures and opportunities for collective action. Noteworthy is a consistent emphasis on reimagining the academy through care, collaboration, and anti-racist praxis, often blending theory with lived experience and storyt... more
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1. Davina Bhandar
2. Anita Girvan
3. Rita Kaur Dhamoon
4. Nisha Nath
5. Veronica Javier
6. Uzma Jalaluddin
7. Dr. Nhung Tran
8. Jenna Nassiri
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