From Faux Feminism to Dungeons & Dragons: Redefining Intersectionality

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Serene Cotter, and Violet Gray Join host Marina Franklin in a thought-provoking episode. They delve into critical topics including post-election sentiments, the challenges of modern feminism, especially white feminism, and the intersectionality in feminist movements. Violet shares her experiences in comedy, the importance of wit in roast battles, and her journey with Dungeons & Dragons. Make sure to check out Serene's insightful book 'Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop It.'

Serene Khader is a political philosopher and holds the Jay Newman Chair in the Philosophy of Culture at the City University of New York. She is the author, most recently, of Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop.

Violet Gray is a stand-up comic, podcaster, and proud Dungeons & Dragons player based in Baltimore, MD. She has won the Pearl Next Superstar Comedian contest and was featured on Night Train w/ Wyatt Cenac. Her comedy is best characterized as observations about everything from race, gender and politics, to sci-fi, fantasy, and tabletop roleplaying games.

Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.