Episode 6: For Whom the Bell-end Tolls

This episode is the first in a special series examining the role of masculinity in fascism, in order to make a more detailed study of how this crucial relationship of concepts is tied into the evolution of modern transphobic politics.

To kick off this series-within-a-series we have the first of a 2 part special all about that most political of organs: the Penis.

Content warnings for this episode include: Specific and detailed discussion of the Penis as an organ, and generalised discussion of serious sexual assault, Homophobia, and transphobia

Some helpful links relating to phallic Architecture, and the role of the Fasces in modern fascist symbology:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/06/upward-thrusting-buildings-ejaculating-cities-sexist-leslie-kern-phallic-feminist-city-toxic-masculinity
https://www.versobooks.com/books/3227-feminist-city 

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2020/07/14/book-review-feminist-city-claiming-space-in-the-man-made-world-by-leslie-kern/ 

https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/pvncp/nazi-architecture-as-affective-weapon.html

https://hyperallergic.com/459504/fasces-fascism-and-how-the-alt-right-continues-to-appropriate-ancient-roman-symbols/

 

http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Phallic_architecture

 

Link to an accessible PDF of the Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis here: https://www.pdfdrive.com/cultural-encyclopedia-of-the-penis-e46430630.html

 

Klaus Theweleit's 2 part book " Male Fantasies" is an ongoing and semi continuous pooint of reference for us, and this epsiode is far from being an exception to that rule. We would strongly recommend it to anyone interested in understanding Fascism and its sexual politics.

 

Musicfor this episode was kindly provided by Molly Noise who can be found at https://twitter.com/ImPureNoise  and whose other profiles are at http://linktr.ee/MollyNoise and whose Music specifically can be found at https://mollynoise.bandcamp.com/