Kimberly's EngagementsUpcoming EventsApril 15, 2021
Zoom LifeBeat: Conversations with with Purposeful Womxn Hosted by Lizzie Wann, 6pm PST Looking forward to chatting with these womxn today, and I'd love you to join us. |
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April 18/19, 2021
Zoom
International Handbook of Fat Studies Book Launch
April 18, 2:30pm CDT
April 19, 7:30am ZST
I'm thrilled to be contributing to the online launch party for this book. The Handbook brings together a diverse body of work from around the globe and across a wide range of Fat Studies topics and perspectives. The first major collection of its kind, it explores the epistemology, ontology, and methodology of fatness, with attention to issues such as gender and sexuality, disability and embodiment, health, race, media, discrimination, and pedagogy. Presenting work from both scholarly writers and activists, this volume reflects a range of critical perspectives vital to the expansion of Fat Studies and thus constitutes an essential resource for scholars in the field.
April 23, 2021
Zoom
Cherish the Child Symposium: Keynote Presentation, 11:30am EST
I'm pleased to offer the keynote presentation for this year's symposium. I'll be focusing on intersectionality of appearances and identities and how they affect children's care and services.
April 23, 2021
Zoom
Vermont Studio Center Poetry Night, 7pm EST
Vermont Studio Center past-residents are reading poetry tonight and I'm part of the line-up. It's free to attend. C'mon.
May 4, 2021
Zoom
The Hope Desk, 3pm PST/6pm EST
It's like a social equality help desk where I'll answer questions that folks have been writing in. Zoom in and listen as I address at least two issues per week, maybe more, depending on your questions in the chat box. Anyone can sign up and join the call—and it's FREE! Tell your friends, your students, your parents, anyone who still thinks of social issues like it's 1975.
May 22, 2021
Zoom
Hugo House: Making Meaning in Memoir, 1:10-4:10 PST
I think lots of places in Seattle are very cool, but yeah, Hugo House for sure. It's a 3 hour workshop on Making Meaning: Turning Memories into Memoir. This'll be hugely generative—come. I'm promising at least twelve ways to connect memory, experience, culture and meaning.
June 1, 2021
Zoom
The Hope Desk, 3pm PST/6pm EST
It's like a social equality help desk where I'll answer questions that folks have been writing in. Zoom in and listen as I address at least two issues per week, maybe more, depending on your questions in the chat box. Anyone can sign up and join the call—and it's FREE! Tell your friends, your students, your parents, anyone who still thinks of social issues like it's 1975.
June 19-28, 2021
I'll be slow to respond to work during this time while I'm visiting my son and grandson in Chicago. It's been way too long since I've seen them, but this is a good long visit, rather than my usual (more frequent) stop-overs. I hope you're hugging loved ones more as time goes on too...
June 29, 2021
Damaged Like Me Official Release!
This is my second essay collection with AK Press and I'm so thrilled. (The pre-order is now 25% off!)
July 1, 2021
Zoom
Charis Books: Discussion of Damaged Like Me, 7:30pm EST
I'm thrilled to discuss my new book, Damaged Like Me, with Cooper Lee Bombardier this evening as part of the Charis lineup of online events. If you haven't already, please read Cooper's latest book, Pass With Care. You'll love it.
July 2, 2021
Zoom
The Great Indoor Reading Series: Damaged Like Me, 8pm EST
I'm thrilled to read for the TGI event again, now that my new book is out. They were a great audience last time (and the three other readers were fab too.) Join us!
July 19-August 1, 2021
Zoom
CSU Summer Arts Social Action Writing: Creating Internet Content
Yes, you can believe your eyes, Summer Arts is going online! So, I have created a course for you that is all about online content. It'll be an intense two weeks, still worth 3 units, but you can also pet your dog and lay on your sofa sometimes too. As internet influencers have taken the spotlight, it’s become clear that internet activism is anything but “slacktivism.” This course focuses on the short essay (including creative writing, opinion-editorial, and expository writing). You’ll learn with the help of professional freelance writers who make a living creating internet content, and youth activists whose work is changing lives NOW. Students will also choose to create one of the following projects: video essay, zine, or webinar. Register now and learn more about our fabulous guest artists, Melissa Fabello, Raquel Reichard, and Jeffrey Marsh!
