Radio Activism

Annette Rimmer is a radio producer and lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK. Her research is in media & social justice, feminist pedagogy, Social Policy, Urban/Rural Sociology and generally Feminist Social Research.

• IntroductionRationaleWhy Women?Why Radio?Why Feminist Pedagogy?The Importance of Participation in Uncertain TimesStructure of the Book The Radio Research Group Introduction Meet the Women Methodological Issues and Cautions Practical Research with the Radio Research Group A Word about Transcription Research Diary Analysis World Café A Cautionary Note about Participatory Research 10. Conclusion Listen Up! Radio’s Potential Explored Introduction Shout FM in Context Radio Around the World Conclusion Radio Training: Feminist Pedagogy in Action Introduction On the Day of the Radio Training, I was Terrified! School wasn’t for me The Activism of Feminist Pedagogy Conclusion Silence and Voice Introduction Silence Hearing Different Voices Disembodied Voices Telling our Own Stories A Word about Intersectionality Conclusion Radio Activism: Dancing in the Kitchen Introduction The Conflicts of Empowerment Feminist Radio Pedagogy Women and Technology Lightbulb Moments Dancing in the Kitchen Conclusion Feeling Ten Feet Tall Introduction Women and Empowerment Women-Only Radio Training Radio Activism in a Time of Covid Unmuting Women: Zoom Radio and Talking in Pidgin Conclusion The Mythical Sankofa Bird, Looking Back and Imagining the Future Introduction Understanding How to Engage and Retain Diverse Women in Radio There is no One Womanhood Dimensions of Empowerment Media is not the Issue, Justice is the Issue Appendix: Profiles of the Radio Research Group MembersReferences

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