Festivals as Reparative Gender Politics

Auteur

Zorica Siröi is an assistant professor (since July 2021) in the Department of Sociology at the University of Graz in Austria. Prior to this position, she was a post-doctoral fellow of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2020/21). She holds a PhD in sociology (University of Graz, 2019, with distinction), MA degree in political science (Central European University, 2010, with distinction) and a diploma in political science (University of Zagreb, 2009). Her PhD research on feminist festivals in Southeastern Europe was granted the Gabriele Possanner Award for excellence in gender research by the Austrian Ministry of Science, Education and Research (2019) and the SOWI In Dialog Award for the best doctoral thesis by the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the University of Graz (2019).

Texte du rabat

What explains the popularity and widespread appeal of numerous post-Yugoslav feminist and LGBTQ+ festivals in the last decade? This book argues that the millennial generation expresses "reparative politics", as a distinct type of activism, through festivals.

Contenu

Introduction 1. Festivals and Gender Politics 2. Festivals and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe 3. Belonging 4. Play 5. Dissent and Reflection 6. Fun 7. Conclusion