We're Hir We're Queer

Had a great time at the 2017 Atlanta Radical Book Fair last weekend! Met some people doing dope work, including the folks putting on this conference in Asheville. Check it out!

https://wgss.unca.edu/q***r-studies-conference

Art is a form of theory making.

https://hyperallergic.com/403252/how-soviet-art-and-design-promoted-communism-after-the-revolution

"Here, however, we get the real deal: the books have been read, the posters have been hung, and they show signs of wear and tear, speaking to the initial motivations of the post-revolution Constructivists: get the Soviet word out. When shown in their original forms, en masse, these pamphlets, posters, magazines, and books are all overtly political. Colors are representative of the Russian Civil War and ‘red’ beats ‘white’; images of Lenin are based upon the strictures of Orthodox iconography. It becomes clear that these artists were themselves cogs in the Soviet propaganda machine, a role that may have been forgotten 100 years later, in a contemporary climate where rock bands co-opt political imagery for their own ends (something that, 15 years ago, Hal Foster referred to as ‘fetish*tic constructivism’)."

How Soviet Art and Design Promoted Communism After the Revolution The Paper Revolution at the ADAM: Brussels Design Museum unite close to 100 original works on paper from a variety of artistic Soviet luminaries.

Some short notes on Dystopianist popular culture and the rise of Fascism by Eve Mitchell.

"Utopian and dystopian themed media as a broader trend pop up historically in moments of crisis: world wars, economic and political crises, mass uprisings and movements, etc. They express the day to day experience of socialism or barbarism. What makes today’s dystopian stories in the U.S. new and different is the way they illustrate the uniqueness of our time: the crisis of social reproduction, and the political vacuum in danger of being filled by anti-woman, anti-immigrant, white supremacist fascism."

Socialism or Barbarism? Fiction or Reality? | whwq At the start of the first world war, razor-sharp Marxist organizer Rosa Luxemburg described the world around her as existing within a turning point: it would be

Thinking about gender and sexuality? We are too. Check out our zines and pamphlet store on our website to compare notes!

whwq | ZINES/PAMPHLETS ZINES/PAMPHLETS

Mass Appeal — Real Life How contemporary fascist aesthetics mask, excuse, and normalize violence

What we are listening to for Pride month. Super important stuff.

"What has been the relationship between q***r struggles and other struggles on the left against racism, imperialism, and war? It’s often assumed that gay and le***an liberation has run on its own separate track, but historian Emily Hobson argues that’s a misconception. She reflects on the history of LGBTQ liberation and the politics of solidarity, including with people resisting U.S. intervention in Central America."

https://kpfa.org/episode/against-the-grain-june-21-2017/

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Check out Eve Mitchell's film review / analysis of Australian Indy Film, "Hounds of Love." Content warning: r**e, abuse, gendered violence, animal abuse and murder.

http://www.werehirwereq***r.com/single-post/2017/06/09/Hounds-of-Love-Horror-of-the-Everyday

Hounds of Love: Horror of the Everyday | whwq This post, as always, will *spoil* the ending. Warning, warning, warning––I will never watch this film again. It was extremely uncomfortable and difficult to w...

Thanks to Blonde Art Books for the shout out in Hyperallergic! Looking forward to the next weekend!

https://hyperallergic.com/381034/the-babz-fair-gathers-108-independent-presses-and-artists-for-its-fifth-edition/

The BABZ Fair Gathers 108 Independent Presses and Artists for Its Fifth Edition The 2017 edition of the fair, which showcases independent publishers and artists, is taking place at the Knockdown Center on June 3 and 4.

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by our table at the Anarchist Book Fair this weekend!! Next up is the Blonde Art Books BABZ Fest June 2-4. Be sure to check out our online store if there's something you'd like to get rn. Till next time! xxoo

http://www.werehirwereq***r.com/zines-pamphlets

whwq | Zines/Pamphlets Zines/Pamphlets

We out here throwing at the manarchists and brosialists who see our Warning Signs of Abuse sticker 💣 packs and walk away 🤣🤣🤣 byyyeeee 👋🖕

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Check out our feature page at NYArtMaps! Thanks for covering us! http://www.nyartmaps.com/blog-1/2017/4/19/were-hir-were-q***r-whwq

We’re Hir We’re Q***r (WHWQ) We'r Hir We'r Q***r is a collective- run pamphlet and zine distributor based in Brooklyn and Rio de Janeiro that challenges the conventional format of academic text distribution by promoting and publishing texts whose contents reflect on non-white, non heterosexual political theory, written