“El Che de los Gays: Queer Activism and Performance in Chile”

Film Screening, Conversation, and Workshop with Victor Hugo Robles

Victor Hugo Robles is a Chilean queer activist and performer, and also a journalist who has documented the history of LGBT activism in Chile. Victor’s public persona “el Che de los Gays” is a politicized and provocative performance character that emerged to challenge the homophobic and transphobic culture of the Chilean left-wing as well as the reformist agenda of some LGTB organizations. Victor Hugo chooses to embody the intersection of political revolution and queerness to push the political limits of social justice, human rights, and LGBT activism in Chile.

THREE EVENTS:

1) Queering the Revolution in Chile

Public Film Screening and Discussion with Victor Hugo Robles

February 22nd, 6:00pm-8:00pm @ Vancouver Public Library

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2) Performance as Activism in Postdictatorship Chile

Film Screening and Conversation with Victor Hugo Robles

February 25th, 4:00pm-7:00pm @ Liu Institute for Global Issues

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3) Performance and Cultural Memory: Researching Activist Movements and Organizations

Workshop with Graduate Students

February 26th, 11:00am-1:00pm @ Liu Institute for Global Issues

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Check out some of Victor Hugo Robles’ work:

All events generously sponsored by The Liu Institute for Global Issues, the UBC Gender Performance Research Group, Critical Studies in Sexuality, UBC Latin American Studies Program, Global Queer Research Group, and the Liu Research Group on Gender and Sexuality in Latin America.