Tales of the Diasporic Ordinary

◊ 13.05.2023: Salon Sophie Charlotte 2023

Elahe Haschemi Yekani will give a lecture on “Aufklärung als Kunst: Der Dokumentarfilm „18 Minuten Zivilcourage“ und künstlerische Praktiken der Bezeugung rassistischer Gewalt” as part of this year’s Salon Sophie Charlotte 2023 of the Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Saturday, May 13, 7 pm (free enry)

Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Akademiegebäude am Gendarmenmarkt
Markgrafenstraße 38, 10117 Berlin

More information here.

2023-05-13 | Posted by Prof. Dr. Elahe Haschemi Yekani
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◊ 07.03.2023: KuK-Tuesdays: Dislocation and Womanhood, TU Berlin

The Department of Art History as Cultural History of Prof. Dr. Bénédicte Savoy at Technische Universität Berlin will be closing off the first season of KuK-Tuesdays: Dislocation with an incredible panel: we are honored to welcome Jihan El-Tahri (digital), Prof. Dr. Elahe Haschemi Yekani and Bansoa Sigam to the session on the 7th of March 6 pm c.t. at Hybrid Lab, TU/UdK. Moderated by Jeanne-Ange Wagne, our last session will be examining “Dislocation and Womanhood”.

More information here.

2023-03-07 | Posted by Prof. Dr. Elahe Haschemi Yekani
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◊ 14.01.2023: Imag(in)ing Queer Utopias

Panel Discussion with Liz Rosenfeld, GodXXX Noirphiles and Evan Ifekoya, moderated by Elahe Haschemi Yekani + performances by House of Living Colors.

Location: Aquarium/Südblock, Skalitzer Str. 6, 10999 Berlin.

Time: 5 pm – 3 am

Part of the Utopia/Dystopia event series curated by Todd & Zoya for C/O Berlin as part of the exhibition Queerness in Photography.

2023-01-14 | Posted by Alexis Mertens
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◊ 11.12.2022: Book Launch: The Wall Between Us

The book, The Wall Between Us – (Be)Longing, Repair and Its Politics of Affects, features a chapter by Anja Sunhyun Michaelsen. The event for the launch is held at SAVVY Contemporary Berlin and begins at 12:30.

2022-12-11 | Posted by Prof. Dr. Elahe Haschemi Yekani
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◊ Anne Potjans in the Washington Post

Anne Potjans was interviewed for this Washington Post article on the Berlin subway stop ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and why some Black Germans want change. The Berliner Zeitung also reported on this piece in German.

2022-11-28 | Posted by Alexis Mertens
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◊ 23.11.2022: ZKF Public Talk: New Developments in Queer Studies

Roundtable with Contributions by Dr. Sam McBean (Queen Mary University of London) and Prof. Dr. Elahe Haschemi Yekani (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) hosted by Zentrum für Kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung, Universität Konstanz.

Time: 17:00-19:00

Participation is possible both in person as well as online (details in the external link).

2022-11-23 | Posted by Alexis Mertens
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◊ 15.11.2022: Panel Discussion: Koloniale Spuren

Elahe Haschemi Yekani will take part in the panel discussion Podiumsdiskussion: Koloniale Spuren. Lokale Erinnerungsräume zwischen Wissenschaft, Kunst und Intervention together with Oumar Diallo, Dr. Joachim Zeller, Dr. Fabian Fechner, and Barbara Schneider, moderated by Dr. Jana Husmann. The event is hosted by the FernUniversität Hagen, Campus Berlin.

Time: 17:30-18:30.

Adress: Neues Kranzler Eck / Kurfürstendamm 21, 10719 Berlin

2022-11-15 | Posted by Alexis Mertens
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