Join us for a FREE talk and Q&A with Erica Violet Lee, titled “For the Messy Ones: The Sweetness of Living Free and Other Impossible Paradises” as part of our Surveillance & Pleasure speaker series.

Description of talk:

The embrace of imperfection is a saving grace in a world that restricts our lives, materially and spiritually. To be a “messy” person is to be someone unworthy of respect or recognition, even as putting oneself at risk of harm and death. Deeply entangled with the queer, the femme, and the feminine, messiness becomes a marker of undesirability that can potentially make us free. In doing away with ideas of utopia and moving toward a more chaotic understanding of life and the universe, we break through barricades toward all we have been taught to imagine as beyond possibility.

The talk will be moderated by Cam Hunters (Drs. Julia Chan and Stéfy McKnight) remotely at Carleton University.

This event and screening will be done remotely using Zoom.

Registration is FREE but limited. This event is open to the public but priority will be given to students, staff and faculty at Carleton University.

About Erica Violet Lee:

Erica Violet Lee is a Cree poet. Her debut book on Indigenous joy, freedom, and adventure will be released in Spring 2023.

About Cam Hunters:

CAM HUNTERS is a collaborative art/media performance and research-creation project between artists Julia Chan and STÉFY. Cam Hunters seeks to reveal and interrogate the increasing presence of surveillance, in all its forms, in our lives. We do this through a range of projects, such as performances, creating satirical videos, recording a podcast, and offering critical tools. We are available for consultations, performances, and exhibitions. More information about Cam Hunters can be found online at camhunters.org.

This event is sponsored by Carleton University, the Bachelor of Media Production and Design, the Faculty of Public Affairs, and Cam Hunters.