Episode 1

What is fashion ?

Fashion can be a liberating form of self expression for emancipated women. The fashion industry as a strongly feminized sector affects women all across the global supply chain.

Thus this episode explores fashion as a relevant topic for feminist thought.

 

Episode 2

What is beauty?

‘Beauty is the freedom in apperance’,

FRIEDRICH SCHILLER

Beauty standards have shaped feminism and distorted women's selfimages.

Thus this episode is a visual essay to transform philosophic ideas into images: Through beauty you stimulate the human being.

 

Episode 3

Physical Feminism

The right to take space

Body positivity is an important part of intersectional feminism. Accepting the beauty of one's body is a form of female empowerment as feminists create more space for unique and diverse beauty.

Thus this episode explores women who aren't held back by societal beauty standards.

 

Episode 4

Celebration of the Beauty of Age

Ageism revealed to be a strong component of intersectional feminist debates. When reaching an older age, women are facing biased expectations and norms that have been cultivated over generations and therefore hard to break.

Thus this episode explores how women age 50 and more perceive their feminity.

Featuring interview with model and entrepreneur Deborah Kidd

 

Episode 5

Pregnancy in Times of Diversity and Sexual Equality

Pregnancy highlights a crucial biological difference between men and women, which can place females on a spectrum between marginalization and fetishization. Thus this episode explores the complex relationship between feminism and the pregnant body.

Interview with model and entrepreneur THAO KILBEE about her pregnancy and idendity in a male system.

 

Episode 6

Power of music

Music is a powerful sensory experience. This medium can bring people together across social and political boundaries.

Thus this episode explores how music enhances the female experience towards self-liberation.

Interview with Junior Giscombe and music with Kara Marni, Elisa Waut and Riva Taylor.

 

Episode 7

Dance like nobody is watching 

Dancing and feeling one's body in movement is a very individual form of freedom. Feminist dance choreographers have raised debates on what it means to idenitfy as a woman, as with globalisation dance has become an incredibly plural form of art.

Thus this episode explores how selfexpressive dancing can be used for feminist concerns.

Featuring Carlos Acosta, Hannah O'Neill (Opéra de Paris) and the Martha Graham Dance Company