Making a mess: the politics of progressive political spaces
Ziel der Lehrveranstaltung ist die kritische Auseinandersetzung mit den mitunter widersprüchlichen und unklaren Dynamiken in feministischen, queeren und anderen progressiven Bewegungen. Wir werden Fragen stellen wie: Was bedeutet es, in progressiven politischen Räumen das Richtige zu tun? Wer darf Intersektionalität beanspruchen, und was „tut“ Intersektionalität? Welche Rolle spielen Verletzung, Opferstatus und Scham in progressiven Politiken? Wie gehen wir mit dem Streben nach moralischer und ideologischer Reinheit in einer von Komplexität geprägten Welt um?
Jede Einheit kombiniert theoretische Lektüre zu Schlüsselthemen mit Peer-Teaching-Workshops. Die Peer-Teaching-Workshops werden von Studierendengruppen geleitet; Ziel ist die gemeinsame Auseinandersetzung mit Themen, die den jeweiligen Peer-Teachenden wichtig sind, mithilfe verschiedener Formate und Medien.
Das Ziel der Lehrveranstaltung ist nicht, immer alles „richtig zu machen“, sondern einen gemeinsamen Lernraum zu schaffen, in dem wir fragen können, was „es richtig machen“ überhaupt heißt oder heißen könnte.
Es ist mir wichtig, dass der Kurs so zugänglich wie möglich ist. Ich freue mich gegebenenfalls über eine kurze Nachricht zu Anforderungen bezüglich Barrierefreiheit, damit wir gemeinsam Lösungen finden können.
Die Lehrveranstaltung berührt Themen rund um Konflikte, Scham und Ausschlüsse in politischen Räumen. Teilnehmende sind niemals verpflichtet, an Diskussionen oder Aktivitäten teilzunehmen; gleichzeitig lade ich zur Auseinandersetzung mit Themen und Gedanken ein, die möglicherweise unbequem sind.
Making a mess: the politics of progressive political spaces This course seeks to engage critically with the occasionally messy and contradictory dynamics within feminist, queer, and other progressive movements. We will ask questions such as: What does it mean to do the right thing in progressive political spaces? Who gets to claim intersectionality, and what does it do? What role do injury, victimhood, and shame play in progressive politics? What do we do with aspirations to moral and ideological purity in a messy world? Each session combines theoretical readings on key topics with peer-teaching workshops. The peer-teaching workshops are led by groups of students who facilitate explorations of topics that matter to them using different formats and media. The goal of the course is not to always ‘get it right’, but to provide a collaborative learning space in which we can ask what ‘getting it right’ might mean in the first place. Assessment includes participation and engaging with preparatory readings, a peer-teaching workshop, and an individual reflection or creative project. No prior theoretical knowledge is required, though some familiarity with progressive political spaces is helpful. It’s important to me that the course is as accessible as possible. Please let me know if you have any requirements regarding accessibility so we can find solutions together. The course touches on topics surrounding conflict, shame and exclusion in political spaces. You’re never required to engage in discussions or activities, but I invite you to engage with topics and thoughts that might be uncomfortable. The primary course language is English, but contributions in other languages – along with messy translations – are welcome.
Making a mess: the politics of progressive political spaces This course seeks to engage critically with the occasionally messy and contradictory dynamics within feminist, queer, and other progressive movements. We will ask questions such as: What does it mean to do the right thing in progressive political spaces? Who gets to claim intersectionality, and what does it do? What role do injury, victimhood, and shame play in progressive politics? What do we do with aspirations to moral and ideological purity in a messy world? Each session combines theoretical readings on key topics with peer-teaching workshops. The peer-teaching workshops are led by groups of students who facilitate explorations of topics that matter to them using different formats and media. The goal of the course is not to always ‘get it right’, but to provide a collaborative learning space in which we can ask what ‘getting it right’ might mean in the first place. Assessment includes participation and engaging with preparatory readings, a peer-teaching workshop, and an individual reflection or creative project. No prior theoretical knowledge is required, though some familiarity with progressive political spaces is helpful. It’s important to me that the course is as accessible as possible. Please let me know if you have any requirements regarding accessibility so we can find solutions together. The course touches on topics surrounding conflict, shame and exclusion in political spaces. You’re never required to engage in discussions or activities, but I invite you to engage with topics and thoughts that might be uncomfortable. The primary course language is English, but contributions in other languages – along with messy translations – are welcome.
- Teacher: Boka En