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Podcast episodes

• Season 1

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  Trailer - "Who Holds Up Half the Sky"

  Trailer

  Trailer - "Who Holds Up Half the Sky"

  S01

  02:16

  Trailer

  Listen to the trailer for the new podcast by Andreea Coscai, "Who Holds Up Half the Sky".

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  Who Holds Up Half the Sky - Investigative Podcast

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  Who Holds Up Half the Sky - Investigative Podcast

  S01 E01

  29:27

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  “Who Holds up Half the Sky” is an investigative podcast discussing the possibilities of advancing feminist activism in China under censorship and lack of free speech. Influential activist figures appear in China’s history from the Qing dynasty to the Maoist era with its famous quote: “Women Hold up Half the Sky”. But Chinese women have undergone much pressure from foot binding and arranged marriages to unequal pay and domestic violence. Over the years, I have dived deeper into issues of multiculturalism, social activism, and gender identities. This work defines my curiosity which stems from a continuous movement through distinct cultural spaces, which started in China. You can read more about the podcast, and the research for it, as well as listen to the full interviews and the full-length podcast here: andreeacoscai.com/2020/09/09/sound-projects/ Cover art by Meaghan Paine Mixing by Jullian Androkae

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  "I think beyond borders" (Xiao Ma - Full Interview)

  "I think beyond borders" (Xiao Ma - Full Interview)

  S01 E02

  25:14

  Xiao, Smile (any/all pronouns), based in Suzhou, China, is currently studying literature and visual arts at Bennington College. Smile's understanding of love is what led her to create art; her work offers a narrative and photographic exploration of love through observations of human interactions, emotions, and social events. The exhibition referenced in the interview can be found here: xiao-smile.squarespace.com/recent-thoughts. “Who Holds up Half the Sky” is an investigative podcast discussing the possibilities of advancing feminist activism in China under censorship and lack of free speech. Influential activist figures appear in China’s history from the Qing dynasty to the Maoist era with its famous quote: “Women Hold up Half the Sky”. But Chinese women have undergone much pressure from foot binding and arranged marriages to unequal pay and domestic violence. Over the years, I have dived deeper into issues of multiculturalism, social activism, and gender identities. This work defines my curiosity which stems from a continuous movement through distinct cultural spaces, which started in China. You can read more about the podcast, and the research for it, as well as listen to the full interviews and the full-length podcast here: andreeacoscai.com/2020/09/09/sound-projects/ Cover art by Meaghan Paine Mixing by Jullian Androkae

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  "My mother was illiterate with her feet bound" (Wang Zheng - Full Interview Part 1)

  "My mother was illiterate with her feet bound" (Wang Zheng - Full Interview Part 1)

  S01 E03

  20:18

  Wang Zheng is associate professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies and associate scientist of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. A long-term academic activist promoting gender studies in China, she is the director of the UM-China Gender Studies Project, and founder and co-director of the UM-Fudan Joint Institute for Gender Studies at Fudan University, Shanghai. “Who Holds up Half the Sky” is an investigative podcast discussing the possibilities of advancing feminist activism in China under censorship and lack of free speech. Influential activist figures appear in China’s history from the Qing dynasty to the Maoist era with its famous quote: “Women Hold up Half the Sky”. But Chinese women have undergone much pressure from foot binding and arranged marriages to unequal pay and domestic violence. Over the years, I have dived deeper into issues of multiculturalism, social activism, and gender identities. This work defines my curiosity which stems from a continuous movement through distinct cultural spaces, which started in China. You can read more about the podcast, and the research for it, as well as listen to the full interviews and the full-length podcast here: andreeacoscai.com/2020/09/09/sound-projects/ Cover art by Meaghan Paine Mixing by Jullian Androkae

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  "Real feminists are critical of the dominant discourse" (Wang Zheng - Full Interview Part 2)

  "Real feminists are critical of the dominant discourse" (Wang Zheng - Full Interview Part 2)

  S01 E04

  23:44

  Wang Zheng is associate professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies and associate scientist of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. A long-term academic activist promoting gender studies in China, she is the director of the UM-China Gender Studies Project, and founder and co-director of the UM-Fudan Joint Institute for Gender Studies at Fudan University, Shanghai. “Who Holds up Half the Sky” is an investigative podcast discussing the possibilities of advancing feminist activism in China under censorship and lack of free speech. Influential activist figures appear in China’s history from the Qing dynasty to the Maoist era with its famous quote: “Women Hold up Half the Sky”. But Chinese women have undergone much pressure from foot binding and arranged marriages to unequal pay and domestic violence. Over the years, I have dived deeper into issues of multiculturalism, social activism, and gender identities. This work defines my curiosity which stems from a continuous movement through distinct cultural spaces, which started in China. You can read more about the podcast, and the research for it, as well as listen to the full interviews and the full-length podcast here: andreeacoscai.com/2020/09/09/sound-projects/ Cover art by Meaghan Paine Mixing by Jullian Androkae