jaz papadopoulos 
I feel that way too
 

PLATFORM is excited to host an Active Research Lecture by author jaz papadopoulos on 27 October at 2 PM.

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In papadopoulos' lecture they will be discussing their debut book of poems I Feel That Way Too, their relationship to still and moving images, and how their book experimentally combines narrative poetics with art, philosophy, and personal memory. 

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I Feel That Way Too, by Lambda Literary Fellow jaz papadopoulos offers a poetically critical examination of sexual assault trials on survivors. As a response to the #MeToo movement, the book experimentally combines narrative poetics with art, philosophy and personal memory. Drawing inspiration from authors such as Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Anne Carson, papadopoulos navigates past and present to dissect how media and social structures uphold patriarchal ideologies. Through lyrical and meditative poems, the collection explores the intricacies of the nervous system in both battle and recovery modes, offering a compelling reflection on trauma, resilience and societal power dynamics. 

 

jaz papadopoulos (they/them) is an interdisciplinary writer, educator and video artist. They hold an MFA from the University of British Columbia and are a Lambda Literary Fellow. A self-described emotionalist and avid Anne Carson fan, jaz is interested in media, horticulture, lyricism, nervous systems, anarchism and erotics. Originally from Treaty 1 territory, jaz currently resides on unceded Syilx lands. I Feel That Way Too is their debut poetry collection.