De-commodifying political memory: Fertile memories beyond the walls of silence Meltem Ahıska The impulse to create begins –often terribly and fearfully– in a tunnel of silence. Adrienne Rich (2002, p. 78) Memory is often contrasted to silence. Memory is active in
Dialectical ephemera: Eirene Efstathiou’s “Memories of the Present” Hypatia Vourloumis This essay theoretically engages with the critical imaginaries of visual artist Eirene Efstathiou’s painted series Memories of the present.1 I approach Efstathiou’s paintings as Benjaminian “dialectical images” gleaned and mediated from within
Mourning as queer methodology: A conversation between Jacques Derrida and Judith Butler George Petropoulos Abstract This article focuses on the notion of impossible mourning in the work of Jacques Derrida and Judith Butler. Despite the differences in their approach, both philosophers rethink
Intersectionality and psychology: Epistemological notes on an open-ended relationship Vasianna Konstantopoulou Abstract The article examines the possibilities of forming deeper epistemological links between psychology and intersectionality. Advocating for a demarcated use of intersectionality in psychology not as a grand theory nor as
Anarchafeminism & the Ontology of the Transindividual Chiara Bottici Translated in Greek by Korina (Kyriaki) Pavlidou
The confessions of intersex desire in the (post)modern era Demetra Tzanaki Abstract In 2017, the Law 4491 on the recognition of gender identity in Greece did not include intersex populations. In the context of this observation and in an attempt to highlight
Abolitionist feminisms and worlds that do not (re)traumatize Caterina Stamou Abstract The article was written as part of the community course on Abolition Feminisms organized at the Feminist Autonomous Center for Research in the fall of 2022 in Athens, facilitated by Anna
Unboxing the Queenzears—in Queenzenglish Kyoo Lee Kyoo Lee with Amy Evans Bauer (annotator) Kyoo Lee with Laura Wetherington (annotator) Reprint from: Kyoo Lee, “Unboxing the Queenzears—in Queenzenglish”; Kyoo Lee with Amy Evans Bauer (annotator), “Unboxing the Queenzears—in Queenzenglish”; Kyoo Lee with Laura Wetherington (annotator), “Unboxing
Trouba, the “red light” district of Piraeus: questions of identity and history Alexandra Zavvou Abstract Trοuba is an area in the center of Piraeus, which was transformed in the first post-war decades into a booming sex and entertainment market, the “red light”
Shadows of the absent body Judith Butler I am most pleased and honored to be here today in order to reflect with you on the work of Doris Salcedo.1 The exhibition here at the Harvard Art Museum includes a number of pieces
“Mama’s baby, papa’s maybe”: An American grammar book Hortense Spillers Translation in Greek: Ioulia Pentazou, Vangelis Argyropoulos
Arts of critique: An introduction Elena Tzelepis Because of your elite status from a year’s worth of travel, you have already settled into your window seat on United Airlines, when the girl and her mother arrive at your row. The girl, looking
Memorializing the gates of hell: Reflections on the nexus of trauma, art, and history-telling Anna Papaeti This essay is part of an ongoing process of reflection with regard to representing traumatic histories through artistic means and the process of memorialization.1 It takes
Becoming precarious, queering debt Isabell Lorey Translation: Kelly Mulvaney Subjectivating precarization and production without wage In neoliberal global capitalism, not only the relation of capital and work but also that of time, flexibility, and measurability is of central importance. Wages are sinking,
Gender and historical narratives in bildungsroman: Representations of motherhood and daughterhood in historical novels. Rosy Angelaki Abstract Motherhood is an intertemporal and stereotypical characteristic of the feminine identity and its ideological construction is enforced in the context of mother-daughter relationship; a relationship
Abortions, the embryo and the attempted “social regression” in Greece Panagiota Bampatzimopoulou Abstract The aim of this article is to selectively examine certain interventions made by some in the Greek public sphere to speak out about abortions and the fetus/embryo, precisely because
Choosing the margin as a space of radical openness bell hooks Translated in Greek by Danai Kapranou
Why is the idea of “gender” provoking backlash the world over? Judith Butler Translated in Greek by Danai Kapranou
Rhythmic politics of the national body: Performativities of coloniality and racism in marches and school parades Dafni Tragaki Abstract The article examines the interweaving of coloniality and racism with nationalism in Greek music history apropos the investigation of march and the parade
“Joint custody” and the “interest of the child”: Α feminist critique of the Greek legal concept of parenting Athina Papanagiotou Abstract The understanding of the legal issues and the socio-political antagonisms that meet and unravel in the issue of “joint custody” erases
Co-created bonds/ quiet lives: Autistics and animals beyond speech and ableism’s restrictions Soula Marinoudi Abstract The article discusses the cognitive processes of autistics in conjunction with their social suffering, since their sensory experiences diverge from what is socially expected. It takes up
Moral panics and sinthomosexualities Konstantinos Argyriou Abstract The text addresses the effects of moral panics in alternative manifestations of sexuality, gender identity and gender expression. It is sustained that, through the promotion of a «correct» form of sexuality, ideals about the future
Gender and precarity in research and teaching in Greek universities Nelly Kambouri Abstract During the last decades in Greece, precarity has spread in research and teaching to such an extent that it tends to become a predominant trend in younger age groups.
Situated anthropology, sexuality and affects Kostas Yannakopoulos Abstract This article deals with the distance between the ethnographer and his/her « object » of study and his/her political implication/engagement in the studies on sexuality. More concretely I review the assumptions expressed by some
Researching sex at “home”: The political, the personal and the field Anni Simati Abstract The call for the symposium, which motivated the writing of this paper, regarded the interconnection between the scientific, the personal and the political. Inspired by that call, I