Juana María Rodríguez: Queer Lessons from a Sexual Life

Join us for an insightful presentation that delves into the evolving sexual cultures throughout a lifetime. 🌈✨ This unique session offers a voyeuristic peek into the erotic experiences of others, structured like a glossary where each term is paired with a succinct affirmation that elucidates how sexual meaning is interpreted through language. Rather than strict definitions, Juana María Rodríguez combines these assertions with autobiographical snippets, revealing how gender, culture, age, geography, and the intricacies of a queer sexual life manifest in real-world interactions.

About Juana María Rodríguez

Juana is a renowned cultural critic, public speaker, and award-winning author focusing on sexual cultures and racial politics, as well as the diverse expressions of Latina identity. 📚 Her notable works include:

• Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex (Duke UP, 2023)
• Sexual Futures, Queer Gestures, and Other Latina Longings (NYU Press, 2014)
• Queer Latinidad Identity Practices, Discursive Spaces (NYU Press, 2003)

Currently a Professor of Ethnic Studies and Performance Studies at UC Berkeley, Juana has received prestigious accolades, including The Center for Gay and Lesbian Studies’ Kessler Award and the Berlin Prize. Her second book won the Alan Bray Memorial Book Prize and was a finalist for the LGBT Studies Award by the Lambda Literary Foundation. 🌍💖

As an international speaker, her work encompasses topics such as sexual politics, Latinx pop culture, queer kink, feminist politics, digital cultures, and sexuality across different life stages. Juana's contributions have been translated into multiple languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, and German.

Event Location: Christinenstraße 18, 10119 Berlin, Deutschland
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