Critical practice (Made in Yugoslavia)
Beyond Present Future Feminisms, text by
Anka Herbut, Jette Buchsenschutz, Kasia Wolinska, Masa Radi Buh, Maeve Johnson, Elena Novakovits
June 20, 2022
In a cruel twist of fate, I fear that the movement for women’s liberation has become entangled in a dangerous liaison with neoliberal efforts to build a free-market society. That would explain how it came to pass that feminist ideas that once formed part of a radical worldview are increasingly expressed in individualist terms. (…) A movement that once prioritised social solidarity now celebrates female entrepreneurs. A perspective that once valorised ‘care’ and interdependence now encourages individual advancement and meritocracy. [1]
This text stems from the need to enter into a dialog with the Feminist Futures Festival that was held in Amiens and Lisbon in January this year. As one of five twin or tripled festivals happening between 2021 and 2024, each festival takes place in similar versions, one after the other in two different cities. Initiated by the apap – advancing performing arts project, the festivals are a part of the larger EU-funded programm apap – FEMINIST FUTURES with the high aim of – in its own words – “initiate powerful social changes through art”.
