Critical Futures, Series 2
THE FUTURE OF...
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In this series, we chat with experts in various sectors to learn about what they are doing to shift the critical now for a radical new future. No matter the specific topic, all of our guests will prompt you to reflect: what world do we want to live in? What world are we fighting to build? And how will we build it in just ways?
17 December 2023
Series 2, Episode 6: "The Future of Queering and Transing the World"
Featuring Thokozani Mbwana
About Our Guests
Thokozani Mbwana (he/they) is a trans-agender, Ancestor-summoning poet and researcher working in human rights. His research interests lie in LGBTIQ+ rights, free expression, transitional justice, ethical research practices and creative expression as a form of community healing. His creative works explore processes of discovering and becoming of self, and the murky waters that lie between. He is the author of The Sunflower Faces East At Dawn (2022), Agender Daydreams (2022) and behind god’s eyes (2023).
Highlighted Work:
- Books: The Sunflower Faces East At Dawn (2022), Agender Daydreams (2022), behind god’s eyes (2023)
- Article: “Gender Interrogation is for Everyone”
- Article: “Black, Fat-Bodied and Agender”
- Policy Brief: “Transitional Justice and the Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Rights”
Additional Credits
This episode was produced as part of an ongoing series titled “THE FUTURE OF…”. In this series, we chat with experts from various sectors to learn about what they are doing to shift the critical now for a radical new future.
Episode Host: Amber Johnson | Director of Community Engagement, IHJE.
Audio Production: KJ Schaeffner | Web Developer + Designer, IHJE.
Podcast Artwork: Wriply M. Bennet.
Theme Music: Resilient Zone/Floting via Adobe Stock.