Roux Davies: Misrecognition, Repression & Detransition: An Account of Gender as Ideology’

In this episode of the Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium we are joined by Final year undergraduate Philosophy student Roux Davies to discuss his dissertation ‘Misrecognition, Repression & Detransition: An Account of Gender as Ideology’.

Roux discusses Philosophy’s unique approach to sustainability issues with particular focus of SDG 5: Gender Equality. He outlines what ideology is and the way it functions in gender. He talks about the role his personal experience of detransition played in forming his dissertation. He talks about the responsibility he feels he shares with academics to produce work which is mindful of its effect on the world. We also hear the perspective of a humanities student on the need for humanities in sustainability. Finally, we discuss the way popular media discusses and often stands as an obstacle to achieving SDGs.

The Meliora Podcast Student Research Symposium is part of the 2024 Student Takeover Season where we celebrate the fantastic sustainability research work of our Undergraduate Students.

Episode Guest: Roux Davies
Episode Host: Prof Simon Kemp
Episode Editor: Libby Kale

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