Janice Fiamengo on Critical Theory, Feminism, and Anti-Feminism

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/QwT-w47Il5c Janice Fiamengo is an associate professor of English at the University of Ottawa. She specializes in Canadian literature and has published widely on early Canadian writers. Better Left Unsaid trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQIzgoFBCnY Better Left Unsaid film (to purchase): http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com/ Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:18 Janice's writing process 00:02:31 What are Critical Theory and Feminist Theory? 00:04:00 How did Janice go from being an ardent feminist to an anti-feminist? 00:08:20 Why is feminism attractive? 00:10:14 We hear about women being disadvantaged, so how are women advantaged? 00:11:11 The difficulty of hiring a male over a woman 00:13:25 How are women disadvantaged? 00:15:44 On the resume studies that demonstrate discrimination 00:21:09 How to not contribute to systemic sexism 00:26:02 The "shadow" and deleterious applications of feminist theory 00:29:48 Harry Frankfurt's BS 00:35:28 The "oppression narrative" 00:55:45 What is is it all about? Power? 01:01:04 The overt oppression has changed to microaggressions and insidious systemic 01:04:47 Trust requires the potential for damage 01:08:32 How the "humanities" and the "arts" have been corrupted 01:12:58 How has sexism been redefined? 01:15:19 Class action lawsuits that found men were being paid less, despite the counterclaim 01:17:09 If the choice was between "more power" or "the destruction of the West"... 01:21:37 The Soviet Union, and wanting harm to befall you 01:25:26 Self-loathing and rejoicing / fervor when Shakespeare is found racist (for example) 01:27:23 Where does the left "go too far"? 01:28:45 Free speech erosion * * * Subscribe if you want more conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, God, and the mathematics / physics of each. * * * I'm producing an imminent documentary Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to contribute to getting the film distributed (early-2021).