A WEEKLY SEMINAR ON NIGHTLIFE & QUEERNESS

Facilitator: Justin Hunt
Cost: 22
Type: Online & Correspondence
Sessions: Weekly - Mondays, November 2023, 6:30pm-8pm
Maximum Participants: 18

Module Description:

The dual profit of club cultureallowing collective identities to flourish and cash economies to support vast networksis rarely interrogated. Far from being marginal to a locales identity, the businesses, clubs and networks that thrive after hours help define urban life and the identities of those who work and participate in them. This module employs performance studies and sociological methodologies to examine the business of nightlife from an academic perspective.

Topics:

Week 1: Queerness and Subculture

Week 2: Managing Nightlife Spaces

Week 3: Drug Cultures

Week 4: Sex and/as Labour

Participants will receive an e-course reader (including links to youtube and bespoke streaming documentaries) to support learning and drive weekly seminars exploring the topic.

Requirements:

Interest or experience in queer nightlifeInterest in exploring club and nightlife culture in an academic contextWeekly reading, watching, and chatting

Frequency/Contact: Mondays (via Zoom) in November 2023

6 November, 6:30pm-8pm
13 November, 6:30pm-8pm
20 November, 6:30pm-8pm
27 November, 6:30pm-8pm

Facilitator:

Dr Justin Hunt is an Honorary Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London Mile End Institute and was Adjunct Professor of Film, Women & Gender Studies at Syracuse University for 13 years. He has decades long experience in producing and partaking in nightlife in the USA, UK and Europe including producing nightlife events Naked Boys Reading and Tall Gay Agenda. Nearly a decade as a door whore in London alongside 16 years as a touring drag performer, Justin brings real world experience to the academic study of nightlife and queerness.

This event is a part of Queer Extension.

About Queer Extension:

Inspired by the University Extension movement that reduced barriers to access for marginalised communities; Queer Extension invites queer artists and scholars to develop online and correspondence modules that enable queer community to learn together.

Queer Extension is curated by Justin Hunt of I'm With You.

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Payments & Refunds

This module has a set fee of 22 pounds. If this price point would be a limiting factor for you please contact Justin Hunt at [email protected] to discuss pricing options.

Payments are made through our partner Outsavvy.

Refunds are available up until 6 November, noon.

Please contact us via Outsavvy before noon on 6 November ORPlease email at [email protected] to request a full refund.

No refunds are awarded for those requests from noon on 6 November or for those who begin the course and choose to not attend sessions or need to miss parts of sessions.

By purchasing a ticket you agree to these terms and conditions.

Accessibility Information:

Modules are delivered on Zoom and transcription can be supported for learners who would benefit from that capability.

Module handbooks are in PDF format and learners can resize for accessibility or use their personal read-aloud software to support their learning.

Queer Extension is committed to ensuring inclusive and accessible learning. Please email [email protected] with any questions in regard to accessibility, including your own accessibility requirements and, where possible, accommodations will be made.

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