You have to be realistic.
It’s complicated.
There’s no alternative.
Have you ever had this said to you? Did it make you angry? Have you found yourself saying it to someone else and wondering how and when you became your parents?
Language is critical. Systems of power hide themselves in everyday common-sense sentences.
TERMINAL TONGUES is a new experimental workshop and discussion group for artists, activists, writers, and anyone interested in the deep connections between language, systems of power, and the possibility of sabotaging them.
Drawing on Antonio Gramsci’s concept of hegemony and manufacture of consent through everyday culture, the workshop explores how language shapes the way we think, feel, and act. Especially how certain “common sense” phrases are used to shut down thoughts, criticism, and dissent: in our politics, our practice, and our private lives.
TERMINAL TONGUES is a collective investigation into thought-terminating clichés and the possibilities of creating counter-hegemonic speech: language that keeps thinking alive.
No previous knowledge or experience required. Free entry. Space limited.