Keynote: Paul B. Preciado
22nd February 2020
17:00 - 19:00 GMT
Philosopher and writer Paul B. Preciado discusses agency, gender, dissent and subjectivity with queer theorist Jack Halberstam.
The conversation explores Preciado’s upcoming book, An Apartment on Uranus, which recounts the author’s process of transitioning from Beatriz into Paul B., by transforming his body and subjectivity through the self-administration of testosterone, amid recent global political and cultural transformations.
An Apartment on Uranus also considers political, cultural, and sexual transition, reflecting on socio-political issues. This includes the rise of neo-fascism in Europe, the migrant crisis, the Zapatista struggle in Mexico, the fight for Catalonian independence, sex work, Trump’s America, the harassment of trans children, the technological appropriation of the uterus, and the role museums might play in the cultural revolution to come.
An Apartment on Uranus is published by Fitzcarraldo Editions and is translated by Charlotte Mandell.
In collaboration with the Centre for Critical Theory at the University of Nottingham, ICA London and Fitzcarraldo Editions.
Free. Booking recommended.
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