Smashing containers, queering the international through collaging




Anni Kangas, Daria Krivonos, Inna Perheentupa, Saara Särmä

PublisherRoutledge

2019

International Feminist Journal of Politics

International Feminist Journal of Politics

21

3

355

382

28

1461-6742

1468-4470

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2018.1535249



This article explores the potential of collage epistemology to cultivate queer intellectual curiosity about international relations. It argues that collaging and queering share many points of departure: in both, objects are taken from their conventional contexts and assembled into new relational constellations. The article draws from pedagogical work where collages were used in university teaching on the politics of gender and sexuality. A set of collages made by students are interpreted and brought into a dialogue with queer theorizing. The article suggests that collaging involves smashing a variety of containers that social sciences inquiry often operates with. It troubles not only established conceptions of sexuality and intimacy but also territoriality and theorizing. On this basis, the article concludes that collaging offers a fruitful modality of thought, analysis and expression for queer world-making projects.



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