Queer Life – Between Persecution & Emancipation | Project Presentation in English

In the Career Service’s project “Queer Life – Between Persecution & Emancipation” international students of JGU and the FORTHEM Alliance – with the help of the Haus des Erinnerns Mainz – spent months  exploring questions of identity, gender, sexual orientation, and social norms to uncover the hidden stories of queer people in different countries throughout history. What was discovered during the project is now being showcased in a project presentation and a workshop. And you can join in!

“Queer Life – Between Persecution & Emancipation” | Join us to discover queer stories, experiences, and perspectives

The project presentation will showcase the results of the collaborative research. It will feature
historical and contemporary personal accounts from notable queer figures in Mainz, as well as from
the rest of Germany, Spain, Eastern Europe, and non-European countries. The presentation will also explore language, symbols, and labels; queer pop culture and art; as well as the power of laws,
medicine, and framing.

Since the available spots are limited and to ensure that the discussion takes place on as equal a footing as possible, a registration is needed for both events.

You can find more information and register here: www.career.uni-mainz.de/queer-life

Visit the instagram of Haus des Erinnerns for some sneak peaks: (www.instagram.com/hde_mainz)