ZRC SAZU

A Recording of the Presentation of the Book Political Choreographies, Decolonial Theories, Trans Bodies

13 June 2023/ "What kind of body, movement, and politics can be conceived to attack the neoliberal current with its accelerated digital changes and seemingly dispersed, but in reality hyper-flexible, bureaucratic controls?"

Published on: June 27, 2023

A recording of the presentation of the book Political Choreographies, Decolonial Theories, Trans Bodies has been published on Youtube.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Political Choreographies, Decolonial Theories, Trans Bodies

Editors: Dr. Marina Gržinić in Dr. Jovita Pristovšek

Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023

This book opens a discussion on bodies, gender, and decolonial horizons, subjects that are increasingly becoming a political front in the search for justice. It offers an in-depth look at the positions and current developments in decolonial theory, Black Marxism, trans* studies, and contemporary performance research and practice. The focus is on decolonial theory and trans* bodies, bringing forth a discussion of otherness shaped by race, class, and trans*. What kind of body, movement, and politics can be conceived to attack the neoliberal current with its accelerated digital changes and seemingly dispersed, but in reality hyper-flexible, bureaucratic controls?

Contributors:

Asma Aiad, Danijela Almesberger, Karla Max Aschenbrenner, Basha Changuerra, Yu Cheng-Ta, Macarena Gómez-Barris, Ramón Grosfoguel, Marina Gržinić, Aigul Hakimova, Tyuki Imamura, Eisa Jocson, Tjaša Kancler, Xiao Ke, Yuki Kobayashi, Nomusa Makhubu, Mika Maruyama, Jelena Petrović, Bogdan Popa, Jovita Pristovšek, Nat Raha, Piro Rexhepi, ruangrupa, Denisse Vega de Santiago, Melina Vesely, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Siren Eun Young Jung.

Deli te monografije so rezultat raziskovalnega programa P6-0014 »Pogoji in problemi sodobne filozofije« in raziskovalnega projekta J6-3139 »Rekonfiguracija meja v filozofiji, politiki in psihoanalizi«, ki ju financira Javna agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije.

You can order a copy of the book from Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Organiser of the book presentation: prof. dr. Marina Gržinić, Institute of Philosophy, ZRC SAZU

Special thanks to the Director of ZRC SAZU Prof. Dr. Otto Luthar, Prof. Dr. Jelica Šumič Riha, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tadej Troha, Mag. Matej Ažman and Irena Naglič.