Women’s Writing Using Autotheory

Date

Schedule

19:30–21:00

Place

Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

DESCRIPTION

Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and WLAG (Write Like a Grrrl) are launching a series of meetings about women’s writing using autotheory. This series is open to all, but is mainly focused on women who are artists, writers, and interdisciplinary researchers from ethnic republics and/or from ethnicities not represented by territorial units.

The literary canon has long been subject to criticism for its West-centricity and masculinity, but texts written outside these criteria largely continue to be excluded from it. The presenters of this series of meetings propose discussing how to work with texts in order to highlight them and overcome the mechanisms of these social orders, including in the field of art criticism. Particular attention will be paid to feminist and decolonialist optics of textual analysis.

Public meetings will take place weekly from April 11 to May 2, with four meetings planned. The timetable of themes will be published in advance for the entire program and discussion participants will be announced no less than two weeks in advance of the event.

HOW TO TAKE PART

Sessions will take place in hybrid format (at Garage and online via Zoom).

Schedule

Discussion: “What is autotheory and how can it be used in artistic practice?”

About speakers

Egana Dzhabbarova — poet, critic, philologist
Masha Gavrilova — co-founder of the festival Author’s Tears, editor at Popcorn Books, writer for No Kidding Press

Moderator

Sveta Lukyanova (WLAG)


REGISTRATION

Date
Tuesday, April 11
Time
19:30–21:00
Place
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

Lecture: Decolonial Autotheory

Speakers

Egana Dzhabbarova — poet, critic, philologist

REGISTRATION

Date
Tuesday, April 18
Time
19:30–21:00
Place
Online

Discussion: Experience of Disparity. A Description of Cultural and Historical Heritage in Art

Speakers

Maria Sarycheva is a curator and researcher. In recent years she has been involved in the development of accessibility and inclusion in various Russian institutions.

Zukhra Yanikova is a poet, playwright, writer, and teacher of creative practices and masterclasses. She is a laureate of a number of playwriting competitions, including being shortlisted for the Kulminatsiya (2021) and Lyubimovka (2021) awards.

Moderator

Alina Zhekamukhova is the manager of the Inclusive Programs Department at Garage and a volunteer with integration programs for children with developmental disabilities. 

REGISTRATION

Date
Tuesday, April 25
Time
19:30–21:00
Place
Online

Artists’ Stories: Autotheory in Artistic Practices

Speakers

Nelli Akchurina is a multidisciplinary artist from Ufa. She graduated from Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design in St. Petersburg and works in various media (textile, drawing, painting, performance, video art).

Katerina Verba is an artist, curator, and researcher. She was nominated for the Kuryokhin Prize (Art in the Public Space, 2019). Her interests include researching local, gender, and national identity.

REGISTRATION

Date
Tuesday, May 2
Time
19:30–21:00
Place
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art