This lecture is part of the 'Understanding Resistance in Europe’s East' Public lecture series.
Date: Thursday 03 April 2025
Time: 18.00 to 19.30
Location: Robert Emmet lecture theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
Until recently the concept of resistance was mainly built around the deeply patriarchal image of a brave man conquering the "others". However, history knows other means of politics - ones less attached to the male cultural model of socialization and identity. Decolonial, feminist and queer studies reveal the subaltern rebel, and there is much to learn from this analysis and these experiences, especially in this moment of returning fascism". Philosopher, political activist and author Ewa Majewska is a professor at the SWPS University in Warsaw, where she has lectured in gender studies since 2003. Her research focuses on archive studies, dialectics of the weak, queer-feminist critical theory and antifascism. She has published seven books, including ‘Feminist Antifascism’ (Verso, 2021) as well as articles in many journals.
This lecture is funded by the TCD Faculty Benefactions Fund.
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“Understanding Resistance in Europe’s East” public lecture series
The lecture series aims to explore forms and patterns of resistance, opposition, non-compliance or protest in Eastern Europe’s past and present. The lectures will discuss manifestations of resistance in the region’s history, the long-term legacies of dissent, innovative forms of protest, and the role of culture in shaping critical views of politics and society. The series will highlight the multifaceted nature of resistance by showcasing the diversity of acts of opposition across time and space in Europe’s most complex and symbolically loaded region. The events are organised jointly by the Trinity Centre for Resistance Studies and the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, together with the Eastern European Society and DU History. All lectures in the series are free and accessible to the general public.
The series is part-funded by the TCD Faculty Events Fund (FAHSS).
For further information and to register for a ticket please click here to go to the Eventbrite webpage.
For further information about this lecture series please email Dr Balázs Apor <aporb@tcd.ie>