Doctoral theses of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture at Aaltodoc (external link)
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Public defence in Contemporary Art, MFA Abdullah Qureshi
Public defence from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Department of Art and Media.
When
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Where
A215 A2 hall, Undergraduate Centre, Otakaari 1
Event language(s)
English
Title of the thesis: Mythological Migrations: Imagining Queer Muslim Utopias—Artistic and Curatorial Strategies of Collaboration, Collective Resistance, and Coalition Building
Thesis defender: Abdullah Qureshi
Opponent: Prof. Gayatri Gopinath, New York University, USA
Custos: Prof. Mira Kallio-Tavin,Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Mythological Migrations: Imagining Queer Muslim Utopias—Artistic and Curatorial Strategies of Collaboration, Collective Resistance, and Coalition-Building is a multidisciplinary doctoral project that explores queer identity, resistance, and community in Muslim migratory contexts through contemporary art. Against the backdrop of rising Islamophobia, racism, anti-immigrant sentiments, homophobia, and transphobia in the west over the past twenty-five years, the research draws on transnational feminist and queer intersectional scholarship to consider specific artistic and curatorial practices, offering critical reflections on queer, Muslim, racialized, and migratory discourses.
Keywords: Contemporary Art, Queer Migration, Critical Race, and Islamophobia
Contact: Abdullah Qureshi, maq.39k@gmail.com, www.abdullahqureshi.org
Thesis available for public display 7 days prior to the defence at Aaltodoc.
Doctoral theses of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
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