SYMPOSIUM | Shame on You: Theorising shame, pride and community in contemporary culture

Shame on You is a day-long symposium that draws together performance artists, psychoanalysis academics and novelists to discuss shame, sexuality and identity. Focusing on the experiences of socially marginalised groups, our conversations will cover shame/pride movements within LGBTQ communities, the persistent shaming of female bodies and combatting of female sexuality, and the role that class, state and power should play when theoretically mapping the internal dynamics of shame.

The symposium will address questions such as:

What are the connections of visibility to pride and shame?

How do the intersections of race and class shape notions of shame and pride?

What aspects of homosexuality are rendered silent by pride and how can shame address dissident gender identities?

Are male and female bodies inscribed with shame differently?

Why is female sexuality still a dominant source of shame in our communities?

Are pride movements the best means of combatting the shame experienced by marginalised groups?

Confirmed contributors

Katy Baird

Stephanie Bird

Rose Boyt

Ford Hickson

Johanna Linsley

Martin O'Brien

Susie Orbach

Victoria Sin

Matthew Todd

Tickets:

Students £6

Full Price £8