The podcast Peace and Gender is back for another semester. In this week's episode we are joined by Historian of gender, sexuality and empire, Jessica Hinchy, who will be talking about her book Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India: The Hijra, C. 1850-1900. Jessica takes us on a journey in discovering the stories behind these eunuch and transgender people who played a significant role in their communities and we look at how they went from surviving complete eradication to speaking into the global transgender debates today. 

Produced and researched by: Andrea Thiis-Evensen and David Bonaddio 

Edited by: David Bonaddio

The podcast&nbsp;Peace and Gender&nbsp;is back for another semester. In this week's episode we are joined by&nbsp;Historian of gender, sexuality and empire, Jessica Hinchy, who will be talking about her book&nbsp;Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India: The Hijra, C. 1850-1900. Jessica takes us on a journey in discovering the stories behind these eunuch and transgender people who played a significant role in their communities and we look at how they&nbsp;went from&nbsp;surviving&nbsp;complete eradication to speaking into the global transgender debates today.&nbsp;
Produced and researched by: Andrea Thiis-Evensen and David Bonaddio&nbsp;
Edited by: David Bonaddio

Peace and Gender is a podcast about the people behind research and action on gender, peace and security.  It is produced and presented by Monash journalism student Andrea Thiis-Evenson, and is a collaboration between Mojo News at Monash University's School of Media Film and Journalism and Monash Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) a group of policy and community engaged scholars whose research is focused in this area. The podcast is recorded and produced in the Monash Media Lab.

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