Affective Activism: Sites of trans and queer world-making
Academic and activist strategies against right-wing take-over in trans/TIN* politics in Europe
On 14 June 2024 a joint exchange with the Finnish research group around Tuula Juvonen, Varpu Alasuutari, Lotta Kähkönen and Luca Tainio will take place. They are collaboratively researching on the project “Affective Activism: Sites of Queer and Trans World-Making“ and are guests at the institute for queer theory next Friday, the 14th of June 2024.
“The project Affective Activism: Sites of Queer and Trans World-Making focuses on the ways in which queer and trans activists claim space for themselves and their world-making. Introducing an interdisciplinary approach to what we call affective activism, the project will produce original interview data and cutting-edge analysis on the affective arrangements of queer and trans activists’ actions, strategies, and visions for the future.” https://aqt-activism.fi/about-us/
The program is planned as follows:
Friday, 14.06.2024
13:00 – 14:00 Internal exchange on reseach projects (not public)
14:00 – 15:30 Trans/TIN* Legislation with particular focus on medical treatment in Europe
The topic of legislation of medical treatments is in Finland as pressing as everywhere else in Europe. We would like to talk about strategies against the right-wing take-over of the discourse.
15:50 – 18:00 Affective Activism meets SBSG: Trans/TIN* Activism (strategies, affects, aesthetics)
We will report about the outcome of Queerokratia – Federal Conference for Self-Determination 2024 (organised by SBSG – Self-Determination Self-Made). And: there will be space to introduce your own projects and ideas.
The conversations will be held in English spoken language.
Due to limited space please register if you want to join at: mail@queer-institut.de