Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Kultur-, Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaftliche Fakultät - Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften

(English version below)

Liebe interessierte Studierende und Kolleg:innen,

am Mittwoch, 05. Juni wird der Schauspieler und Schriftsteller Kumar Muniandy uns für ein Gespräch über seine beiden Produktionen

"Second Class Queer"

und

"White Talcum Powder"

besuchen.

Raum 217, 14-16h, im Rahmen eines BA-Seminars zu Diaspora Studies. Das Gespräch findet in englischer Sprache statt und Interessierte sind sehr herzlich eingeladen, dazu zu kommen und sich an diesem Gespräch zu beteiligen.

Über das Stück "Second Class Queer":


Second Class Queer

Actor and writer Kumar Muniandy questions his identity, queerness, internalized homophobia and experiences of racism with his play. In the midst of these terms and their politics, Kumar seeks his own truth.

Is it possible to live as a brown gay man in Germany and find healing while carrying the weight of oppression from his motherland? Set in a speed-dating event, will Kumar’s leading man, Krishna, win the role he wants in this audition for love?

Through the lens of his experience as a Tamil-Malaysian queer person living in Berlin, Kumar Muniandy has developed a theater piece that investigates the connections between internalized homophobia that stems from anti-homosexuality laws of the colonial era and the structural racism he experiences.

What are the consequences of such merciless neocolonialism for the mental health of queer minorities living in Germany today? After all, Krishna, like Kumar, is on a pursuit of forgiveness and self acceptance.


https://www.etberlin.de/production/second-class-queer-2024/

***


Dear interested students and colleagues,

On Wednesday, June 5, the actor and writer Kumar Muniandy will join us for a conversation about his two productions

“Second Class Queer”

and

“White Talcum Powder”



Room 217, 14-16h, as part of a BA seminar on Diaspora Studies. The conversation will be held in English and anyone interested is very welcome to join us for this session and take part in the discussion.


About "Second Class Queer":


Second Class Queer

Actor and writer Kumar Muniandy questions his identity, queerness, internalized homophobia and experiences of racism with his play. In the midst of these terms and their politics, Kumar seeks his own truth.

Is it possible to live as a brown gay man in Germany and find healing while carrying the weight of oppression from his motherland? Set in a speed-dating event, will Kumar’s leading man, Krishna, win the role he wants in this audition for love?

Through the lens of his experience as a Tamil-Malaysian queer person living in Berlin, Kumar Muniandy has developed a theater piece that investigates the connections between internalized homophobia that stems from anti-homosexuality laws of the colonial era and the structural racism he experiences.

What are the consequences of such merciless neocolonialism for the mental health of queer minorities living in Germany today? After all, Krishna, like Kumar, is on a pursuit of forgiveness and self acceptance.

https://www.etberlin.de/production/second-class-queer-2024/



Best regards,

Nadja-Christina Schneider