August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2021
Zoom
Corporeal Writing: Memoir Workshop, 3-5pm PST
This workshop had a long waitlist when we did it in October, so we're doing it again in August!
Yes, these are two hour meetings via Zoom, a week apart for a month. We're going to make things, y'all. We're going to focus on process and understanding how we frame what has happened to us in our lives, how we can use writing as a method of inquiry in order to access and enhance memory. We will spend no time polishing writing (in fact, I hope we write some things we'll never want to share with anyone). Register for this workshop here.
September 4, 2021
Zoom
Hugo House: Making Meaning in Memoir, 1:10-4:10 PST
I think lots of places in Seattle are very cool, but yeah, Hugo House for sure. It's a 3 hour workshop on Making Meaning: Turning Memories into Memoir. This'll be hugely generative—come. I'm promising at least twelve ways to connect memory, experience, culture and meaning.
Zoom
International Handbook of Fat Studies Book Launch
April 18, 2:30pm CDT
April 19, 7:30am ZST
I'm thrilled to be contributing to the online launch party for this book. The Handbook brings together a diverse body of work from around the globe and across a wide range of Fat Studies topics and perspectives. The first major collection of its kind, it explores the epistemology, ontology, and methodology of fatness, with attention to issues such as gender and sexuality, disability and embodiment, health, race, media, discrimination, and pedagogy. Presenting work from both scholarly writers and activists, this volume reflects a range of critical perspectives vital to the expansion of Fat Studies and thus constitutes an essential resource for scholars in the field.
April 23, 2021
Zoom
Cherish the Child Symposium: Keynote Presentation, 11:30am EST
I'm pleased to offer the keynote presentation for this year's symposium. I'll be focusing on intersectionality of appearances and identities and how they affect children's care and services.
April 23, 2021
Zoom
Vermont Studio Center Poetry Night, 7pm EST
Vermont Studio Center past-residents are reading poetry tonight and I'm part of the line-up. It's free to attend. C'mon.
May 4, 2021
Zoom
The Hope Desk, 3pm PST/6pm EST
It's like a social equality help desk where I'll answer questions that folks have been writing in. Zoom in and listen as I address at least two issues per week, maybe more, depending on your questions in the chat box. Anyone can sign up and join the call—and it's FREE! Tell your friends, your students, your parents, anyone who still thinks of social issues like it's 1975.
May 22, 2021
Zoom
Hugo House: Making Meaning in Memoir, 1:10-4:10 PST
I think lots of places in Seattle are very cool, but yeah, Hugo House for sure. It's a 3 hour workshop on Making Meaning: Turning Memories into Memoir. This'll be hugely generative—come. I'm promising at least twelve ways to connect memory, experience, culture and meaning.
June 1, 2021
Zoom
The Hope Desk, 3pm PST/6pm EST
It's like a social equality help desk where I'll answer questions that folks have been writing in. Zoom in and listen as I address at least two issues per week, maybe more, depending on your questions in the chat box. Anyone can sign up and join the call—and it's FREE! Tell your friends, your students, your parents, anyone who still thinks of social issues like it's 1975.
June 19-28, 2021
I'll be slow to respond to work during this time while I'm visiting my son and grandson in Chicago. It's been way too long since I've seen them, but this is a good long visit, rather than my usual (more frequent) stop-overs. I hope you're hugging loved ones more as time goes on too...
June 29, 2021
Damaged Like Me Official Release!
This is my second essay collection with AK Press and I'm so thrilled. (The pre-order is now 25% off!)
July 1, 2021
Zoom
Charis Books: Discussion of Damaged Like Me, 7:30pm EST
I'm thrilled to discuss my new book, Damaged Like Me, with Cooper Lee Bombardier this evening as part of the Charis lineup of online events. If you haven't already, please read Cooper's latest book, Pass With Care. You'll love it.
July 2, 2021
Zoom
The Great Indoor Reading Series: Damaged Like Me, 8pm EST
I'm thrilled to read for the TGI event again, now that my new book is out. They were a great audience last time (and the three other readers were fab too.) Join us!
