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Queer Talks Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Ace 101: Representation in Fiction, Television and Cinema
Thursday, April 4 , 11:30 am – 1:00 pm CDT
Join Queer Coalition and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies on Thursday, April 4, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. for a buffet lunch and interactive workshop on asexuality. This most recent iteration of the ongoing Queer Talks Lunch ‘n’ Learn series will be held in Milner Library, room 213C. Participants are welcome to begin arriving and getting lunch at 11:30; the educational portion will begin at noon.
This workshop will introduce participants to the key terms and concepts related to asexuality and the ace community. Complicating simplistic definitions of this sexual orientation, the talk will clarify the ways in which asexuality labels can be complicated by looking at them intersectionally. The talk will then consider the longstanding stigmatization ace individuals face, referring to their sexological and medical origin. This will move the discussion to a workshop, which will analyze past and contemporary fiction, television, and cinema representation of ace individuals. With interactive exercises, participants will be asked to reflect on how the media represents asexual individuals, commenting on the ways characters adhere to or contrast asexual stigmatization.
All attendees are asked to please RSVP by Thursday, April 28. Those who need accommodations to fully participate in this event may contact Queer Coalition at LGBTQ@ilstu.edu. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodations.
