A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai

78- A.K. 47 - International Women's Day - Part 2

March 08, 2021 Season 3 Episode 25
A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai
78- A.K. 47 - International Women's Day - Part 2
Show Notes

Kristen Ghodsee reads part two of Alexandra Kollontai's 1920 essay on the history of International Women's Day.

Ghodsee also announces some upcoming lectures and events:

7 March 2021 (15:00 GMT-5) A special event for the Democratic Socialists of America International Committee (co-sponsored by the socialist feminist working group and Lux Magazine): Love and Sex Behind the Iron Curtain: 20th Century State Socialism in Eastern Europe

8 March 2021 (18:00 GMT-5) Jacobin Talks: The Socialist History of International Women's Day

9 March 2021 (19:00 GMT-5) A keynote lecture for IWD at the University of Kansas: Women's History Month Lecture: Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee on International Women's Day

11 March 2021 (10:30 GMT-5) Guest Lecture: "State socialist women's organizations and their role during the U.N. Decade for Women (1975-1985)" Center for History, Sciences Po, Paris

16 March 2021 (11:00 GMT-5) Discussion: "Socialism in the Age of AOC and Bernie Sanders: A Conversation with Bhaskar Sunkara and Kristen Ghodsee" New York Writer's Institute

17 March 2021 (12:00 GMT-5) Love and Sex Behind the Iron Curtain: What Can We Learn from the Experiences of 20th Century State Socialism in Eastern Europe?



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