politics, the body, and identity regulation: introducing biopower

this episode is a lil mini introduction to the Foucauldian concept of biopower -- lots of chats about institutionalized power (how it operates, how it's maintained, + how it appears), the interconnectedness of medicine and politics, and how the state regulates identity. a bit of a heavier one!! but we're still havin fun <3 references in today's episode: "Ambiguous Sex-- or Ambivalent Medicine?" by Alice Domurat Dreger (find the article here! > https://isna.org/articles/ambivalent_medi...