Season 3, Episode 2: Femifesting Anti-Fascism - Transnational Visions in Greece and the United States

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About the Session:

Season 3, Episode 2: Femifesting Anti-Fascism - Transnational Visions in Greece and the United States

In the second episode of season 3, christina talks with researchers, Anna and Myrto, who are based in Athens, Greece. They share how the Feminist Autonomous Center for Research (FAC Research) subverts typical forms of knowledge production. We also chat extensively about the issues facing activists in Greece and the United States in the midst of xenophobia and rising fascist sentiment. Anna and Myrto share what kind of collective lessons we can learn from experiences in both countries.

Get to Know the Guests:

Anna Carastathis (she/her) is a political theorist. She received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from McGill University; her M.Sc. in Gender Studies from the University of the Aegean; and her B.A. (Honours) in Philosophy from the University of Alberta. Anna has worked in various institutions in Canada, the United States, and Greece. She is the author of Intersectionality: Origins, Contestations, Horizons (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), and co-author of Reproducing Refugees: Photographìa of a Crisis (Rowman & Littlefield International, 2020). Anna is a yoga practitioner (since 1999) and teacher (since 2013, certified by the Los Angeles Centre for Yoga) in community spaces.

Myrto Tsilimpounidi (she/them) is a social researcher and photographer. They received their Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Sussex, her M.A. in critical global studies from the University of Exeter, and her B.Sc. in economics and development studies. Their research focuses on the interface between urbanism, culture, and innovative methodologies. They are the author of Sociology of Crisis: Visualising Urban Austerity (Routledge, 2017); co-author of Reproducing Refugees: Photographia of a Crisis (Rowman & Littlefield International, 2020); and the co-editor of Remapping Crisis: A Guide to Athens (Zero Books, 2014) and Street Art & Graffiti: Reading, Writing & Representing the City (Routledge, 2017). Myrto is happy near the sea, and dreams of a feminist kite-surf collective.

Learn more about FAC:

• w: www.feministresearch.org
• fb: facresearch
• tw: @fac_research
• in: @fac_research

Sources mentioned in the podcast:

• Golden Dawn on Trial open access ebook by Dimitris Psarras
• Infosheet by Golden Dawn Watch on the trial
• Golden Dawn Watch website
• Reproducing Refugees: Photographìa of a Crisis by Anna Carastathis and Myrto Tsilimpounidi
• Download the Introduction of Reproducing Refugees
• Contact FAC for a full e-copy of Reproducing Refugees or to learn more about FAC Research at: [e-mail]

Credits:

• SATT Logo by Sukanya Ray
• SATT Theme Song by Tyler Freedom
• Outro Music - Cali by Wataboi

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