Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies - Volume 22, Issue 2, 2019

Abstract How can we embrace the appeal to use Caribbean terms for same-sex erotic relationships when we work with archives—such as the colonial archive—whose subjects are spoken about and do not speak back (at least not in a way that is understandable or recognisable to us)? This article deals with the term kambrada in Papiamentu in the context of Curaçao. The term can be translated as zami in Caribbean English Read More

Abstract This article explores arguments for erotic freedom made by three prominent leftist groups in the Dutch Antilles, illuminating an anti-colonial tradition that centred embodied pleasure over and alongside political sovereignty. Returning to the rich written legacies of Kambio and Vitó – groups that emerged from the radical student movements of the 1960s – as well as Union di Muhé Antiano (Union of Antillean Women, Read More

Abstract This roundtable stages a conversation amongst activists and cultural producers involved in feminist and queer of colour politics in the Netherlands from the 1980s to the present. Its primary focus is on the collectives and initiatives that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s, such as SUHO (Surinamese Homosexuals), Flamboyant, Zami, Sister Outsider, and Strange Fruit. The roundtable participants – Anne Krul, Tienek Read More

Abstract In this article, I aim to contribute to discussions about the intersections between religion/secularity, gender, and race by drawing upon an analysis of contemporary cultural production in Western Europe: Michel Houellebecq’s 2015 novel Soumission (Submission) and the 2017 theatre play Onderworpen (Submission). The analysis focuses upon the way in which the novel and theatre play construct understandings of the Read More