Slack Pussy Session 9: "The Lonely City" (2016) by Olivia Laing. Chosen by Juliet Jacques

Wednesday, 25 April

Slack Pussy Session 9: "The Lonely City" (2016) by Olivia Laing. Chosen by Juliet Jacques

Short url: 

https://squ.at/r/50c7

This is what Jacques says:
“Olivia Laing is such an interesting queer/feminist voice: you can really see the legacy of Hélène Cixous in her work, in the combination of personal and cultural reflections, which tap into the hybrid memoir/criticism style that so many writers are doing well right now, but comes out in a way that feels utterly unique. The Lonely City presents a take on post-war New York, and its queer art, that really stands out from the (numerous) other works on the subject.”
We encourage you to read the whole book, if you can. We have a pdf of chapter 4, on the photographer and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz; please contact slackpuss.rg@gmail.com for a copy.

Date & Time: 

Wednesday, 25 April, 2018 - 19:00 to 21:00
Mayday Rooms
88 Fleet Street
EC4Y 1AE
United Kingdom

MayDay Rooms is an educational charity founded as a safe haven for historical material linked to social movements, experimental culture and the radical expression of marginalised figures and groups. It was set up to safeguard historical material and connect it with contemporary struggle.

categories: 

  • book shop/info shop/library / discussion/presentation

opening times: 

Wednesday-Friday 11am-6pm
The first three Saturdays of the month 1-5pm.