Gender and Postsecularity in Knowledge Production and Visual Culture: 27 (Sternberg Press / Publication Series of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915609437 ISBN 13: 9781915609434

Publisher: Sternberg Press, 2024

Synopsis

Over the last three decades, religious practices and belongings have gained increased visibility across the globe, turning secularity and its relationship with religion into subjects of intense interdisciplinary and international debate. Previously marginalized in gender studies, the secular and the religious now attract growing interest in academic and activist feminism, prompting a critical reflection on secularity's emancipatory potential. This publication aims to foster this interest by providing a platform for interdisciplinary and transregional discussions on the complex dynamics of secularity, religiosity, and gender, as well as new approaches to explore these relationships. The contributions examine the entanglements and boundaries of religions and secularities in everyday life, art, culture, and knowledge production. By presenting relevant case studies, this book underscores an understanding of religion as both a category of knowledge and a marker of identity. Texts by Sophia Rose Arjana, Mariecke van den Berg, Nella van den Brandt, Sabine Grenz, Doris Guth, Konstanze Hanitzsch, Eline Huygens, Maki Kimura, Kim Knibbe, Susanne Lanwerd, Mia Liinason, Elke Pahud de Mortanges, Olga Sasunkevich.

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About the Author

Sabine Grenz is (assistant) professor for interdisciplinary Gender Studies at the University of Vienna, where she also serves as head of the Gender Research Office (Referat Genderforschung).

Doris Guth is (assistant) professor for Gender Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Her current research interests are queer-feminism in contemporary art, visual culture and art in early modern times: queering religion, love as cultural practice, art and activism, university as a political field of gender.

Boka En is currently completing their PhD on knowledge politics in LGBTIQ* movements at the University of Vienna.

Fatma Uysal studied theater, film and media studies at the University of Vienna (Bachelor) and media culture and art theories at the University of Arts Linz (Master) and received her doctorate at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Doctorate).

Edition details

• Publisher: Sternberg Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915609437
• ISBN 13: 9781915609434
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168
• Editor: Grenz Sabine, Guth Doris, En Boka, Uysal Fatma