Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. When i first picked up sayak valencia s essay, gore capitalism, published as a short book, i was intrigued by the title. An evening with sayak valencia a room of ones own books. Juliacristina adrift s book sayak valencia duration. One that bravely takes on what mexican feminist philosopher sayak valencia described as the logic of gore capitalism in her book, or the way in which femicide and violence in mexico are. Death has become the most profitable business in existence. Sayak valencia tijuana, 1980 is a queer activist and transfeminist in mexico and latin america, as well as a poet, essayist and performance artist. A room of ones own welcomes writer, activist, and theorist sayak valencia for an evening of poetry. She is a member of the national research system, level 1. Capitalismo gore paidos, 2016 and melusina, 2010, adrifts book aristas. I was able to vaguely define what i thought it meant by breaking the term in two, deducing that it had something to do with the.
Capitalismo gore, paidos 2016 and melusina, barcelona 2010 and adrifts book aristas martinez. Written by the tijuana activist intellectual sayak valencia, gore capitalism is a crucial essay that posits a decolonial, feminist philosophical approach to the outbreak of violence in mexico and, more broadly, across the global regions of the third world. During this presentation, sayak valencia will discuss what gore. An analysis of contemporary violence as the new commodity of todays hyperconsumerist stage of capitalism. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. In this sense, parra reflects on the transfeminist proposal of the book.
Sayak valencia 1980, tijuana, mexico is a transfeminist philosopher, essayist. Poet, essayist, and performance artist, valencia holds a phd in philosophy, feminist theory and critical studies at the universidad complutense in madrid. Her latest books are gore capitalism 2018, mit press. Transfeminist philosopher, essayist, and performance artist, sayak valencia, will be presenting her lecture, from gore capitalism to. The body and violence as mass media language in gore. En es transfeminist discoursesknots saturday, may 18, 2019, 25 pm sayak valencia, tijuana activist, writer, performer, and author of capitalismo gore in conversation with lace curator daniela lieja quintanar and invited artists. The body and violence as mass media language in gore capitalism. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Sayak valencia tijuana, 1980 is a queer activist and transfeminist in. Join facebook to connect with sayak valencia and others you may know. An evening of cleaning performance by patrisse cullors photo by giovanni solis, sayak valencia portrait. Written by the tijuana activist intellectual sayak valencia, gore capitalism is a crucial essay that posits a decolonial, feminist philosophical approach to the outbreak of violence in mexico and, more broadly, across the global regions of the third worldin a lucid and transgressive voice, valencia unravels the workings of the politics of death in the context of contemporary. She has given lectures and seminars on gore capitalism, trans feminism, chicano feminism, postcolonial feminism, queercuir art and theory at. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app.
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