Feminist and queer visions of Ukraine

Filmvorführung
mit: Mariia Vtoruchina und Oksana Potapova (KIU, Viadrina)
Filmvorführung im Rahmen der Summer School des Kompetenzverbundes Interdisziplinäre Ukrainestudien (KIU). Mariia Vtoruchina und Oksana Potapova, beide Promovierende am KIU, stellen aktuelle Künstler*innenfilme aus der Ukraine vor und eröffnen im Anschluss daran eine Diskussion.

Wars are often framed as periods when human rights are “suspended” or, as they say in Ukrainian “ne na chasi”. However, feminist and queer voices within Ukraine have been shaping both the resistance to Russian aggression and visions of the country’s future – before and during the full-scale invasion. This event will feature the two short films (I am Michelle & Queer fighters of Ukraine) that depict first-hand stories of queer activists from Ukraine. We will learn about their everyday reality of living in Ukraine, their dreams, struggles and hopes for the future, as well as their choice to fight for this future. The film screening will be followed by a discussion with Mariia Vtoruchina and Oksana Potapova.

KIU Kompetenzverbund Interdisziplinäre Ukraine-Studien

Europa Universität Viadrina