Events on 28.05: Do They See Us? (Lecture by Aizada Arystanbek) / Shelpek, Baursak and the Feeling of Belonging (A happening with Adiba)

Events on 28.05:

28.05

15.00-17.00

Do They See Us?

Implications of the Western Left’s Disengagement with russian Imperialism
Lecture by Aizada Arystanbek

nGbK
Oranienstraße 25,
Berlin 10999
Veranstaltungsraum, 1. OG
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The blanket identity of the Soviet Union and its claim to communist future in opposition to Western capitalism have been a subject of fascination and engagement for Western leftists. The escalation of russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has created a chasm in Western leftist discourses on russia's imperial past and present. While weaponization of non-Slavic subjects by the kremlin have facilitated discussions of russian colonial and racialized oppression of different communities, the extent to which these discussions have challenged Western leftists’ understanding of russian imperialism remains ambiguous.

The lecture will discuss the Western leftist media's engagement with russian imperialism and critically assess the extent of visibility and solidarity that has been offered to racialized communities living through russian imperialism by the leftist movements in the Global North. The aim of the lecture is to highlight the need for fostering transnational solidarity with decolonial movements against russian imperialism and the urgency to disrupt its myopic narratives in the Western media.

Aizada Arystanbek, a socially engaged researcher from Kazakhstan. Her interests lie at the intersection of gender, culture, coloniality, and nationalisms.

nGbK, Oranienstraße 25, Berlin 10999, Veranstaltungsraum, 1. OG
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28.05

17.30-19.30

Shelpek, Baursak and the Feeling of Belonging

nGbK
Oranienstraße 25,
Berlin 10999
Veranstaltungsraum, 1. OG
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nGbK, Oranienstraße 25, Berlin 10999, Veranstaltungsraum, 1. OG
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A happening with Adiba

This immersive experience invites you to participate in the traditional Kazakh practice of bread-making, as you help mix, knead, rise, and fry shelpek and baursak. By scrutinizing this everyday practice Adiba (your bread-making instructor) aims to question the feelings of exclusion from and belonging to one's own culture. As you work together to create the bread, Adiba invites the audience to share their own stories of (family) traditions, and the role that food-making has played in their cultural heritage. The happening provides a space for slowing down, reflection, and conversation, as you emerge in the meditative practice of working with the dough. Throughout the experience, you'll be able to smell and taste freshly made shelpek and baursak, sip tea, and enjoy the company of others.

Adiba (aka Saltanat Shoshanova) is an art historian, queer feminist activist and a researcher from Kazakhstan, based in Berlin. She is an occasional artist and writer.

Registration is mandatory, limited number of participants:

Accessibility:

The room is inaccessible to people in a wheelchair. There is an elevator, but access to it is blocked by 4 steps. To get to the toilet you have to overcome about 10 steps on narrow stairs. There are only chairs with a backrest for seating.

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