an embodied theory workshop in 3 scores
Mon. 19.06.2023 | 17:00-22:00
facilitated by: Chrys Papaioannou
17:00 – 18:45 score 1: we do not yet know what a body can think
19:00 – 20:15 score 2: they call it love (or, social reproduction)
20:30 – 22:00 score 3: hear me out
Performative Workshop (EN) (No registrated needed. Please arrive before the start of each score that you wish to participate in)
diffrakt
Crellestraße 22, 10827 Berlin - Schöneberg
‘Our bodies, our time’ is a pedagogical experiment in the collective production of critical theory. Using the space of diffrakt as our base for 5 hours of playful enquiry and aleatory research, we will come together in three improvisation scores to collectively explore the theme of embodied temporality as political praxis.
Building on the writings of the theorist Elizabeth Freeman and her notion of ‘chrononormativity’, we will expand Freeman’s queer temporality toolkit by drawing on our own personal-political lived experiences of time, allowing them to become privileged sites of knowledge production. We will focus on the chronopolitics of different forms of labour – whether waged or unwaged – and interrogate cisnormative accounts of so-called ‘women’s time’. Workshop participants are welcome to join for the entire duration or simply for one or more improvisation scores. Please come prepared to learn with your eyes closed, to make sounds and listen to sounds, to touch and be touched, to eat and drink, to read and debate, to lead and follow. With the help of Chrys Papaioannou‘s facilitation, the space will be held using trauma-informed, anti-ableist facilitation tools that are sensitive to, and actively counter, the forms of structural social injustice and epistemic violence that are perpetuated in traditional learning environments.
If you would like to discuss your needs before the day of the workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us via email to mail@diffrakt.space.
diffrakt | center for theoretical periphery is a collectively organized space that hosts and promotes a range of discursive formats. We aim to further exchange between current positions from art, science, society, and philosophy, and to offer a place for theoretical, artistic, and activist practice. Our events are open to all and free of charge. We are trying to make diffrakt as accessible as possible, please get in touch if you have any inquiries.
Founded in 2017, diffrakt is a non-profit association that inhabits the former space of Merve Verlag in Berlin-Schöneberg, regularly curating events in various forms and formats: conversations, workshops, book presentations, reading groups, film screenings, performances, exhibitions, and event series.
Seating: Chairs, seat cushions
Age groups: c.a. 14+
Languages: English
Whispered translations into German and other languages are possible.
Wheelchair users | Buggies: Accessible via an elevator. Unfortunately, our restrooms are not accessible by wheelchair.
Hearing impaired people: Please contact us in advance to discuss accessibility options (mail@diffrakt.space).
Deaf people: Participation might be interesting due to the somatic nature of the event.
Neurodiversity: conscious and trained explicit approach on the part of the workshop leader.
Blind people: Please come with a companion or register in advance (mail@diffrakt.space), so that we can ensure access to the space. The event should be mostly accessible for blind people.