Left Turns In Brown Study: A Performative Conversation (in person only)
December 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
In celebration of Sandra Ruiz’s new book Left Turns In Brown Study, we will be joined by an illustrious panel featuring a menagerie of individuals who have appeared in Ruiz’s academic and creative orbit over the past two decades. The conversation will be moderated by downtown diva Dusty Childers. Sandra will also perform selections from the book.
Featuring contributions from: Melody Contreras, Zora Duncan, Erica Gressman, Laura Harris, Jess Kadish, Autumn Knight, Pedro Lopez, Jacqueline Loss, Carlos Sandoval De Leon, Julia Steinmetz, Joshua Takano Chambers-Letson, & Daniel Vernola.
To reserve a copy of Left Turns In Brown Study (Duke University Press, 2024, paperback, $24.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Left Turns in Brown Study for Dec. 13 event” in the subject line.
Thank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us!
This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.
This event will be recorded, and the video will be made available.
The Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.
All are welcome to attend, with or without a donation.
We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
Sandra Ruiz is an associate professor of English and Theatre at Illinois, and an affiliate faculty member of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Program in Comparative World Literature, the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, the Department of Dance, the Department of Asian American Studies, and the Department of Gender & Women Studies. Ruiz, a trained performance studies scholar, is the author of Ricanness: Enduring Time in Anticolonial Performance (NYU Press, 2019) and co-author with Hypatia Vourloumis of Formless Formation: Vignettes for the end of this World (Autonomedia Press, 2020). Ruiz is a co-editor with Shane Vogel and Uri McMillan of the book series Minoritarian Aesthetics (NYU Press, 2020). Currently, Ruiz is completing several writing projects such as Tears for Tears (NYU Press). Ruiz is the co-creator of the Brown Theatre Collective and creator of La Estación Gallery and the Minor Aesthetics Lab.
Dusty Childers (Dust Tea Shoulders/ @duddylynn) is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator who has been director, producer, dramaturgist, costumer, and stylist. Dusty’s body and body of work has graced the likes of The Guggenheim, St. Ann’s Warehouse, The Whitney, BAM, Parsons, The Public Theater, Pratt, Sundance, SXSW, Metrograph, International Center of Photography, Signature Theater, Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, Town Hall, Joe’s Pub, Abrons Art Center, NY Live Arts, The Wild Project, Dixon Place, Irving Plaza, Sony Music Hall, Bushwig, Judson Memorial Church,The MIX NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival, La MaMa, Gov Ball, Club Cumming, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, House of Yes and the Soho Playhouse (NY Fringe Festival). He has worked with MacArthur Genius Taylor Mac, cabaret superstar Justin Vivian Bond, performance artist Machine Dazzle, artist Nayland Blake, director Silas Howard, Bitch (of Bitch and Animal), drag artist Charlene Incarnate, performance artist/puppeteer Glenn Marla, director Stephen Winter, choreographer/singer Miguel Gutierrez and burlesque star World Famous *BOB* among others. Dusty and his work have appeared in Art In America, Artforum, OUT Magazine, TimeOut NY, Velour Magazine, Next Magazine, Aljazeera, NY Times and Gayletter.
