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“Eternal love? The practice of marriage” with Fleur Weibel
Why do people get married today? And how exactly do they do it? Sociologist Fleur Weibel has accompanied heterosexual and homosexual couples during their marriage preparations and weddings, conducted numerous conversations about marriage and published a study on the subject. Fleur Weibel and Franziska Schutzbach take us into today's marriage practices, the culture of marriage proposals, romantic ideals of love, promises of happiness, the reproduction of gender stereotypes and the questions: What is the significance of marriage and the institution of marriage today? How is marriage celebrated, “narrated” and made meaningful - but also questioned?
On this evening, we will embark on a search for clues. In addition to the current practice of marriage, we will also explore the history of marriage criticism and feminist and queer theorizing. Marriage has always been a contested subject, between criticism and idealization. And last but not least, it is also a central place for the production and reproduction of the gender order.
Moderation: Franziska Schutzbach
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Biografie
Fleur Weibel holds a doctorate in sociology, her book “Die Praxis des Heiratens” was published by transcript Verlag in 2024. Fleur Weibel teaches at various universities, she is managing director of the think tank Gender & Diversity and a member of the Basel-Stadt Grand Council (Greens).
Franziska Schutzbach is a gender researcher and co-curator of the feminist salon. She is the managing director of the Swiss Feminist Science Association and recently published the book “Revolution der Verbundenheit”.
feministischer salon basel
Once a month, intellectual, provocative, political, funny, radical, racism-critical, affective and thought-provoking evenings on queer_feminist topics are organized. The Salon is a meeting point and gathering place for current issues and topics, often in connection with and always as an enrichment of the feminist program at the Kaserne Basel. The series is curated by Katha Baur, Caroline Faust, Franca Schaad and Franziska Schutzbach.
Credits
By and with
Katha Baur, Caroline Faust, Franca Schaad und Franziska Schutzbach
Koproduction
Kaserne Basel
Support
Christoph Merian Stiftung
