Episode 66 - Doreen Massey

<p>In this episode, we encounter the show’s very first featured geographer.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> UK-born Doreen Massey was a pioneer in her field. She challenged existing ideas about space, place and power, was compassionate, politically active, and hopeful. <span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>She worked in academia and as a public intellectual, including at British early-morning TV fans’ beloved Open University – teaching students who didn’t have access to a traditional university education – and also in Nicaragua, Venezuela and South Africa. That work focused on economic geography and the geography of gender, and she spoke eloquently about place or space as “a pincushion of a million stories”. Her list of publications vies in length with her honors and awards – including a pretty impressive total of six honorary degrees.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Our talk is presented by Agata Lisiak, a professor of Migration Studies at Bard College Berlin, and a DLS regular, who has previously talked about Marie Curie and Rosa Luxemburg.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>DLS co-founder Katy Derbyshire joins producer/host Susan Stone to introduce the episode, and talk a bit about the Open University, an important place for Doreen Massey and many others.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>You can find Agata’s podcast series on Doreen Massey, Spatial Delight, where ever you like to listen, and also here, where there are additional features: <a href= "https://thesociologicalreview.org/podcasts/spatial-delight/">https://thesociologicalreview.org/podcasts/spatial-delight/</a></p> <p>Photos and clips of Massey can also be found on our podcast episode page here:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href= "https://deadladiesshow.com/2023/08/17/podcast-66-doreen-massey">https://deadladiesshow.com/2023/08/17/podcast-66-doreen-massey</a></p> <p>To get tickets for our upcoming PodFest Berlin event in October just click her