Herstorically Speaking

Auteur(s): Alyssa Gray-Tyghter
  • Résumé

  • 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.

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    © 2021 Herstorically Speaking
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Épisodes
  • Say Goodbye to Your Safe Space
    Oct 2 2020
    Alyssa talks about the origins of the "safe space" and the co-opting of safe space for the dominant culture.

    References/Resources

    What’s a ‘safe space’? A look at the phrase's 50-year history by Malcolm Harris

    Invitation to Brave Space by Mickey Scottbey Jones can be accessed via Google. However, Facing History and Ourselves includes it in their bullying & ostracism resources, which may be helpful for the classroom.

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    28 min
  • What Happened to Your Black Square?
    Aug 24 2020

    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.

    Trigger Warning: 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.

    References/Resources

    Barrera, J. (2018, March 29). The horrors of St. Anne’s. CBC News. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/st-anne-residential-school-opp-documents

    Chan, D. (2018, May 15). Residential school survivors and their descendants share their stories.The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/residential-school-survivors-and-their-descendants-share-their-stories/article24717419/

    Davis, Angela. Y. (1983). Women, race & class. Vintage Books. 

    Howard Shaw, A. (2018). The Story of a Pioneer: Autobiography of Anna Howard Shaw. Madison & Adams Press. 

    Khan Academy. (Accessed: April 6, 2020). 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

    Lewis, T. (2020, April 6). Transatlantic Slave Trade. https://www.britannica.com/topic/transatlantic-slave-trade

    Little, B. (2019, March 12). The Massive, Overlooked Role of Female Slave Owners. History. https://www.history.com/news/white-women-slaveowners-they-were-her-property

    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.


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    39 min
  • Whew Chile! Parents, we get the job done!
    Aug 17 2020
    Alyssa talks losing, finding, and growing your identity after having kids.

    Show Notes/Resources
    Decolonize ALL The Things with Shay-Akil McLean (@Hood_Biologist)
    https://decolonizeallthethings.com/learning-tools/patriarchy-gender-lesson-plan/

    Queer & Trans Family Affirming Language
    http://lgbtqpn.ca/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2015/07/QPP-Inclusive-Language-Nov-15.pdf



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    42 min

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