Description
As You Like It is thrilled haveing Dr. B aka Dr. Bernadette Marie Calafell leading this monthly discussion group back in Eugene, OR for this important workshop: Problematizing the Closet: Possibilities for Queer BIPOC Folx and White Allies
Event Details
WHERE
As You Like It (Eugene)
1655 W. 11th Ave
Eugene, OR 97402
WHEN
Sunday, January 11th, 12pm - 1:30pm PST
COST
$15.00/person
What Is This Workshop About?
In U.S. society and culture, there is the assumption that coming and being out of the closet are universal acts of empowerment. However, queer BIPOC scholars, such as Roderick Ferguson, have challenged this assumption asking us to consider how race shapes our ability to be out or visible because U.S. queerness is largely centered around and understood through an invisible whiteness.
Thus, queer BIPOC folx run the risk of not only losing familial connections, but also cultural connections in the act of coming out of the closet. Ferguson’s work led to the more formalized development of queer of color theory and critique; however, twenty-three years after Ferguson raised this critique, where are we as queer BIPOC folx? What is the utility of the closet in this contemporary cultural and political climate for queer folx, especially BIPOC members of our community? How does the ability to “pass” play into discussions of the closet? Together we will dialogue about these and
other questions.
Participants will receive a suggested reading list following the dialogue
Are there any prerequisites to attending this workshop? Is it beginner friendly?
We are so excited to bring monthly facilitated discussions of topics in Sexuality Studies, LGBTQ Studies, Kink and BDSM, all from an intersectional perspective that is attentive to how race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability come together to shape how we experience the world. Please see this month’s topic below; however, future topics include problematizing the closet paradigm from a BIPOC perspective, race, power, and difference in dynamics (not race play), sissification and sissy play, findom, and intersectional feminism and kink. But we also want to hear topics you would love to dialogue or converse about together.
What Should Attendees Know?
• Be aware that masking is optional for attendees. The presenter will not be masked when instructing. Please contact the store if you would like to request accomodations.
• Capacity is limited to 16 participants - Get your tickets now to ensure your space in the class!
• Please be considerate to your fellow workshop goers and keep this a fragrance-free space.
• Our event space is wheelchair accessible but unfortunately the bathroom is not. If you are in need of any accomodation, please let us know.
About the facilitator:
Bernadette Marie Calafell, Ph.D. is a kinky Dominant genderqueer pansexual Femme Chicana and Hip-Hop Feminist and Generation Xer. Since graduating with her doctorate in Performance and Cultural Studies she has held academic appointments at universities across the country and traveled extensively to speak about her research at universities, conferences, and symposiums nationally, internationally, and virtually.
Dr. Calafell’s award winning and nationally recognized activism, teaching, and research in Critical Sexuality Studies and Latina/o/x/e Studies include foci in LGBTQ Studies, the experiences of BIPOC folx, Chicana/o/x/e, Black, Chicana, and Hip Hop Feminisms, kink, BDSM, and sex work. She has been honored by the National Communication Association, including being named a Distinguished Scholar, a rare distinction bestowed upon scholars who have been active in the discipline of Communication Studies for more than twenty years and serve as exemplars.
This distinction is particularly significant as a working-class Chicana who started her education at the local community college and ended up with a Ph.D. Dr. Calafell has partnered with organizations, such as the Mile High Horror Film Festival and the Washington State Department of Licensing, to offer her expertise. She is also an active member of her local kink community where she finds joy in bridging theory and practice. You can follow her Patreon ChingonaKinkPhD to learn more about her work.
Questions about this Workshop?
Call or text As You Like It at (541) 606-0553 or send us an email at staff@asyoulikeitshop.com.
REFUND POLICY
• Please note, all ticket sales are final.
• There are absolutely no returns for purchase of tickets to an event.
• Rainchecks are available up to two days before the event for a $3 fee per ticket.
Note for online ticket sales: In order to prevent ticket fraud, you will need to bring your ID and the credit card used to purchase your tickets to the event and show them to an AYLI employee as part of the check in process. Please arrive 15 minutes early so checking in does not eat into class time. Thanks so much!