Since the Mesopotamian hydrotechnologists, who specialised in irrigation systems, water has been harnessed for many different purposes (such as mills,… Read more ELISABETH VON SAMSONOW ° The Partition. Plain Water or Essence of Life?
Keyword: Feminism
ANN LIV YOUNG ° Coming too Close
The performances of Ann Liv young often rely on irritation and direct confrontation. There is no shelter, especially for the… Read more ANN LIV YOUNG ° Coming too Close
NÚRIA GÜELL ° When Morality Becomes Immoral
Núria Güell’s artistic practice continuously challenges moral and legal conventions when, for example, she offers herself as a bride to… Read more NÚRIA GÜELL ° When Morality Becomes Immoral
CAITLIN FISHER ° Post Play
Drawing on embodied experiences from the football pitch, Fisher uses movement, muscle memory, and narrative to discuss navigating a shifting… Read more CAITLIN FISHER ° Post Play
CHANTAL MOUFFE ° Towards an Agonistic Conception of Assembly
While having sympathy for activist movements like OWS, the Spanish Indignados or the French Nuit Debuit, political theorist Chantal Mouffe… Read more CHANTAL MOUFFE ° Towards an Agonistic Conception of Assembly
REYHAN ŞAHIN aka LADY BITCH RAY ° Siktir lan amına Germany, Bend Over!
As Lady Bitch Ray, Reyhan Şahin pioneered feminist sexualised German rap in a clearly male-dominated hip-hop scene. As an Alevi… Read more REYHAN ŞAHIN aka LADY BITCH RAY ° Siktir lan amına Germany, Bend Over!
DIDIER ERIBON ° How and When Can We Say „We“? On Social Protest and Political Dissent
Didier Eribon reflects on the construction of a „We“ that wants to be the subject and no longer just the… Read more DIDIER ERIBON ° How and When Can We Say „We“? On Social Protest and Political Dissent
MIRIAM IBRAHIM ° A Personal Insight. Deconstructing Toxic Structures in Theatre
“Racism and structural racism are parts of my everyday life as an artist. They have shaped me and my work… Read more MIRIAM IBRAHIM ° A Personal Insight. Deconstructing Toxic Structures in Theatre
TANIA BRUGUERA ° Truth or Dare
Artist and activist Tania Bruguera has always challenged her audience to become active participants not only in her work but… Read more TANIA BRUGUERA ° Truth or Dare
SCHOOL OF RESISTANCE ° Assembling Political Power
On the weekend of the German federal elections of 2021 IIPM, NTGent, Schauspiel Köln and the School of Political Hope… Read more SCHOOL OF RESISTANCE ° Assembling Political Power
MERVE BEDIR ° Hospitality and the Politics of the Floor Table
The form of the table, who sits at the table, and how to sit at the table, as well as… Read more MERVE BEDIR ° Hospitality and the Politics of the Floor Table
JUDITH BUTLER ° Where are We Now? Assembly, Care, and Connection
We might have expected the pandemic to shut down popular assemblies, since they have traditionally presumed access to shared space. … Read more JUDITH BUTLER ° Where are We Now? Assembly, Care, and Connection
MAX HAIVEN ° The Ghosts of Occupy. Notes on a Haunted Decade, in the Spirit of David Graeber?
What are the afterlives of the Occupy Movement, now ten years on? On the one hand, groups and tendencies that… Read more MAX HAIVEN ° The Ghosts of Occupy. Notes on a Haunted Decade, in the Spirit of David Graeber?
MICHAEL HARDT ° Strategic Multiplicities
Revolutionary movements in the late 1960s and early 1970s experimented with constructing political multiplicities. In this lecture Michael Hardt puts… Read more MICHAEL HARDT ° Strategic Multiplicities
OLIVER MARCHART ° Future Politics / Political Futures. Pre-enacting the Cause for Assembly
Do we assemble for a cause or for reasons? What is the nature of a political cause? What is it… Read more OLIVER MARCHART ° Future Politics / Political Futures. Pre-enacting the Cause for Assembly