Politics of Sexuality Reading Retreat

We hope you like reading, discussing, and thinking aloud about the Politics of Sexuality (also known as the Sex and Society Reading Retreat), because we're inviting you to run away with us (and other lovely participants) to a quiet place away from the city so that we revisit and rethink these tricky politics together! Interested?

Part of a series of reading retreats since 2014, the Sex and Society Retreat is a chance for open discussions and reflections not only on how theories around sexuality may guide our political practices, but also on how our political work must feed back and shape our theoretical frameworks. The Sex and Society Retreat is a space for everyone interested in unpacking, analyzing, and reconstructing the theories and practices of sexual politics in Lebanon.

Our objective is to understand sexual politics through the below themes:
1- Social Construction of Sexuality
2- Sex, Race & Class
3- Sex, War & Nation
4- Compulsory Heterosexuality
5- The Invention of Heterosexuality
6- The Invention of Homosexuality

Retreat date: Evening of Monday 26 October - Wednesday evening 28th October 2020

Location: We will be hosted in a hotel 30 min away from Beirut (details to be announces once you're selected).

Costs: Free of charge - your transportation to and from the hotel, accommodation, and meals will be covered by The A Project - donations are always welcome for more retreats to happen!

Covid19 precautions: Each participant will have their own room to minimize the sharing of spaces, masks and antiseptics will be distributed regularly, and distancing will be maintained at all time.

Taking part in our retreats is one of the ways we can get to know you better and that you can become a member of our group.