In the News

"Instructor Spotlight," The Lifelong Exchange, April 14, 2017

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Dr. Jeffrey Nall (center) with UCF colleagues Dr. Christian Ravela (right) and Dr. Nicholas Shrubsole (left). Photo from Pegasus Magazine.
Picture"Active Birth" by Becca Marsh
Feminism and the Mastery of Women and Childbirth (2014)     In Feminism and the Mastery of Women and Childbirth Dr. Nall shows that social conceptualizations of childbirth, as indicated in popular culture, medical practice and research, promote dehumanizing, dishonoring patriarchal definitions of femininity. The dominant vision of childbirth serves, he contends, to perpetuate the distrust of both the female body and the sphere of “nature.” Nall also argues that the homebirth movement provides an alternative understanding and practice that is often, but not always, more consonant with feminist and ecofeminist philosophy’s values, including support for gender equality, and the disavowal of dominator relations between culture and nature in favor of a partnership model. More info at woman-made
Recently published: "Martin Luther King Jr Dreamed of a Society Without Poverty. We Can Achieve It," Jacobin, May 31, 2022

Upcoming Talks


Sunday, January 15, 2023
"King Other Dream: Ending Economic Injustice" at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of St. Augustine
Sunday, February 12, 2023
"bell books Labors of Love: Critical Thinking and Courageous Conversation" at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of St. Augustine
Sunday, February 26, 2023
"Beyond Buzzwords; The Meaning and Significance of Critical Thinking," at the Friendship Fellowship at Pineda, Rockledge, FL

Past Talks

Sunday, October 16
“Death by Poverty: The Lie of Scarcity and the Risk of Spiritual Decline” at the Nature Coast Unitarian Universalists, Citrus Springs, FL
Sunday, October 23
“From FDR to Coretta Scott King: Economic Rights and the New Poor People's Campaign” at the Nature Coast Unitarian Universalists, Citrus Springs, FL

This Spring Dr. Nall will teach Men and Masculinities for FAU's Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. As always, this is a timely topic and there will be much to discuss. Register for here. ​

​October/November 2018, 4-part Lecture Series
Feminist Theory 101:
​Understanding and Combating Sexist Culture

"More than any speaker we have heard recently, you grounded your talk in  economic realities that are nearly always glossed over in churches and which should never be ignored.  We are still talking about the issues you raised and the examples you used; much food for thought. It was a privilege to hear a talk prepared and presented with so much skill and passion. Please come back to us soon!" ~ Jo Anne Engelbert, Program Committee, UU Fellowship of St. Augustine
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​“Fade to White or Stereotype: Patriarchal Policing of Gender Norms in TV and Filmic Representations of Childbirth," Gender Question

"John Holt: Homeschooling Pioneer and Visionary Progressive, " Toward Freedom, October 4, 2014 

One Hundred Ways to Change the Subject: Plutocratic Fallacies in the Service of Fast-Food Exploitation, Truth Out, September 1, 2014

Fast-Food Workers Challenge Stereotypes, Globalize Question of Fairness, Truth Out, August 30, 2014

Post by Dr. Jeffrey Nall.
Post by Dr. Jeffrey Nall.