Firuzeh Shokooh Valle
Argues for the inclusion of women from the Global South in technology fields
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Jul 4, 2024 • 1h 3min
Firuzeh Shokooh Valle, "In Defense of Solidarity and Pleasure: Feminist Technopolitics from the Global South" (Stanford UP, 2023)
Firuzeh Shokooh Valle discusses the inclusion of women in technology from the Global South, exploring the coopting nature of technology narratives. She emphasizes feminist technopolitics focusing on solidarity and pleasure as opposed to profit-driven agendas. The podcast delves into challenges faced by feminist activists advocating for legal provisions and highlights cooperative structures empowering women in a capitalist society.
Jul 4, 2024 • 1h 3min
Firuzeh Shokooh Valle, "In Defense of Solidarity and Pleasure: Feminist Technopolitics from the Global South" (Stanford UP, 2023)
Firuzeh Shokooh Valle, argues for the inclusion of women from the Global South in technology fields, critiquing the idealized entrepreneurial female figure. She examines how feminist activists resist depoliticizing scripts, emphasizing solidarity and pleasure in a new feminist technopolitics. The podcast explores feminist activism, technological portrayals of women, critiques of liberal feminism, cooperative structures, legal challenges, and the intersection of solidarity, pleasure, and activism.
