Beyonce and the politics of Lemonade
Beyonce, Alaska and female utopias. With Jane Garvey.
The politics of Lemonade - Beyonce's new release. With Emma Dabiri and Sekai Makoni
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock on her new book The Smell of Other People's Houses, set in 1970s Alaska.
Utopias have been mostly written about by men - but many women have also dreamed of better worlds and fought for change. Examining the works of Mary Wollstonecraft, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Shulamith Firestone, writer Margaret Heffernan explores the utopias women have imagined.
The women of Rojava - an autonomous region along Syria's northern border, with a female army and where women hold key decision making posts. Journalist Rahila Gupta on this experiment in gender equality.
Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Eleanor Garland.
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Beyonce and the politics of Lemonade
With Emma Dabiri and Sekai Makoni
Duration: 15:31
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
She discusses her new book The Smell of Other People's Houses, set in 1970s Alaska.
Duration: 11:58
Hillsborough Inquest
Margaret Aspinal and Jenni Hicks on fighting for justice.
Duration: 02:15
The women of Rojava
Journalist Rahila Gupta on the experiment in gender equality.
Duration: 04:04
Female Utopias
Margaret Heffernan explores the utopias women have imagined.
Duration: 07:36
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Role Contributor Presenter Jane Garvey Interviewed Guest Emma Dabiri Interviewed Guest Sekai Makoni Interviewed Guest Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock Interviewed Guest Margaret Heffernan Interviewed Guest Rahila Gupta Producer Eleanor Garland Broadcast
- Tue 26 Apr 2016 10:0091热爆 Radio 4
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