Topic 6

Guest Lecture: Karol Radziszewski: Queer Archives Institute: Institution as an Art Practice

March 23 

The class will be taught via Zoom: 

https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/98967057922?pwd=WE1ESDAzMDFYRmVFaTVUc0gyNkJydz09

Meeting ID: 989 6705 7922
Passcode: 239518

Prior class, please check out the following link of the oral history video-interviews collection here: https://vimeo.com/queerarchivesinstitute and be ready for a discussion.

Post-socialist states, where many historical threads have been ruptured or, indeed, never actually emerged, are witnessing attempts to construct national identities anew and develop new narratives. History, including art history, is largely (re)constructed and sometimes manipulated depending on the current political conditions. To respond to these processes, Radziszewski is interested in reviewing history and complementing main narratives with neglected threads, with a particular focus on minority voices. His efforts towards queering and decolonizing history are founded on the archives that he acquires and studies. He will present the long-term project Queer Archives Institute (QAI) as an example of his working methodology.