Categories
General

THROUGH THE WINDOW

About Through the Window The Turkish/Dutch online queer art project Through the Window hosts talks and an exhibition via Instagram. The exhibition launch event takes place on the 24th of June. Through the Window was founded at the beginning of the pandemic by Turkish musician, songwriter and DJ Kübra Uzun, artist and filmmaker Ömer Tevfik […]

Categories
General

Film Review: trans identities and feminism

Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020) This documentary is a good way to start reflecting on the experiences of trans individuals, and the representation of trans identities in the movie industry. It was created by Sam Feder, Stacy Goldate and Laverne Cox to narrate the history of this representation in cinema. In this documentary, only […]

Categories
Art art work dance General poetry

body politics, body poetics: part 1 – artivist statement

de la cuerpa1 objeto a la cuerpa sujeto from the body object to the body subject pamela varela pavamere.la “The Church says: The body is a sin. Science says: The body is a machine. Advertisement says: The body is a business. The body says: I am a party.” –Eduardo Galeano I dedicate these words to […]

Categories
Debate General

Penny’s Freedom in Father Comes Home From the Wars

Written by Sophia Drawing by Dionne To many, freedom may seem like a simple enough concept. It often boils down to being able to do what you want whenever it strikes your fancy, not having to answer to anyone else, or just being who you are. Attaining it might be a far more complicated and/or […]

Categories
Debate General

Feminism must include every women: A Critique of Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism

 Written by Juliette R.     Trans people exposure has seen a rise in recent years. With her appearance in Orange Is the New Black, Laverne Cox became an international star; Caitlyn Jenner, a member of the popular Kardashian-Jenner family, transitioned; and Netflix launched Pose, a series about the lives of people involved in ballroom culture in […]

Categories
General

Trans identities and Feminism

Our theme of the month is Trans identities and Feminism, through which we invite you, our readers, our writers and anyone else to reflect upon gender identities, trans identities, and the role and/or impact of these questions within the feminist movement. Ultimately seeking to question the underlying assumptions governing our current frameworks of understanding around […]