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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/bidston-observatory-artistic-res
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SUMMARY:Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre: Bidston Observatory A
 rtistic Research Centre: Close Readings - Against Ageism with Simon(e) Van
  Saarloos
DESCRIPTION:Close Readings is a new series of deeper discussions taking pla
 ce at Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre (BOARC) in Merseyside\,
  England. It will form a shared moment to explore research with writers o
 ver the course of a weekend\, with hard conversation\, softer talks and g
 rounding practices for the working group.\n\nhttps://bidstonobservatory.or
 g/\n\nFirst up\, we're very excited to be joined by Simon(e) Van Saarloos 
 to discuss their latest book - 'Against Ageism'. It's a queer manifesto l
 ooking at the ways in which categories of age function to support white su
 premacist patriarchy. The text argues that queer attempts to heal violence
  by setting up frameworks of consent\, can mistakenly reproduce legal-type
  language\, without examining how we are all affected by that language. Th
 is is decolonial\, transfeminist\, sex-liberation work which we welcome ov
 er this years' Summer Solstice gathering at BOARC!\n\nhttps://bidstonobser
 vatory.org/events/close-readings:-against-ageism-with-simon(e)-van-sarloos
 \n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/close-readings-against-ageism-with-simo
 ne-van-sarloos-tickets-639451174677\n\nThe weekend runs from the afternoon
  of Friday 23rd June to the afternoon of Sunday 25th June\, 2023.\n\nAb
 out the author\nSimon(e) Van Saarloos is the author of ‘Playing Monogamy
 ’\, ‘Take 'Em Down: Scattered Monuments and Queer Forgetting’ and 
 ‘Against Ageism: A Queer Manifesto’.\n\nOther work includes a short sc
 i-fi story "Dreamdead Surrender" (Postmodern Culture Journal) and De Foetu
 shemel\, a theater play about abortion and violent resistance for Ulrike Q
 uade Company at Bellevue Theater Amsterdam.\n\nVan Saarloos also works as 
 an independent curator. They are currently undertaking a PhD in Rhetoric a
 t the University of California\, Berkeley.\n\nhttp://www.simonevansaarloos
 .nl/\n\nhttps://podtail.com/podcast/new-books-in-critical-theory/simon-e-v
 an-saarloos-against-ageism-a-queer-manife/\n\nAbout the organisation\nBids
 ton Observatory Artistic Research Centre (BOARC) is a self-organising\, co
 mmunal study site situated on The Wirral in England\, close to Liverpool. 
 It is a not-for-profit project that focuses on providing individual users 
 and groups with a low cost\, temporary place to work and stay together\; t
 o develop projects that require time and space in a flexible\, non-pressur
 ed environment.\n\nBOARC is a site for research and experimentation\, whic
 h is primarily directed towards cultural and artistic practice\, and suppo
 rting the development of communities. It is a space where those invested i
 n culture\, social justice and welfare\, from a range of fields can come t
 ogether to share\, test and extend ideas and mutually support each other. 
 BOARC is open to a range of academic and non-academic discourses\, bodywor
 k\, collective choreography\, and chat - it is a space where discussion ca
 n flow from kitchen to sound recording studio\, and ideas can bounce betwe
 en the domes and basements.\n\nTravel information can be found here:\nhttp
 s://bidstonobservatory.org/practical-info\n\nInformation for staying\nSpac
 es for the weekend are available from Eventbrite on a self-assigned slidin
 g scale depending on your expendable income. We require 48 hours notice fo
 r stayers.\n\n£90 - Two nights accommodation\, food\, events (Standard Ra
 te)\n£120 - Two nights accommodation\, food\, events (Higher Rate)\n\nIf 
 you would like to avoid the additional £5 Eventbrite fee\, please send us
  an email to arrange your stay.\n\nIt is also possible to come for the day
 \, without accommodation on site\, however participants should commit to j
 oining for both full days.\n\n£30 – Weekend day use only\n£50 – Week
 end day use with food provided\n\nWe have made also made two free spaces a
 vailable for this event - Please send us a message if you would struggle t
 o attend without this support.\n\n———\nhttps://bidstonobservatory.or
 g/\nEmail: enquiries@bidstonobservatory.org\nInstagram: @bid_obs
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 on\, Wirral\, CH43 7RA\, Merseyside\, United Kingdom
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