Feminisms, religions, and the digital. Podcasts as contexts of transformation and conservation
FBK Aula Piccola
Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Polo delle Scienze Umane e sociali
Aula Piccola
FBK Aula Piccola
Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Polo delle Scienze Umane e sociali
Aula Piccola
This contribution explores the intersections of feminisms, religions, and digital media, with a focus on how religious feminists engage with progressive politics through podcasting. Digital spaces have become key arenas for religious feminist activism—spaces where alternative narratives around gender, faith, and authority can be expressed and circulated. At the same time, these platforms are not neutral; they can just as easily sustain traditional hierarchies and conservative worldviews. Drawing on interviews with religious feminist podcasters in Europe and North America, I discuss how podcasting enables audibility activism: the creation of intimate, emotionally resonant soundscapes that allow for the articulation of alternative feeling and expression rules within religious traditions. These digital practices reveal both the possibilities and limitations of online spaces in transforming religious discourse.
ALBERTA GIORGI | University of Bergamo
Cycle of Seminars: Conservation and Transformation in Ethics and Religion
Scientific coordination: Massimo Leone, Director FBK-ISR
Speakers
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Alberta Giorgi - Guest SpeakerUniversity of BergamoAlberta Giorgi, Associate professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communication Processes at the University of Bergamo. She is co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Religion in Europe, board member of the Section Sociology of Religion for the Italian Association of Sociology, and associate researcher of the research groups CRAFT – Contemporary Faiths in Transition (University of Turin, Italy), and the Centro de Estudos Sociais (University of Coimbra, Portugal). Her work explores discursive boundaries and classifications, particularly at the intersection of politics, gender, religion, and science. Recent publications: Handbook of Religion and Politics in Europe, co-edited with E. Fokas (Routledge 2025); Religion, Populism, Gender in the Mediterranean, co-edited with J. Garraio and T. Toldy (Routledge 2023). Current projects: FANDEM; MEN4DEM.
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Registration to this event is mandatory.
RegisterThe event will be held in English.
The presentation will take place in presence in the Aula Piccola FBK while places are available and online.
Registration is mandatory by 16 maggio 2025 at 12 noon.
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The initiative was also realized thanks to the contribution of "Direzione generale Educazione, ricerca e istituti culturali" of the Ministry of Culture.