INTRO TO CLUB CULTURAL STUDIES: QUEER CONTEXTS
Facilitating Artist: Justin Hunt
#queernightlife #clubculture #economy
Image: Zbigniew Kotkiewicz
Dates: Sundays, April-May
Format: Online & Correspondance
Maximum Participants: 15
Module Description:
The dual profit of club culture—allowing collective identities to flourish and cash economies to support vast networks—is rarely interrogated. Far from being marginal to a locale’s identity, the businesses, clubs and networks that thrive “after hours” help define urban life and the identities of those who work and participate in them. This module employs performance studies and sociological methodologies to examine the business of nightlife from an academic perspective.
Participants will receive a course reader and help drive weekly seminars exploring the topic through a binocular lens: queerness and isolation.
Image: Christa Holka
Requirements:
Interest and experience in queer nightlife
Interest in exploring club and nightlife culture in an academic context
Weekly reading
Frequency/Contact:
Session 1
25 April, 3pm-4:30pm
2 May, 3pm-4:30pm
9 May, 3pm-4:30pm
16 May, 3pm-4:30pm
Session 2
6 June, 4pm-5:30pm
13 June, 4pm-5:30pm
20 June, 4pm-5:30pm
27 June, 4pm-5:30pm
This event is brought to you by Queer Extension; Artist-Led Learning Online & By Correspondence. Queer Extension is funded by its participants and Arts Council England.
About Queer Extension:
Inspired by the University Extension movement that reduced barriers to access for marginalised communities; Queer Extension has invited queer artists to develop online and correspondence modules that enable queer community to learn together. Queer Extension is curated by Justin Hunt of I'm With You and produced by Jo Alloway of We Exist.
Pay what you can policy:
All modules hosted by Queer Extension are pay-what-you-can. We recognise that many LGBTQ+ folx may be experiencing financial hardship right now. All events have a sliding pay scale with a suggested minimum payment of £5. Please email imwithyouclapton@gmail.com if you would like to attend any of our events but do not have the financial means to do so.
Accessibility Information:
Queer Extension is committed to ensuring inclusive and accessible learning. Please email imwithyouclapton@gmail.com with any questions in regard to accessibility, including your own accessibility requirements.