In this episode of the Feminist Keywords Podcast, host Karma Chavez interviews Kyla Wazana-Thompkins about her keyword, biopower. They discuss the concept of biopower as coined by Michel Foucault. They explore how biopower has been used to regulate and control bodies, particularly in relation to race, gender, and sexuality.

Karma R. Chávez (she/her) is Chair and Bobby and Sherri Patton Professor in the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at UT Austin.

Kyla Wazana Tompkins is Professor and Chair of Global Gender Studies at the University at Buffalo.

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