Goethe-Institut im Exil: Filling in the Blanks: Josephine Apraku Reading Group
DI 26.8, 18H ACUD Studio
Free Registration
There is a set of words, a handful of sentences, some recurring ways in which I’ll talk to you: about an ache, about a certain pain, a nuisance, a bother. There is a list of vocabularies I always come back to, so often, that I can’t help but to forget its origin, do you know, what I mean?
In this reading group we will gather once a month to discuss crucial texts that underlie the thing we call the current discourse. We will try a close reading of some of the fundamental texts of (post-)colonial, abolitionist, Queer and Feminist studies. Are we sure we mean the same thing when we use the same words, or does it help to come together and share our different readings and interpretations, filling in the blanks, the gaps in our understanding.
Each session will be accompanied by an artist, activist or researcher who will present a text, a poem, or a chapter in a book, set their own focus and give impulses to the discussion.Together, we shape tangible terms from our shared reading and discussion experiences—a New Glossary for the journey ahead.
In the second session, we will talk with african Studies scholar, author, trainer and moderator Josephine Apraku about Aprakus texts.
The texts will be part of a reader that will be accessible to everyone who signs up to the reading group - reading the text is not necessary for taking part in the group, though it is encouraged to do it, so we have a mutual basis on which we can discuss.
Please register via email at: im-exil@goethe.de with the subject line: "Registration Reading Group"
Registration deadline: the respective week before each Reading Group session.
Spots are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Curated and moderated by: Ameena Quansah and Tanasgol Sabbagh
With contributions from: Bafta Sarbo, Josephine Apraku, Temye Tesfu, and Abdalrahman Alqalaq and more
Please note: Photos may be taken during the event for documentation purposes. If you do not wish to appear in any images, please let the organizers know in advance.