Berlin's killjoys : feminist art from the Global South

  • In this reflection piece, I look at the feminist artistic landscape emerging in Berlin with its growing, diverse migrant community. I examine the ways in which women* artists challenge the imposed notions of their migrant status in the city and their states of belonging within it. I demonstrate this through two feminist initiatives I have been involved in that aim to amplify the voices of women* artists whose creative practices disrupt carefully constructed frameworks relating to borders of inclusion and exclusion. I argue that the artistic practices of women* in these networks are killjoy because they unapologetically get in the way, dismantling carefully constructed frameworks that delineate borders of inclusion and exclusion. By reflecting on homemaking practices in exile, I exemplify how feminisms from the global south decentralize claims to truth by taking the means of production into their own hands. By framing the chapter around the recent protests in Berlin unfolding in solidarity with the feminist revolution in Iran, I reveal the possible limits of such actions when they do not embrace intersectionality. Ultimately, I propose to invest in feminist artistic practices that destabilize exclusionary politics by creating visibility and bridging theory and practice.

Download full text files

Export metadata

Additional Services

Share in Twitter Search Google Scholar
Metadaten
Author:Şirin Fulya ErensoyORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-837993
URL:https://press.ici-berlin.org/doi/10.37050/ci-29/erensoy_feminist-art-from-the-global-south.pdf
DOI:https://doi.org/10.37050/ci-29_04
ISBN:978-3-96558-068-8
ISBN:978-3-96558-069-5
ISBN:978-3-96558-067-1
ISSN:2627-731X
Parent Title (English):Displacing theory through the Global South / ed. by Iracema Dulley and Özgün Eylül İşcen ; Cultural Inquiry ; 29
Publisher:ICI Berlin Press
Place of publication:Berlin
Document Type:Part of a Book
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2024/04/17
Year of first Publication:2024
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2024/05/14
Tag:Feminism; Migration; Women*
GND Keyword:Berlin; Einwanderin; Künstlerin; Feminismus
Page Number:15
First Page:43
Last Page:55
Dewey Decimal Classification:7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 70 Künste / 700 Künste; Bildende und angewandte Kunst
8 Literatur / 80 Literatur, Rhetorik, Literaturwissenschaft / 800 Literatur und Rhetorik
Sammlungen:CompaRe | Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
CompaRe | Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft / ICI Berlin
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-SA - Namensnennung - Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International