Simon(e) van Saarloos & Shuli Branson: 'Against Ageism' [Talk]

Join Simon(e) van Saarloos, author of Against Ageism: A Queer Manifesto published by SPBH Editions, in conversation with Shuli Branson, author of Practical Anarchism published by Pluto Books. This event is part of the NY Art Book Fair 2025 Classroom program, September 11-14. 

RSVP here.

Friday 12 September
17:00

MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
Queens, NY 
11101
United States

About Against Ageism: A Queer Manifesto

Against Ageism begins by stating what it is not: a socioeconomic argument against ageism that celebrates ‘elders’ as economically viable. Instead, Simon(e) van Saarloos presents a radical critique of conventional arguments against ageism, rejecting constructions of ‘age’ and ‘youth’ and assumptions about their inherent qualities.

The manifesto is based on personal experiences and offers an overview of how ageism overlaps with structures of white supremacy and patriarchy. Through the lens of crip and queer theory, as well as anti-normative and anti-colonial perspectives on time, this compelling text calls for the abolition of age-related laws, reframing commonly accepted ideas about age from Simon(e)’s challenging perspective.

Can’t make the event? Order Against Ageism here.