Sunday 20 September, 14:00

Poetics and Politics of Everyday Life

Featuring Ernestyna Orlowska, Kélina Gotman, Jacob Lachat, Angela Marzullo, Mickaëlle Provost, Candice Dela Fudzie (with aima), Kairaan Kika and Youyang Qin, the session brings together contributors for discussions, a roundtable and original performances.

This episode examines the poetic and political forces embedded in everyday life, engaging with the texts of Rivaz and interrogating their contemporary resonance. Speakers explore how quotidian practices reveal power relations, cultural memory and modes of resistance, offering critical perspectives on why these themes remain urgent.

In French.

Route du Grand-Lancy 8,
Switzerland
Photo Credit: Institut d’étude des intervalles
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Photo Credit: Institut d’étude des intervalles

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