Hosted by Global Insight · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 28 episodes
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Explore Simone de Beauvoir’s groundbreaking work The Second Sex in this multi-episode podcast. We unpack her key ideas on how women have been historically defined as "the Other," shaped by biology, culture, and power. With clear analysis and accessible discussion, this series brings Beauvoir’s feminist classic to life—challenging gender roles and redefining freedom and equality for today.
Global Insight hosts The Second Sex, a arts show with 28 episodes published.
Welcome to the 28th episode of our show, The Second Sex, where we continue our journey through Simone de Beauvoir’s groundbreaking analysis of women’s lived experience and its lasting impact on feminist thought. In this
Welcome to the 27th episode of our show, The Second Sex, where we continue our journey through Simone de Beauvoir’s groundbreaking analysis of women’s lived experience and its lasting impact on feminist thought. In this
Welcome to the 26th episode of our show, The Second Sex. In this episode, we turn to Chapter 13, The Mystic, from the Justification section, covering pages 802 to 811. In this powerful and introspective chapter, Simone d
Welcome to the 25th episode of our show, The Second Sex, where we continue our journey through Simone de Beauvoir’s groundbreaking analysis of women’s lived experience and its lasting impact on feminist thought. In this
Welcome to the 24th episode of our show, The Second Sex, where we explore Simone de Beauvoir’s groundbreaking work and its lasting impact on feminist thought. In this episode, we focus on pages 725 to 772 of the Vintage
In this episode of Second Sex, we turn to Chapter 10 of the Situation section in Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex (pages 724–754 in most editions), where de Beauvoir takes aim at the long-standing myths surrounding “w
In this episode of Second Sex, we explore Chapter 9 of the Situation section from Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex (pages 702–723 in most editions), where she turns her attention to the often-overlooked experience of
In this episode, we focus on Chapter 8 of Part Two – Prostitutes and Hetaeras (pages 680–701). Simone de Beauvoir turns her attention to women on the margins of "respectable" society—prostitutes, courtesans, and hetaeras
In this episode, we delve into **Chapter 7 of Part Two: Situation – *Social Life* (pages 649–679)**. Simone de Beauvoir examines the various ways women navigate public life—as wives, hostesses, workers, and social beings
In this episode, we explore Chapter 5 of Part Two: Situation – The Mother (pages 591–648). Simone de Beauvoir offers a profound and layered analysis of motherhood—not as a natural or inevitable role, but as one construct
In this episode, we unpack Chapter 5 of Part Two: Situation, titled The Married Woman (pages 501–590). Simone de Beauvoir critically examines the institution of marriage and its role in shaping women’s lives. She explore
In this episode, we examine Chapter 4 of the “Formative Years” section, titled The Lesbian (pages 470–500). Simone de Beauvoir breaks new ground by directly addressing female homosexuality—a subject rarely explored in ph
In this episode, we delve into Chapter 3, "Sexual Initiation," from the Formative Years section (pages 441–478). Simone de Beauvoir explores how a young woman’s first encounters with sexuality are often shaped by repress
In this episode, we explore the first part of Chapter 2, "The Girl," from the Formative Years section (pages 395–440). Here, Beauvoir traces how a young girl internalizes the societal expectations of femininity from earl
In this episode, we begin the "Lived Experience" section and explore Chapter 1, "Childhood," from the Formative Years (pages 326–394). Beauvoir investigates how societal structures begin shaping girls from the earliest s
Episode Description: In this episode, we continue with the final portion of Chapter 2 of the Myths section (pages 315–325), where Beauvoir deepens her critique of how women have been represented in literary traditions. S
In this episode, we delve into Chapter 2 of the Myths section (pages 256–314), where Beauvoir examines how influential male writers—from poets and novelists to philosophers—have portrayed women in their works. She analyz
In this episode, we turn to Chapter 1 of the Myths section (pages 192–255), where Beauvoir critically analyzes how women have been constructed in mythology, literature, religion, and philosophy. She examines how the figu
In this episode, we dive into Chapter 5 of the History section (pages 157–191), where Beauvoir explores the shifting status of women during the French Revolution and into the 19th century. While revolutionary ideals prom
In this episode, we explore Chapter 4 of the History section (pages 133–156), where Simone de Beauvoir analyzes the status of women in the Middle Ages. She examines how feudal structures, religious morality, and patriarc
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