How middle class are middle class people of colour? This week we’re joined by Rima Saini, a PhD student who is researching South Asian middle classes in the UK. She unpacks how complicated being middle class can be for people of South Asian origin due to the racisms they face on a daily basis, and how they manage the clash between privilege and prejudice. We also talk about whether Meghan Markle can be an activist and a royal, how theorists of race and class are competing with each other when it...
Jun 11, 2018•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In our second Surviving Society Alternative to Woman's hour we are breaking down intersectionality! Special guest Brenda talks us through her role as a children's counsellor, arguing that women and children who have been victims of domestic abuse suffer further violence at the hands of the state due to cuts to vital services, Saskia discusses one of the ultimate feminist conundrums of body image, and Chantelle wants early career researchers to recognise that, despite shitty contracts and precari...
May 25, 2018•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In Saskia's talk from a Royal Geographical Society conference in April (her first time speaking at an academic conference!), she looks at how Englishness, 'race' and class have played out in debates around Brexit. Taking David Goodhart's book 'The Road to Somewhere' as an influential example, she discusses how the division the British media has made between the Northern 'white working-class' and the London 'metropolitan elite' plays into racist nationalism by positioning white people as English ...
May 14, 2018•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Chantelle is pissed off with the homogenisation of black people and people of colour in Britain. Drawing on the media depictions of knife crime in London and how different 'communities' 'need' to respond, Chantelle is urging for Sociology to dispel myths and to look more critically at the role of racism and whiteness. Tissot talks us through his developing PhD, focusing on the role of tech giants, the internet as a social space and the need for us to behave like digital citizens online...
Apr 16, 2018•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Surviving Society is proud to present our first ever live podcast! Recorded at our #USSStrikes teachout at Goldsmiths College on 15 March 2018, we look at the government’s obsession with ‘value for money’ in higher education and the part racism plays in university life. Expect the usual ranting, laughing and swearing, but this time with a live audience!
Mar 26, 2018•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why is everyone obsessed with free speech on university campuses? And who is it that makes The Daily Mail so toxic? Saskia takes the Free Speech University Rankings to task, Chantelle decries Paul Dacre, and Tissot reminds us that social media and the far right are changing political conversations. As usual, we are a bit sweary, a bit ranty, and always ready to challenge the status quo ✊🏽
Mar 02, 2018•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast What's it like to be an EU migrant in Brexit Britain? We talk to special guest Alex Bulat, PhD researcher and activist, about her work on attitudes towards EU migration in Clacton and West Ham, and her fight for EU citizens' rights with the 3million. Saskia contemplates the betrayals of the New Labour and Coalition governments, and Tissot reminds us how important it is to listen to opposing views. Expect the usual laughter, ranting and strong language.
Feb 06, 2018•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Chantelle and Saskia launch the first Surviving Society Alternative to Woman’s Hour! Beginning with the comments made by Catherine Deneuve about the #metoo campaign, in this episode we challenge commentators who think experiences of sexual harassment and assault are up for debate and talk about why we should avoid silencing different experiences. We discuss the missing aspects of these conversations like ‘race’, class and trans issues, our own journeys with feminism, and why we need to...
Jan 24, 2018•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast What's wrong with the way we talk about Africa? Who cares if Meghan Markle is 'mixed race'? And why do British citizenship tests matter? We tackle all this and more in this episode on how 'race', gender and Britain's former colonies are portrayed in the media. With some swearing and plenty of historical insights from Tissot.
Dec 11, 2017•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chantelle gets angry about the politics of hair, Saskia challenges the myth of meritocracy, and Tissot asks what flat earthers say about truth. We're a little bit sweary but always charming as we pull apart the social forces of gender, 'race' and class, and look at the influence they have on our everyday lives.
Nov 28, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brace yourselves, people: this week, we're tackling Brexit. We talk about racism in the UK, how Jo Cox's murderer was motivated by the far-right, and what it means to feel like a migrant since the referendum. With strong language that some may find offensive, and laughter that some may find too loud, we explain why Brexit makes us angry, and how the Leave result has affected our lives.
Nov 13, 2017•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Chantelle, Tissot and Saskia rant about the exploitation of gym workers, Harvey Weinstein and the patriachy, and the regulation of the internet. There is a bit of swearing, and a lot of frustration at the gig economy, sexism, and our inability to police ourselves online.
Oct 22, 2017•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Saskia asserts her fatigue with the news, Chantelle rants about BoJo's irresponsible language and Tissot seeks to re-frame black history month. We discuss key political events since 2010, 'gaffes' and the historical importance of slavery. With some swearing, we get annoyed about who is allowed to be offensive, stereotypes and privilege.
Oct 07, 2017•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Chantelle, Tissot and Saskia rant about Trump's irresponsible rhetoric, Judge Pringle and access to justice, 'political correctness', and private education. There is a bit of swearing, a lot of laughter, and plenty of exasperation at the conversations that are happening around 'race', privilege and politics in the media.
Sep 29, 2017•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
