Abstract
The chapter places the public lynching of Zak Kostopoulos/Zackie Oh (September 2018, Athens, Greece) in the knot of discourses constructed as a hegemony of the public sphere and public space. The killing of Zak, in the city centre and in broad daylight, has allowed for a rethinking of the petite bourgeoisie and state actors as an intersecting murderous force attaching 'otherness': queerness, the appearance of 'illness', the impression of 'guilt' against property. Queer activist Zak Kostopoulos' lynching has been a catalyst for the moblisation of grassroots political queerness in Greece. On Zak Kostopoulos, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_Kostopoulos
Translated title of the contribution | What we talk about when we talk about about social antagonisms |
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Original language | Other |
Title of host publication | Κουήρ Πολιτική/Δημόσια Μνήμη |
Subtitle of host publication | 30 Κείμενα για τον Ζακ |
Editors | Athena Athanasiou, Dimitris Papanikolaou |
Place of Publication | Athens |
Publisher | Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung |
Pages | 231-244 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Print) | 9786185478018 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- queer politics
- Greece
- Public Space
- Public Memory