Lavender sounds : from lesbian radio to queer feminist soundwork / Stacey Copeland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Copeland, Stacey, 1991- Author.

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay broadcasters.

Homosexuality on radio.

Radio programs for gay people.

Women in radio broadcasting.

Lesbians in mass media.

Podcasting.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Stacey Copeland's Lavender Sounds delves into lesbian radio history and its evolution into queer feminist podcasting today, exploring the politics, aesthetics, and cultural activism embedded in queer feminist soundwork. Through deeply personal and archival explorations, Stacey Copeland traces the emergence of queer feminist soundwork-a unique blend of community-led storytelling, political resistance, and creative expression rooted in feminist and LGBTQ activism. At the heart of the book lies a powerful idea: sound is not just heard but felt, connecting generations through shared voices and struggles. In conversation with award-winning and cutting-edge queer and feminist podcast producers from across Canada and the U.S., Lavender Sounds invites us to turn a feminist embodied ear to the past to uncover the ways gender, race, and sexual orientations are embedded in our everyday media listening practices. From pioneering Canadian radio shows like Vancouver's The Lesbian Show and Montreal's Dykes on Mykes to today's queer chumcasts and audio documentary, Lavender Sounds is a journey through auditory landscapes where joy, protest, intimacy, and identity intersect. This book opens a vibrant conversation about how radio and podcasting are vital tools for marginalized communities to connect, create, and claim space in the media world.