Tag:queer theory
The “Encounter” is not Important: Living with My Transfeminine Beard
Many people assume that queer rights movements are primarily about acceptance or visibility. But this perspective risks reducing queerness to a plea for recognition within the boundaries of a cisnormative world. I want to suggest something else: that trans materialism – as a theory, a framework, and a lived practice – is not merely an …
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Symposium “Writing and Theorizing the Queer Subject”
On 19 April 2024, the symposium “Writing and Theorizing the Queer Subject” will showcase a variety of topics on and approaches to doing queer theory and reading literature queerly at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Using different formats, the presenters will reflect on the role of literature and art in the exploration of queer subjectivity and the …
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