Speaker Series "Intersectionality from the Americas: Theories, Processes, Approaches, Practices"

This series will take place throughout the winter semester 2024/25. Supported by the ScienceCampus, the series organized by Anne Brüske with Minerva Peinador, Barbara Aranda and Joanna Moszczyńska of DIMAS. It will feature talks, a workshop and an artistic performance. An information event for interested students will take place on Thursday, 21 November, at 16:15 in H 25 (Vielberth building). Find the flyer about the event here. An outline of the series and the programme is available below.

All sessions will also take place online. Join via Zoom here.

Abstract

The lecture series invites participants to engage in conversations, discussions, and explorations of intersectionality through the lens of Area Studies, with a focus on Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions, particularly Latin America. Throughout a variety of presentations, the series aims to delve into different visions of intersectionality by embracing intercultural dialogue and shedding light on inequalities, forms of discrimination, and challenges facing the region today.

Drawing on a broad spectrum of literary studies, social sciences, and gender studies, among others, the lecture series offers a comprehensive understanding of different perspectives on intersectionality. By emphasizing the importance of different loci of enunciation, it seeks to foster a nuanced dialogue that respects and acknowledges different points of view.

Overall, the lecture series aims to raise awareness among students, scholars, and the public in order to develop a critical understanding of identity constructions and historical inequalities. Committed to the critical analysis of intersectionality and Area Studies, the initiative continues to provide an open space for transcultural dialogue.

Programme

** for talks in Spanish, there will be supplementary materials in English

5 December 2024 | 16:15,  H25
Kaimé Guerrero (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Embodied intersectionality and the politics of listening: Indigenous trans* and queer* interventions

16 January 2025 | 16:15, online only
Claudia Zapata (Universidad de Chile, Santiago)
Estética y continuidad colonial: representaciones contemporáneas del sujeto indígena**

23 January 2025 | 16:15, H25
Fernando Nina (Universität Heidelberg)
Imaginäres jenseits des Randes: Das Konzept der „Escrevivência“ von Conceição Evaristo als dekoloniale und interdisziplinäre Perspektive von Konvivialität

30 January 2025 | 16:15,  H25
Susanne Schultz (Universität Frankfurt)
Ein reisendes intersektionales Konzept: Feministische Zugänge zu reproduktiver Gerechtigkeit in Brasilien

6 February 2025 | 16:15,  H25
Carolina Meloni (Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid)
Feminismos ectópicos: insubordinaciones epistémicas desde las rajaduras del mundo**

Artist Block

13 February 2025 | 18:00, Hinter der Grieb 8
Colectivo Ayllu (Madrid / Barcelona)
Performance: Where are the secret messages from our ancestors?**

14 February 2025 (Friday) | 10:00, Hinter der Grieb 8
Colectivo Ayllu (Madrid / Barcelona)
Artist Talk: Los vientos y las aguas nos enseñan. Una conversación con Colectivo Ayllu**