When:
Thursday, February 15, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Where: Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
SPAN Program Assistant
(847) 467-4957
Group: The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN)
Category: Academic, Lectures & Meetings
Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa will present a talk on her book Erotic Resistance: The Struggle for the Soul of San Francisco. celebrates the erotic performance cultures that have shaped San Francisco. It preserves the memory of the city's bohemian past and its essential role in the development of American adult entertainment by highlighting the contributions of women of color, queer women, and trans women who were instrumental in the city's labor history, as well as its LGBT and sex workers' rights movements.
About the Author
Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa, PhD, is an artist-scholar who teaches and writes about art and activism, queer of color critique, erotic performance, and the intersections of mindfulness and creative practice. She holds a doctorate in Theater and Performance Studies from Stanford University, where she currently leads the LifeWorks Program for Integrative Learning.
Talk + Q & A from 5 - 6 pm with a reception to follow.