Q Symposium 2023: Policing Bodies
Date: March 28-29, 2023
The Q Symposium returns this year with an exciting series of panels and events, culminating in the keynote event featuring director, author and scholar Eric A. Stanley.
All events are free but advance registration is appreciated.
Symposium Schedule
Tuesday, 3/28
- 10-11 AM: Data & LGBTQ+ Communities Panel
- Nina Exner: Data Reductivism vs. Nonbinary Complexities
- Honors College Students Jay Synder and Mahnoor Muhammad
- Location: Salon 3, VCU Commons
- 11-12 PM: Undergraduate Spotlight Panel
- Ellie Rae Leszczyszyn: The Activist or The Oppressor
- Nyka Belotti: The Living Of Adam
- Location: Salon 3, VCU Commons
- 12-1 PM : Lunch Break
- 1-2:30 PM: Graduate Spotlight Panel
- Charles Snellings: Intersectionality and Queerness: A Problem
- Ramin Fazeli: Police Brutality as a libidinal activity; Case of Iran
- Dylan Lackey: Panopticon & Plantation: Revisiting Bio/Necropolitics
- Location: Salon 3, VCU Commons
- 3-4:30 PM: Crip Care Workshop with Ethan Coston
- Location: SGA Chambers, VCU Commons
Wednesday, 3/29
- 4-5:30 PM: Keynote Event with Eric A. Stanley
- They will discuss topics from their book “Atmospheres of Violence, Structuring Antagonism and the Trans/Queer Ungovernable.” For more on Dr. Stanley, please click here.
- Location: VCU Commons Theatre
Scholar-in-Residence: Eric A. Stanley
Date: March 30-31, 2023
The Q Collective Scholar-in-residence program for 2023 features director, author and scholar Eric A. Stanley. Associated events will include a mentoring workshop and a screening of Dr. Stanley's film, "Criminal Queers." For more information on Dr. Stanley, please click here.
All events are free but advance registration is appreciated.
Event Schedule
Thursday, 3/30
- 11-12:15 PM: AFAM / GSWS 391 Class Visit with Eric A. Stanley
- Location: Hibbs Hall, Room #327 (A virtual option will also be provided)
- Dr. Liz Canfield will be leading the discussion
- 3-4:30 PM: OMSA Student Mixer with Eric A. Stanley
- In collaboration with OMSA and Triangle Club, Q Collective is hosting a student mixer with Scholar in Residence Eric A. Stanley to discuss the topics of their book “Atmospheres of Violence, Structuring Antagonism and the Trans/Queer Ungovernable.”.
- Location: The OMSA Offices
- 6:30-8:30 PM: “Criminal Queers” Film Screening
- We will be showing “Criminal Queers” directed by Eric A Stanley: “ Criminal Queers visualizes a radical trans/queer struggle against the prison industrial complex and toward a world without walls.”
- Location: Grace Street Theatre
Friday, 3/31
- 4-7 PM: Burnside Watstein Awards Ceremony
- The Burnside Watstein LGBTQIA Awards are given annually to recognize individuals who enrich the sense of community at Virginia Commonwealth University and make a significant difference in the lives of LGBTQIA faculty, staff and students.
- The event will be followed by a reception.
- Location: MCALC / Academic Learning Commons Room 1107
Camp Qmunity Cape Town
Camp Qmunity Cape Town, an LGBTQIA+ intersectional study abroad opportunity, will be happening Spring of 2023. Stay tuned for stories about the trip!