In Defence of What’s There: Scavenging as Queer and Feminist Methodology

The seminar will explore scavenging as a methodology of refusal, drawing from Black studies, Black feminist thought, queer studies, and Indigenous studies. Scavenging centers care and repair in intellectual inquiries, challenging traditional research approaches. 

Key questions include:
- How does taking methodologies seriously reshape research practices?
- What potential does scavenging offer for feminist and anti-racist scholarship?
- What challenges arise when implementing this approach?

Speaker: Sophie-Marie Niang, a Black feminist researcher from Paris, focuses on Black worldmaking and prefigurative politics in France. She is the Lumley Fellow in European Cultural Studies at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, and earned her PhD in Sociology from Cambridge in 2024.

The event will take place on Monday 24 February 2025, 12:30 PM  Room S1, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP in-person (no registration required) and online via Zoom (registration closes at 9:00 AM on 24 February).

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