But Is It Feminist?

S2E8 - Bullying Men with Vanessa Villareal

Bullying is never okay! *But* sometimes people need a gentle reminder that they aren’t acting right! In this episode, Amanda talks to Vanessa about the idea of “mean girl feminism” and clapping back at the patriarchy.  📚Books & Resources Mentioned:  The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sara-ahmed/the-feminist-killjoy-handbook/9781541603752/?lens=seal-press] - Sarah Ahmed  Find Us On: 📷 IG @butisitfeminist  🤳🏼 TikTok @uhmanduh.is [http://uhmanduh.is].booked ✉️ Email butisitfeminist@gmail.com [butisitfeminist@gmail.com] Follow us and reach out with your questions, comments, and thoughts! No hate mail please. I’m literally just a girl. 🥺

S2E7 - Podcasts with Adrienne Trier-Bieniek

Description In this episode, Amanda & Adrienne discuss all the varied ways podcasting can be feminist in and out of the classroom despite conglomerate corporate hijacking. Join the feminist resistance to sleekly polished and produced podcasts by enjoying this episode recorded by two girls with mics and a dream!  📚Books & Resources Mentioned:  https://www.adriennetrier-bieniek.com/ The Beyonce Effect: Essays on Sexuality, Race, and Feminism  [https://www.adriennetrier-bieniek.com/books1/thebeyonceeffect] Feminist Theory in Pop Culture [https://www.adriennetrier-bieniek.com/books1/feministtheoryandpopculture] Most Popular: The Podcast [https://www.adriennetrier-bieniek.com/podcast] Podcasting as Feminist Pedagogy  [https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/rjao_00076_1] Find Us On: 📷 IG @butisitfeminist  🤳🏼 TikTok @uhmanduh.is [http://uhmanduh.is].booked ✉️ Email butisitfeminist@gmail.com [butisitfeminist@gmail.com] Follow us and reach out with your questions, comments, and thoughts! No hate mail please. I’m literally just a girl. 🥺

S2E6 - Britney Jean Spears with Katie Mercer

What does Britney Spears teach us about feminists and feminism in 2026? Listen to Amanda & Katie discuss the life and times of Britney and ask, “but is that feminist?”  📚Books & Resources Mentioned:  How Was That For You?: Gender, Aftercare and Impression Management in BDSM [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2024.2410338]by Katie Mercer American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus [https://newbooksnetwork.com/lisa-wade-american-hookup-the-new-culture-of-sex-on-campus-norton-2017] by Lisa Wade Eat Pray Britney  [https://www.eatpraybritney.com/] Doing Gender [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0891243287001002002] by West & ZImmerman Open Book [https://jessicasimpson.com/pages/open-book?srsltid=AfmBOoqgZDTaR6CFGYgap-VlSECFrB7uTH3TOiWv_93WVdZsCQTcjWFB] by Jessica Simpson The Meaning of Mariah Carey [https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/meaning-of-mariah-carey/]by Mariah Carey  The Sporty One: My Life As a Spice Girl [https://premierecollectibles.com/the-sporty-one-my-life-as-a-spice-girl/?srsltid=AfmBOoqsHonfEY6H3SAReispOvOX3uYDBaNut_6WONnwi-l0bTxMKaw3] by Mel C  Paris: The Memoir [https://parishilton.com/paris-the-memoir/] by Paris Hilton  The Tragedy of Britney Spears [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-tragedy-of-britney-spears-241056/] in Rolling Stone by Vanessa Grigoriadis Jojo Siwa: The Internet’s Court Jester [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7WiHL80qDg] by matt bernstein, A Bit Fruity Podcast Behind the Blinds [https://open.spotify.com/show/6yPN9365C6u1KeoNqSd2pD]Podcast Dolly Parton’s America [https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america]Podcast Find Us On: 📷 IG @butisitfeminist  🤳🏼 TikTok @uhmanduh.is [http://uhmanduh.is].booked ✉️ Email butisitfeminist@gmail.com [butisitfeminist@gmail.com] Follow us and reach out with your questions, comments, and thoughts! No hate mail please. I’m literally just a girl. 🥺

S2E5 - Cardi B with Candice Robinson

Join Amanda and Candice as they have a conversation about Cardi B, trap feminism, and what it means to always be learning and growing as feminists!   📚Books & Resources Mentioned:  The Sociology of Cardi B: A Trap Feminist Approach [https://www.routledge.com/The-Sociology-of-Cardi-B-A-Trap-Feminist-Approach/Green-McDonald-Newton-Robinson-Rosado/p/book/9781032027425] Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist  [https://rep.club/products/bad-fat-black-girl-sesali-bowen?srsltid=AfmBOorqcCwT2Vdj6sXKZ1z4Fc07WbPIPnIUXIwoisiZVKaPbp91s7wO] Down in the Hip Hop South  [https://muse-jhu-edu.southwesternu.idm.oclc.org/pub/12/article/962456/pdf] The Hair Tales Documentary  [https://www.hulu.com/series/the-hair-tales-7dcb720a-530a-4e41-a59b-eafa5f1fe858] This Bridge Called My Back  [https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/This-Bridge-Called-My-Back2] All The Women Are White, All The Blacks are Men, But Some Of Us Are Brave [https://ia601404.us.archive.org/25/items/AllTheWomenAreWhiteAllTheBlacksAreMenButSomeOfUsAreBrave/All%20the%20Women%20are%20White%2C%20All%20the%20Blacks%20are%20Men%2C%20But%20Some%20Of%20Us%20Are%20Brave.pdf] Find Us On: 📷 IG @butisitfeminist  🤳🏼 TikTok @uhmanduh.is [http://uhmanduh.is].booked ✉️ Email butisitfeminist@gmail.com [butisitfeminist@gmail.com] Follow us and reach out with your questions, comments, and thoughts! No hate mail please. I’m literally just a girl. 🥺

S2E4 - Title IX with Allie Hartry

In this episode we learn about Title 7 and Title 9 of the Civil Rights Act and explore the ways that these landmark legislations have shaped places of employment and higher education. Join Amanda in her conversation with Allie as they discuss the history and implications of these rulings and ask, “but is it feminist?”  📚Books & Resources Mentioned:  Gendering Crimmigration: The Intersection of Gender, Immigration, and the Criminal Justice System [https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1124974/files/fulltext.pdf] - Allison Hartry Birthright Justice: The Attack on Birthright Citizenship and Immigrant Women of Color [https://socialchangenyu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Allison-Harty_RLSC_36.1.pdf] - Allison Hartry  Bernice Sandler, ‘Godmother of Title IX,’ Dies at 90 [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/obituaries/bernice-sandler-dead.html] - New York Times On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence [https://www.ucpress.edu/books/on-the-wrong-side/hardcover] - Nicole Bedera  Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics [https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=uclf] - Kimberle Crenshaw  Find Us On: 📷 IG @butisitfeminist  🤳🏼 TikTok @uhmanduh.is [http://uhmanduh.is].booked ✉️ Email butisitfeminist@gmail.com [butisitfeminist@gmail.com] Follow us and reach out with your questions, comments, and thoughts! No hate mail please. I’m literally just a girl. 🥺