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Kiki as Resistance: Shaping Black Queer and Trans Identities (in-person)

Monday, October 28, 2024 14:00to15:00
Redpath Library Building Innovation Commons, Room A (main floor), 3459 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C9, CA

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This talk will explore the impact of ballroom culture on Black LGBTQ+ identity, weaving together storytelling and Africentric research principles. Through narratives drawn from community experiences, I aim to highlight how ballroom serves as both a space for self-discovery and resistance. Demonstrations of vogue and face, presented by Father Ali Old Navy, will ground the discussion in the movement and creativity of the kiki scene, bringing its energy into the room. By blending research with lived experience, this talk seeks to capture the essence of ballroom as a site of identity formation and empowerment.

This event is open to the public and is part of Queer History Month at À¦°óSMÉçÇø.


About the speaker

Vincent Mousseau (they/he) is a registered social worker and PhD student in Health at Dalhousie University, based in Kjipuktuk. Their doctoral research centres on Black LGBTQ+ identity development, with a focus on the transformative role of kiki ballroom culture. Blending Africentric social work principles with decolonial and Afropessimist methodologies, Vincent’s work seeks to challenge dominant narratives and imagine more liberatory futures. Known in Montréal’s kiki ballroom scene as Moose 007, they also walk butch queen realness, bringing their lived experience into both their research and professional practice. 


Kiki comme Résistance : Façonner les Identités Queer et Trans Noires 

Cette présentation explorera l'impact de la culture ballroom sur l'identité des personnes LGBTQ+ noires, en tissant ensemble des récits et des principes de recherche afrocentriques. À travers des histoires tirées des expériences de la communauté, je vise à souligner comment le ballroom sert à la fois d'espace de découverte de soi et de résistance. Des démonstrations de vogue et de face, présentées par Father Ali Old Navy, ancreront la discussion dans le mouvement et la créativité de la scène kiki, apportant son énergie dans la salle. En mêlant recherche et expérience vécue, cette présentation cherche à capturer l'essence du ballroom en tant que lieu de formation identitaire et d'autonomisation.

Cet événement est ouvert au public et s'inscrit dans le cadre du Mois de l'Histoire Queer à À¦°óSMÉçÇø. Cet événement se tiendra en anglais.

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