From Raw to Real: Sexual Economies in the Age of Barebacking

Convened by Ricky Varghese and Christopher Smith

Facilitated by Damon Young

Speakers include:

“Black Cumjoy: Pleasure and a Racist Virus”
Rinaldo Walcott

“Does the Barebacker Exist? And Why it Doesn’t Matter”
Christien Garcia

“From “Booty Bandits” to “DL Brothas”: Queer Delays, and the Failure(s) of Sexual Categorization”
Christopher Smith

“Viral Futurity: “Measure B,” Poz IDs, and Spreadable Media”
Evangelos Tziallas

“Living and Dying in the Future Anterior”
Ricky Varghese

“Barebacking Bataille: From Sexual Economy to General Economy”
John Paul Ricco