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Book Launch “Coming in: Sexual Politics and EU Accession in Serbia”

Book launch
Observing the twists and turn of politics, I could not help but notice how the events of that week were in many ways haunted by the past politics of Pride in Belgrade.
– (Coming in, p. 193).

During this event, we will celebrate the launch of Dr Koen Slootmaeckers’ new book Coming in. Together with expert panellists, we will reflect on LGBT politics in Serbia and Europe over the past 20 years, as well as on the complex politics that accompanied EuroPride 2022 in Belgrade Serbia.

The book launch will be accompanied by a preview of the HEIF funded exhibition Unstraight Stories from EuroPride Belgrade, which combines the pictures of artist Dawood and the research of Dr Slootmaeckers to bring a snapshot of the EuroPride day.

Through the combination of the visual and words, agnostic of their temporal sequencing, the exhibition invites participants to reflect on their experience of EuroPride, Politics, Activism, Police, LGBTQI identities, Defiance, Fear, Beauty and Pride.

 

Panel members

  • Dr Indraneel Sircar (University College London)
  • Dr Paul Copeland (Queen Mary University of London)
  • Dr Francesca Romana Ammaturo (Coventry University)

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4 Apr 2023 London, United Kingdom