Körper Figurationen Welten introduces queer studies as a transdisciplinary research field in an intersectional way. The interplay of power and desire causes physical, mental and emotional movements in space and time. According to queer theory, these can solidify into domination, sometimes even take on violent forms; but they can also cause attraction, unexpected connections and movements, forms of pleasurable encounters or intimacy. Queer theory is power analysis and criticism of domination, which faces the contradicting challenge of criticizing difference as social inequality, but promoting it as uniqueness and particularity. The videos test experimental formats and queer aesthetics. Because the question of what is presented is directly related to the question of how it is presented. As is shown, in turn refers to possibilities and limits that are open to the imagination and desire or are set.

The videos are freely available as Open Educational Resources at the following link: e.feu.de/queer-theory-videos

The work was featured on the radio program “Gerecht Sprechen – Über die Lust auf Gendersternchen, neue Pronomen und Co.” hosted by Sabine Rolf on BR2.

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