Our project focuses on the ways in which queer and trans activists claim space for themselves and their world-making. Introducing an interdisciplinary approach to what we call affective activism, the project will produce original interview data and cutting-edge analysis on the affective arrangements of queer and trans activists' actions, strategies, and visions for the future. By focusing especially on affective arrangements, our project will contribute to scholarly discussions on the role of affect in queer and trans activism, and its place in societal change within Evangelical-Lutheran Church, memory institutions, in the field of art and in community building. Our results will benefit the communities we are to involve in our studies by offering them conceptual and practical tools for self-reflection. Research conducted at Tampere University in the field of queer and trans studies will also enrich and benefit public discussions concerning queer and trans lives and liveability.

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2025