Institute of Network Cultures · Girlboss, Through the Years

This is the first episode of Thinking Face Emoji, a podcast miniseries by The Hmm, in collaboration with the Institute of Network Cultures, and supported by the Creative Industries Fund NL.
Hosts Margarita Osipian and Sjef van Beers from The Hmm, are joined by Sam Cummins, of Nymphet Alumni, to discuss the girlboss. Overly familiar with the many critiques this online stereotype has gotten over the years, they shift the focus to look at the cultural and aesthetic environment that led to the girlboss, her inception, and the impact she made on the (online) culture today.
Mentioned in this episode:
What is a Girlboss? (Netflix): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScpqleOv_o8
Ban Bossy, ‘I’m Not Bossy. I’m the Boss.’: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dynbzMlCcw
Beyoncé at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6maPmEQIiQI
That Feeling You Recognize? Obamacore: www.vulture.com/article/obamacore…amala-harris.html
What Do Students at Elite Colleges Really Want? www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/busine…tudents-jobs.html
Nymphet Alumni Ep. 113: Information Age Grindset w/ Ezra Marcus: www.nymphetalumni.com/p/ep-113-infor…grindset-w-fae
All-woman Blue Origin crew floats in space: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1looEUDCLsQ
In Space, No One Can Hear You Girlboss: pitchfork.com/thepitch/katy-perry-space/
Find The Hmm at: www.thehmm.nl
Find Sam and Nymphet Alumni at: www.nymphetalumni.com
Jingle and sound design by Jochem van der Hoek. Editing by Salome Berdzenishvili. Cover art by Aspirin