LGTB Seminar 2014

Program

general reading materials

Resolution of the World Congress of the FI:

On Lesbian/Gay Liberation, [1]

Libération lesbienne et gaie [2]

Sobre la liberación gay-lésbica [3]

Saturday July 26

9.00 - 12.00 Introductions to the Institute / Brief introductions from the participants

12.00 - 2.00 Lunch (includes time for preparation for lunch and for evening)

2.00 - 5.00 Hierarchies and Alliances: introductions and initial discussion

Alan Sears in English only: Queering Anti-Capitalist Organizing [4]

Intersectionality from a Marxist Perspective [5]

Queer theories and militant practices [6]

Peter Drucker, 'Self-organization, self-emancipation and identity: What can we learn from indigenous peoples, blacks and lesbigays?' [7]

Paul Mepschen, 'Against tolerance' [8]

Castilliano

Teorías y militantismos « queer » [9]

La interseccionalidad desde una perspectiva marxista [10]

Paul Mepschen, 'En contra de la tolerancia' [11]

Francais

Théories et militantismes queer : réflexion à partir de l’exemple français [12]

Peter Drucker, 'Auto-émancipation et identités à l’heure de la mondialisation' [13]

L’Intersectionalité vue d’une perspective marxiste [14]

Paul Mepschen, 'Contre la tolérance' [15]

5.00 - 5.30 Break

5.30 - 7.30 Discussion continued

Sunday July 27

9.00 - 12.00 Marriage: intros and initial discussion

reading materials:

On Lesbian/Gay Liberation, point 17

Libération lesbienne et gaie, point 17

Sobre la liberación gay-lésbica, punto 17

Alexandra Kollontai, 'Make Way for Winged Eros' [[16]]

Alexandra Kollontai, 'Theses on Communist Morality in the Sphere of Marital Relations' [17]

Alexandra Kollontai, 'Place à l'Eros ailé! Lettre à la jeunesse laborieuse' (section: III - L'amour-camaraderie) [18]

Alexandra Kollontai, 'El comunismo y la familia' (section: La familia como unión de afectos y camaradería) [19]

Lectures supplémentaires:

Gabriel Girard et Daniela Rojas Castro, 'Sur plusieurs fronts' [20]

Gabriel Girard et Daniela Rojas Castro, 'Droits des minorités sexuelles, un combat devenu mondial' [21]

Material de lectura adicional

Bruno Bimbi Hannah Arendt y el matrimonio igualitario. La lucha por los derechos lgbt en Argentina [22]

12.00 - 2.00 Lunch (includes time for preparation for lunch and for evening)

2.00 - 4.00 Discussion continued

4.00 - 4.30 Break

4.30 - 7.30 Homophobia and Transphobia as a tool of the right: intros and initial discussion

Monday July 28

9.00 – 10.00 Homophobia and Transphobia as a tool of the right: discussion continued

10.00 - 12.00 Homoracialism and Homonationalism: intros and initial discussion

Houria Bouteldja - Universalisme gay, homoracialisme et « mariage pour tous » [23]

Houria Bouteldja - Gay universalism, homoracialism and « marriage for all » [24]

Houria Bouteldja - Universalismo gay, homoracialismo y “matrimonio para todos” [25]

Jasbir Puar - Rethinking Homonationalism [26]

12.00 - 2.00 Lunch (includes time for preparation for lunch and for evening)

2.00 - 4.00 Discussion continued

4.00 - 4.30 Break

4.30- 7.30 Queers in the Crisis: intros and initial discussion

Tuesday July 29

9.00 - 12.00 Discussion continued

12.00 - 2.00 Lunch

2.00 - 4.00 Evaluation and future plans