Welcome out – Pridefestival på Stadsbiblioteket

Pridefestival på Stadsbiblioteket

Pridefestivalen WelcomeOUT har i år fokus på att lyfta nyinflyttade HBTQ-personer i Uppsala och att stärka den inkluderande stämningen i staden. Några av festivalens programpunkter sker på Stadsbiblioteket, där internationella författare med fokus på HBTQ och mänskliga rättigheter möts. Programmen hålls på engelska.

Program

kl. 11.00—11.45: The Art of ‘Writing’ Back

Nigerian lawyer, storyteller and human rights researcher, David Nnanna C. Ikpo presents his debut novel Fimisile Forever and explores the importance of the inclusion of non-legal methods and initiatives in the protection of queer community.

kl. 12.45—13.30: Love is a Conflict: Doing History as Activist Work

American writer and researcher living in Berlin, Ben Miller interrogates why and how we care about the history of social movements, especially queer ones.

kl. 13.45—14.30: Immigrants in the Sexual Revolution 

Andrew DJ Shield, Ph.D., is a researcher at Roskilde University, Denmark. He will talk about his first book, Immigrants in the Sexual Revolution (2017) which focuses on northwest Europe during the latter half of the twentieth century, when some foreign workers and (post-)colonial migrants felt solidarity with, and even participated in, European social movements that changed norms and laws in favor of women’s equality, gay and lesbian rights, and sexual liberation. These histories challenge today’s politicians and journalists who strategically link immigration to sexual conservatism, misogyny, and homophobia.

kl. 14.45—15.30: Assigned Male

Canadian activist and cartoonist, Sophie Labelle, shares the journey of her controversial webcomic and its world renowned role in the Transgender Movement.

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