Organization profile
Organization profile
Description:
Raras Rarezas is an interfaculty and transdisciplinary seedbed dedicated to research and critical reflection on queer+trans* issues at Universidad del Rosario. It brings together professors, researchers, students, activists, and allies interested in thinking about and transforming the norms, discourses, and practices that produce, enable, and limit dissident existences and bodies.
Within the UR Interseccional framework and with the initial support of the Schools of Law and Creation, the seedbed seeks to articulate queer+trans* perspectives from fields such as law, art, architecture, design, and anthropology, promoting dialogue among knowledges and the production of knowledge. Through study groups, academic networks, events, and publications, Raras Rarezas aims to strengthen research training, generate impact on university policies and practices, and contribute to a broader, critical, and inclusive understanding of queer+trans* in Colombian academia.
Objectives:
- Design and sustain formative spaces for academic study and discussion on queer+trans* perspectives, aimed at strengthening research skills and critical knowledge within the UR community.
- Build internal and external networks of support and academic exchange that facilitate supervision, co-advising, and the progress of undergraduate and graduate projects with a queer+trans* approach, promoting students’ integration into formally recognized research processes.
- Organize and develop transdisciplinary events that foster critical discussion and scientific progress on gender and sexuality in Latin America, with an emphasis on South–South collaboration.
- Promote and produce academic publications that disseminate original research, critical reviews, and outreach material on queer+trans* topics, with the purpose of expanding knowledge circulation and facilitating dialogue between Colombian academia and international peers.
Lines of Research:
- Bodies, politics, and technologies
- Spaces, aesthetics, and creation
- Epistemologies and methodologies
- Histories, archives, and heritage