- Location
- DLSPH 574 & Zoom
- Series/Type
- Alumni Event, DLSPH Event, Faculty/Staff Event, Student Event
- Format
- Hybrid
- Dates
- June 15, 2026 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Links
In 1987, the art historian, critic, and curator Douglas Crimp wrote, “It is our promiscuity that will save us.” Crimp’s challenge to the notion of promiscuity as a destructive force offers us a portal into thinking about technologies and practices of queer care and community-building that can help see us through the present moment of polycrisis, and the next.
Rather than shying away from the messiness of our entanglements with each other, or the affective muck that accumulates over time in queer communities, let’s get into the mess together. It is here where we might find the solidarities, relational skills, capacity for risk-taking, and even the possibility of pleasure as we build more durable bonds, grounded in learnings from our own lives, those of our queer elders and ancestors, and the futures we are striving to create.
Dive into the art of queer care, community-building, and the glorious messiness of interdependence with Dr. Zena Sharman. Join us for this 2-hour, in-person event, featuring a thoughtful presentation, lively discussion, and good food.
The lecture portion will be recorded for online viewing.