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Rope is Political Lunch Talk: Rope + philosophy = <3

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm · LGBTQIA+ & Friends

IN-HOUSE

Quick Info

Where: garden
Format: discussion
Constellation: solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome
What to bring: yourself, your lunch?
Accessibility notes: we will be on the floor and can provide other seating options if you need.
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Next year will mark 10 years since Archaeology of Personalities was published. It introduced the concept of “the interview” as a metaphor in rope bondage to a wider audience and is still the only book that discusses rope bondage through the lens of western philosophical tradition. How do we think about rope today, compared to 10-ish years ago? Let’s talk about rope, philosophy, and writing about rope and philosophy now and then.

Of course you do not have to have read the book to join, it will still most certainly be of great value!

Format: lunch talk

Facilitator

Georg Barkas (they/them)

Georg Barkas is an intimacy educator, researcher, and rope bondage performer based in Vancouver, Canada. Their focus lies in the deconstruction of established norms and approaches to kink, intimacy, and sexuality. Their background in academics (physics, mathematics, history, and philosophy) is used to approach historically psychological aspects from different perspectives. Author of “Archaeo...

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https://www.studio-allegory.com/

Ziggi Willpower (he/him)

Ziggi Willpower is a rope person based in Malmö, Sweden, who is interested in vulnerability, power and playfulness. He has a background in performance and drag, which influences his relationship to rope a lot. He can be found at most hours as @ziggiwillpower on the Instagrams.

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