Emma McNicol's guest appearances

Emma McNicol

Jacobin Radio

Radical Philosophy

Heather Widdows

Donna Haraway

Carrie Jenkins

Elizabeth Anderson

Denise Russell

Helen Beebee

Lisa Bortolotti

Amie Thomasson

Julie Bindel

Lisa Tessman

Susan Wolf

Miranda Fricker

Candice Delmas

Kathryn Norlock

Serena Parekh

OwlTail

When Simone de Beauvoir died in 1986, French TV news described her as a “symbol of women’s liberation,” but they couldn’t resist bracketing her name with that of Jean-Paul Sartre, her lifelong partner. Almost four decades later, Beauvoir’s reputation as a pioneering feminist thinker is well established. The main challenge she faces today is misunderstanding rather than neglect.Emma McNicol joins Long Reads to discuss Beauvoir’s work and legacy. Emma is a research fellow at the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre.Read her piece for Jacobin, "Simone de Beauvoir Understood the Link Between Gender and Class Oppression," here: https://jacobin.com/2023/06/simone-de-beauvoir-second-sex-socialism-classLong Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Simone de Beauvoir died in 1986, French TV news described her as a “symbol of women’s liberation,” but they couldn’t resist bracketing her name with that of Jean-Paul Sartre, her lifelong partner. Almost four decades later, Beauvoir’s reputation as a pioneering feminist thinker is well established. The main challenge she faces today is misunderstanding rather than neglect.Emma McNicol joins Long Reads to discuss Beauvoir’s work and legacy. Emma is a research fellow at the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre.Read her piece for Jacobin, "Simone de Beauvoir Understood the Link Between Gender and Class Oppression," here: <a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/06/simone-de-beauvoir-second-sex-socialism-class" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://jacobin.com/2023/06/simone-de-beauvoir-second-sex-socialism-class</a>Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Long Reads: Simone de Beauvoir's Socialist Feminism w/ Emma McNicol

Simone de Beauvoir - Emma McNicol speaks about Simone de Beauvoir, a French writer, intellectual, philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist.

Emma McNicol - Simone de Beauvoir