July 19-August 1, 2021
Zoom
CSU Summer Arts Social Action Writing: Creating Internet Content
Yes, you can believe your eyes, Summer Arts is going online! So, I have created a course for you that is all about online content. It'll be an intense two weeks, still worth 3 units, but you can also pet your dog and lay on your sofa sometimes too. As internet influencers have taken the spotlight, it’s become clear that internet activism is anything but “slacktivism.” This course focuses on the short essay (including creative writing, opinion-editorial, and expository writing). You’ll learn with the help of professional freelance writers who make a living creating internet content, and youth activists whose work is changing lives NOW. Students will also choose to create one of the following projects: video essay, zine, or webinar. Register now and learn more about our fabulous guest artists, Melissa Fabello, Raquel Reichard, and Jeffrey Marsh!
August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2021
Zoom
Corporeal Writing: Memoir Workshop, 3-5pm PST
This workshop had a long waitlist when we did it in October, so we're doing it again in August!
Yes, these are two hour meetings via Zoom, a week apart for a month. We're going to make things, y'all. We're going to focus on process and understanding how we frame what has happened to us in our lives, how we can use writing as a method of inquiry in order to access and enhance memory. We will spend no time polishing writing (in fact, I hope we write some things we'll never want to share with anyone). Register for this workshop here.
September 4, 2021
Zoom
Hugo House: Making Meaning in Memoir, 1:10-4:10 PST
I think lots of places in Seattle are very cool, but yeah, Hugo House for sure. It's a 3 hour workshop on Making Meaning: Turning Memories into Memoir. This'll be hugely generative—come. I'm promising at least twelve ways to connect memory, experience, culture and meaning.
Upcoming Events: 2022
January 2-7, 2022
Pahoa, HI
Body Wise Professional Development Retreat
Join us for this five-day experiential retreat where we'll work on uncovering unconscious bias and explore our own intersections of privilege and oppression and how they influence who we are to others. We'll also rest, write, meditate, move, spend time in water and nurture ourselves and each other on the journey.
May 23-27, 2022
Capetown, South Africa
International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry
More info coming soon.
July 27-August 17, 2022
Berlin, Germany
Summer Arts Berlin: Contemporary Art in Berlin: Visual, Media, Conceptual and Performance Art
Yes, we were scheduled for 2021, and it was sad to postpone, but everyone is still in for this amazing experience in 2022. If you've already applied and been accepted, you're still accepted! Stand by for more info in Spring 2022. If you couldn't go in 2021, you have a new chance. No matter what though, join the FB group for the course (even if you can't come, but want to be in the know). You can read about guest artists and cool stuff even now, while we wait out the pandemic.
September 15-October 13, 2022
Woodside, CA
Djerassi Writing Residency
I'm thrilled to return to Djerassi, where I did a major edit of The Daddies and finished a first draft of Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old, back in 2011. It's a beautiful, art-filled wilderness. (I mean, just look at the website.) I'm so lucky to return for a second time.
November 11-14, 2022
National Women's Studies Association Conference
More info coming soon.
Pahoa, HI
Body Wise Professional Development Retreat
Join us for this five-day experiential retreat where we'll work on uncovering unconscious bias and explore our own intersections of privilege and oppression and how they influence who we are to others. We'll also rest, write, meditate, move, spend time in water and nurture ourselves and each other on the journey.
May 23-27, 2022
Capetown, South Africa
International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry
More info coming soon.
July 27-August 17, 2022
Berlin, Germany
Summer Arts Berlin: Contemporary Art in Berlin: Visual, Media, Conceptual and Performance Art
Yes, we were scheduled for 2021, and it was sad to postpone, but everyone is still in for this amazing experience in 2022. If you've already applied and been accepted, you're still accepted! Stand by for more info in Spring 2022. If you couldn't go in 2021, you have a new chance. No matter what though, join the FB group for the course (even if you can't come, but want to be in the know). You can read about guest artists and cool stuff even now, while we wait out the pandemic.
September 15-October 13, 2022
Woodside, CA
Djerassi Writing Residency
I'm thrilled to return to Djerassi, where I did a major edit of The Daddies and finished a first draft of Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old, back in 2011. It's a beautiful, art-filled wilderness. (I mean, just look at the website.) I'm so lucky to return for a second time.
November 11-14, 2022
National Women's Studies Association Conference
More info coming soon.
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