Polysemies of silence proposes to critically explore the constructed oblivion and the different ways in which silence operates to legitimise domination, to erect colonial history as a unique discourse or to privilege some voices over others when narrating migrations.  

This collective proposal by Sabers migrants and Jiser Reflexions Mediterrànies includes a creative proposal and a public programme of activities, which is framed within the exhibition The Possibility of Not Having Been. The self-published publication of the same title, which connects counter-histories and memories of resistance to epistemic violence and the devices of colonial power, will also be presented. 

The cycle of activities, which begins in October, includes talks, live radio programmes and workshops for dialogue, reflection and weaving new territories of resistance. The first sessions propose a critical look at the mechanisms of power that legitimise the processes of silencing that run through colonial history and migrations, the production of absences and the denial of rights. In the face of silence, spaces for listening and dialogue are articulated that vindicate the right to construct one's own narrative, connect counter-narratives and weave critical cartographies, as we will address in the November sessions. The cycle closes in January and explores other perspectives from critical epistemologies. 

• 19.10.23 / 18h / Conversation: Polysemies of silence. Dialogues and collective creations 
• 20.10.23 / 18 h / Kalima.radio 1: Common territories to face silence. 
• 21.10.23 / 11'30h-14h / Workshop: Creative fragments and plural stories (approx. duration: 2 hours) 
• 26.10.23 / 18 h / Conversation: Memories of bodies in absence. 
• 16.11.23 / 18 h / Conversation: Counter-narratives and collective cartographies. 
• 17.11.23 / 18 h / Kalima.radio 2: The Right to One's Own Story 
• 18.11.23 / 17 h / Workshop: Sound Map in Transit 
• 11.01.24 / 18 h / Conversation: Migration, Resistance and Critical Epistemologies 
• 12.01.24 / 18 h / Kalima.radio 3: Decolonial Perspectives 
• 13.01.24 / 17h / Taller: Workshop: Which part of your existence refuses to be colonised? 

Links of interest: 

sabersmigrants.net 

jiser.org 

Cycle promoted by Sabers migrants and Jiser Reflexions Mediterrànies in the framework of the exhibition The possibility of not having been.

In collaboration with the Barcelona Intercultural Programme of the Barcelona City Council, the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Diputació de Barcelona.

Language: Catalan and Spanish