Urban Space and Queer Identities: The LGBTQ Film Festival as Heterotopia
Urban Space and Queer Identities: The LGBTQ Film Festival as Heterotopia

Summary/Abstract: This article seeks to examine and critically discuss the dynamics between private and public space in an urban context, in relation to meanings and structures identified as components of queer identity and culture. Starting from theoretical interrogations regarding urban space and sexual identities, I will analyze the role and function of a specific socio-cultural practice: the LGBTQ film festival. Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia is central to the placement of the film festival in the larger context of urban queer identity formation. The division line between private and public is explored, as it facilitates the understanding of contemporary social attitudes and practices, while illuminating clashes of meaning and subjectivity in an urban setting.

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