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Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics
Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics
In this video, we break down José Esteban Muñoz's groundbreaking book "Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics." Muñoz introduces the concept of disidentification—a survival strategy used by queer people of color to navigate and subvert dominant cultural norms without fully assimilating or outright opposing them. Through performance, art, and everyday acts, disidentification allows marginalized individuals to recycle toxic cultural codes and transform them into tools of resistance. This video distills Muñoz's key arguments, showing how queers of color hack the scripts of race, gender, and sexuality to carve out liveable lives. You'll walk away with a new lens for understanding how politics and identity are performed—and how you might already be doing it without realizing.
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