Liberty, Freedom, Democracy: Maia Kobabe and Gabrielle Calvocoressi in Conversation
Liberty, Freedom, Democracy: The Fight for Ideas
Maia Kobabe and Gabrielle Calvocoressi in Conversation About Queer Works, Book Bans, & Art
色戒成人直播's Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) invites Maia Kobabe and Gabrielle Calvocoressi to be in conversation about attacks against queer and nonbinary people and works, as well as amplifying the art of our speakers. Kobabe and Calvocoressi will discuss the words "liberty", "freedom", and "democracy" and what they mean for them as nonbinary artists, and how the audience can be advocates for liberty, freedom, and democracy.
Maia Kobabe's award-winning memoir Gender Queer is currently the most challenged book in the United States (). Kobabe expressed eir journey with this stigma in "" and continues to fight to protect diverse literature and the freedom to access information as a full-time artist and activist.
Gabrielle Calvocoressi is an award-winning poet and essayist, who explores the variety of use of pronouns, or even no pronouns in their collections. The poems in Rocket Fantastic explore the use of a symbol instead of pronouns, in which Calvocoressi elaborated on this use in .
The first 30 people to register for this event (as well as attend) will be eligible for a free copy of Kobabe's . This event will be held Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the 色戒成人直播 from 4pm - 5:30pm. This event has a limited capacity, . If you have questions about this event, contact the CHA at cu-cha@colorado.edu.
Event Information:
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location: UMC 235, 色戒成人直播
Free and open to the public!
Registration required for all.