Name: How to become a propagandist by reading collectively? — KONTEKST & CVA
Start: 2026-01-26T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-26T20:30:00+00:00
Location: Goldsmiths

$How to become a propagandist by reading collectively? \u2014 KONTEKST & CVA$

Cypriot artist and filmmaker presents a reading group and discussion on ways of forming learning communities outside of institutions.
About this Event

Reading group & discussion with Florenza Deniz Incirli from Critical Coffee Reading (EVENT RESCHEDULED FROM DEC'25)

Our final autumn seminar welcomes Florenza Deniz Incirli - a London and Cyprus based artist and researcher working primarily with moving-image and textual based works engaging with memory, non-linear temporality and ritual performances.

In 2024 Florenza, together with Ibrahim Ince, founded Critical Coffee Reading, which is a reading and research group. They organise monthly virtual reading sessions, where researchers from across the world sip fortune coffee and discuss what it means to write and read Cyprus, and other coffee-reading geographies. Alongside reading sessions, they have recently begun programming a Crit Café for emerging researchers and artists to connect and provide meaningful, critical feedback on one another's work, alongside in-person public programming in Cyprus and the UK.

On the 26thh of January, we will be hosting Florenza who will lead an open discussion on collaborative and horizontal pedagogical practices, and how to cultivate and retain politically motivated, interdisciplinary relationships outside of institutional frameworks. The event will be structured with a collective reading, discussion and multimodal presentation. Come join us and let’s learn together!

EVENT SCHEDULE:

18:30 — doors open

18:45 (latest) — event starts

18:45-19:15 — introduction to the Critical Coffee Reading and their methodology

19:15-19:35 — group reading

19:35-20:15 — collective discussion

20:30 (latest) — event ends*

*stay with us for an optional visit to a local pub and to socialise :))

ACCESSIBILITY FAQ:

1. WHO IS THIS FOR: The events are open to everyone, not just students. You will not require a uni ID to enter.

2. TICKETS: The event is FREE but reservation will be necessary due to limited capacity of the room. If you booked but can no longer make it, please cancel your order so that we can accommodate someone else.

3. DONATIONS: If you are able to do so, please consider leaving even a small donation, as we are currently fundraising to cover for the annual fee of running our website.

4. WHERE: The event will take place at the room G8 at the Anthropology Department at Goldsmiths University (see this map for directions). Look out for our guiding signs. If you still have issues with finding us, simply message us via Instagram (@kontekst.collective) on the day and one of us will come pick you up from the main uni entrance.

5. GETTING THERE: Tube: the closest tube stations are: New Cross / New Cross Gate (Windrush line overground) or Deptford Bridge (DLR). Bus: the closest bus stop is Marquis of Granby. Cyclists: there are plenty of bike racks at Goldsmiths campus.

6. WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: The space is wheelchair accessible. Please message us beforehand if you would like any assistance on the day.

7. SIGN LANGUAGE: Unfortunately, due to financial constraints, we are currently unable to hire a sign language interpretor.

8. WELFARE: An assigned welfare officer will be in the room during the sessions in case you need support.