Children 404, a Russian-made documentary about Russian LGBTQ children and youth, is at the heart of a fundraising campaign, and North American scholars and activists are working to help the anonymous filmmakers make it a reality.
The Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) hosted a reception for six scholars who have recently published books on gender, race,and sexuality. The event was held at the Institute’s offices Oct. 30 at the UIC campus.
Excerpt: If we are to truly reimagine the place of shit in our lives, we need to consider the harsh realities of who gets to shit in peace, and who gets to clean it up afterwards.
I’m also struck by the extremely reductive and sweeping generalisations being made about theory. Criticism of the same would be more worthwhile if it didn’t come from such an anti-intellectual space.
