Feminist reading circle

September 25 2025 – April 16 2026

Antigoni Tsagkaropoulou, Fluffy Land, 2025, Installation Mixed Media, Courtesy of the artist, Foto: © Panos Kokkinias

Please note: The event will be held in German!

Sexuality is multilayered, contested and continues to be the subject of controversial social debate. As part of the feminist reading circle, we invite you to engage in creative, open and respectful discussion on the topic in all its complexity.

Inspired by exhibition themes ranging from #MeToo to Metaverse, from Kink to Body Awareness, we will explore various texts and discuss questions such as: How do traditional role models shape our ideas about sex? Who determines what is desirable? How will we love tomorrow?

The texts are provided free of charge, read together on site and translated into our own words (close reading). We follow our curiosity and are open to further ideas and suggestions. The dates can be booked individually, and you can join at any time. The event is open to all genders.

Klara Schneider is a member of the editorial team of the feminist magazine Wir Frauen and currently leads a feminist reading circle in Cologne on behalf of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation on the topic of Democracy: feminist and for everyone. Defending what does not yet exist?

 

Topic overview

September: Why have sex at all? (including Emily Nagoski: ‘Come Together!’)

October: Vulvas and dick pics (including Sarah Koldehoff: ‘Dick Pics’)

November: Sex and power (including ‘She Said: 17 Stories About Sex and Power’)

December: Female desire (including Gillian Anderson: ‘Want’)

January: Erotic poetry

February: Sex in the animal kingdom (including Lucy Cooke: ‘Bitch. A revolutionary look at sex, evolution and the power of females in the animal kingdom’)

March: POR – Yes or No? (including Madita Oeming: ‘Porno. An outrageous analysis’)

April: How does the ‘spice’ get into novels?

The SEX NOW exhibition is open to visitors aged 18 and over only. It displays artistic works with explicit sexual content.

Duration: 2 hours

Price: free

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