Sara Ahmed on Feminist Killjoys
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Event Time: 11am PT/2pm ET/7pm UK
“On Feminist Killjoys”
Sara Ahmed in conversation with Isabelle Laurenzi
Do you refuse to laugh at offensive jokes? Have you ever been accused of ruining dinner by pointing out your companion’s sexist comment? Are you often told to stop being so “woke”? If so, you might be a feminist killjoy – and Sara Ahmed’s Feminist Killjoy Handbook could be for you.
In this conversation with Isabelle Laurenzi, Ahmed will show how killing joy can be a radical world-making project. Presenting sharp analysis of literature, film, and influential feminist works, and drawing on her own experiences as a queer feminist scholar-activist of color, Ahmed will reveal the invaluable lessons of the feminist killjoy, from the importance of asking questions to the power of the eye roll. Ahmed’s Handbook offers an outstretched hand to feminist killjoys everywhere and an essential intellectual guide to the transformative power of getting in the way. You can find out more and register here.
