The Funambulist #62
200 x 250 mm, 84 pages
Paris, France (English-language)
Bimonthly
Editor-in-chief: Léopold Lambert
Graphic design: Adapted from an original design by Akakir Studio
A magazine concerning the ‘politics of space and bodies’, which along with its podcast and blog, is building an archive for anti-colonial, anti-racist, queer, and feminist struggles. Now published in English and French (we have the English version), the name refers to someone who performs on a tightrope or a slack rope.
This November-December issue is themed ‘Building Trans Communities’, bringing together various approaches to fighting transphobia. The front cover was discovered in an antique shop in George Town, Malaysia, and shows a group of friends embracing dressing as women in 1957, the country won independence from the UK. One of them, Alex/Anita, is interviewed in the issue.
On the Journal
At work with Léopold Lambert: ‘Two thirds of our incomes come from subscriptions (annual or monthly, digital only or print and digital), which is really the key point of our ‘business model’ (always a word that sounds odd in the context of an anti-capitalist publication…).’
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