Parity Talks IX: On Inconvenience
Author: Parity Group
Tags: #Parity Talks IX
The ninth edition of Parity Talks will be taking place on March 5, 6 and 7th 2024. This year, we shift our focus to openly naming the issues which lead to disparity by finding ways to talk – from different positions and bases of knowledge. We aim for inclusive spaces, to share and – most importantly – to listen, in spite and because of the feelings of discomfort and inconvenience that come with it.
In collaboration with gta Exhibitions and ETH Wohnforum, PARITY TALKS IX will combine carefully curated lectures, discussions, and exhibitions with events and workshops coming from you – our community within – to give space and time for inconvenient yet critical questions: What does it mean to speak up even though it is inconvenient? Who is able to speak up? Why do we choose to remain silent? Where are our blind and deaf spots? Together, we will address how privilege and dominant narratives might impact who is allowed to speak and who is heard, and will set up collective experiments to expand our listening.
The programme is spread over 3 days, but the main focus lies on Wednesday March 6, starting off with a plenary programme in HIB including an opening address by Samia Henni and a roundtable relating the topics on the table back to ETH’s admission policy and partnerships. After a collective lunch performance organised by Querformat, there are different workshops to choose from, for which we kindly ask you to register. We regroup at the end of the day for a collective listening session by SEKUNDOS.