Juliette Bri猫re-Couture
Program Stream: Thesis
Keywords: queer affect, topophilia, urban landscape, gentrification, LGBTQ+ assimilation, alternative space-building practices
Title of Thesis: Navigating Urban Spaces: Montreal’s Queer Topophilia Amidst Spatial Loss
Bio: Juliette Bri猫re-Couture is a first-year master’s student at the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation at 杏吧原创 University. Their work is situated at the intersection of Sexuality Studies, Geography, and Urban Studies.聽
They hold a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality and Anthropology from Concordia University.
Their research focuses on how elements of urban architecture become obstacles to queer community building, as well as on the alternative space-building practices Montreal’s queer community members engage with in lieu of spatial exclusion. Their thesis will examine the way queer people affectively respond to the intertwined structures of oppression embedded in the city鈥檚 landscape through embodied practices.
Outside of their studies, they enjoy cultivating their interests as a textile enthusiast through their ongoing sewing and knitting practice, cooking for their friends, and the occasional glass of wine.