Violent Intimacies, Trans Worldmaking, and LGBTI+ Organizing in Turkey

Event poster for "Violent Intimacies, Trans Worldmaking, and LGBTI+ Organizing in Turkey"

Please join us for a workshop on transfeminist solidarity and worldmaking, featuring the screening and discussion of “The Neighbour,” a transfeminist short film directed by Cedoy and produced by Lalu (esra) Ozban, and the seminar discussion of Asli Zengin’s Violent Intimacies: The Trans Everyday and the Making of an Urban World exploring the trans everyday where violence and intimacy are co-constitutive.

ABOUT the Film

Still from "The Neighbour"“The Neighbour” is a transfeminist short film directed by Cedoy and produced by Lalu (esra) Ozban. The film follows Bulut, a trans man, who moves to a new flat in Istanbul tackling with the housing struggles faced by trans communities.

 

 

 

WHEN & WHERE
Thursday, October 31, 12:00pm-2:00pm
Norman Bouchard Memorial Theatre, 6138 Student Union Boulevard, UBC-V (in-person only)
A light lunch will be served.

 

This event is presented by the Queer and Trans Anti-Fascisms Research Cluster, funded by the Public Humanities Hub.

Co-sponsors: Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice, Middle East Studies, Anthropology, and the UBC Film Society.

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