Your favourite middle school teacher brings her special brand of wit, sass, and shade to this pop culture podcast that seeks to uncover how the stories of our past shape the ways of our future.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Herstorically Speaking
Claim This Podcastby Alyssa Gray-Tyghter
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Your favourite middle school teacher brings her special brand of wit, sass, and shade to this pop culture podcast that seeks to uncover how the stories of our past shape the ways of our future.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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October 2, 2020
Say Goodbye to Your Safe Space
Alyssa talks about the origins of the "safe space" and the co-opting of safe space for the dominant culture.<br/><br/><b>References/Resources<br/><br/></b><a href='https://splinternews.com/what-s-a-safe-space-a-look-at-the-phrases-50-year-hi-1793852786'>What’s a ‘safe space’? A look at the phrase's 50-year history by Malcolm Harris</a><br/><br/><b>Invitation to Brave Space</b> by <b>Mickey Scottbey Jones</b> can be accessed via Google. However, <a href='https://www.facinghistory.org/'>Facing History and Ourselves</a> includes it in their bullying & ostracism resources, which may be helpful for the classroom.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
August 24, 2020
What Happened to Your Black Square?
<p>Alyssa talks influencer marketing and the weaponizing of white femininity from first contact, to the Indian Act, to the transatlantic slave trade, to the suffragette movement.<br/><br/><b>Trigger Warning:</b> Talk of the Indian Act, Residential Schools, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade which includes instances of abuse (physical, emotional, psychological and sexual abuse) - Abuses are not explained in great detail however, it may be triggering for survivors and others.</p><p><b>References/Resources</b></p><p>Barrera, J. (2018, March 29). The horrors of St. Anne’s. CBC News. <a href='https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/st-anne-residential-school-opp-documents'>https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/st-anne-residential-school-opp-documents</a></p><p>Chan, D. (2018, May 15). Residential school survivors and their descendants share their stories.The Globe and Mail. <a href='https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/residential-school-survivors-and-their-descendants-share-their-stories/article24717419/'>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/residential-school-survivors-and-their-descendants-share-their-stories/article24717419/</a></p><p>Davis, Angela. Y. (1983). Women, race & class. Vintage Books. </p><p>Howard Shaw, A. (2018). The Story of a Pioneer: Autobiography of Anna Howard Shaw. Madison & Adams Press. </p><p>Khan Academy. (Accessed: April 6, 2020). Life for enslaved men and women. <a href='https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era/sectional-tension-1850s/a/life-for-enslaved-men-and-women'>https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era/sectional-tension-1850s/a/life-for-enslaved-men-and-women</a></p><p>Lewis, T. (2020, April 6). Transatlantic Slave Trade. <a href='https://www.britannica.com/topic/transatlantic-slave-trade'>https://www.britannica.com/topic/transatlantic-slave-trade</a></p><p>Little, B. (2019, March 12). The Massive, Overlooked Role of Female Slave Owners. History. <a href='https://www.history.com/news/white-women-slaveowners-they-were-her-property'>https://www.history.com/news/white-women-slaveowners-they-were-her-property</a></p><p>Tsosie, R. (2010). Native Women and Leadership: An Ethics of Culture and Relationship. (pp. 29-42). Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture. UBC Press.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
August 17, 2020
Whew Chile! Parents, we get the job done!
Alyssa talks losing, finding, and growing your identity after having kids.<br/><br/><b>Show Notes/Resources<br/></b><a href='https://decolonizeallthethings.com/'><b>Decolonize ALL The Things</b></a><b> with </b><a href='https://decolonizeallthescience.com/about/'>Shay-Akil McLean</a> (<a href='http://twitter.com/Hood_Biologist'>@Hood_Biologist</a>)<b><br/></b><a href='https://decolonizeallthethings.com/learning-tools/patriarchy-gender-lesson-plan/'>https://decolonizeallthethings.com/learning-tools/patriarchy-gender-lesson-plan/</a><br/><br/>Queer & Trans Family Affirming Language<br/><a href='http://lgbtqpn.ca/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2015/07/QPP-Inclusive-Language-Nov-15.pdf'>http://lgbtqpn.ca/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2015/07/QPP-Inclusive-Language-Nov-15.pdf</a><br/><br/><br/><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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