Exploring Texts as Bodies, and Bodies as Texts
with Tobias Wieland

What happens? We treat texts as bodies and bodies as texts. In this seminar format, we explore how philosophical ideas take shape—literally—through movement, interaction, and discussion. Philosophy is never just abstract; it is always situated in history, experience, and embodiment. Reading and engaging with texts can empower us by shifting our perspectives and expanding our ways of thinking. But ideas don’t just live in books—they live in us. This seminar invites you to step beyond the page and into an embodied, exploratory approach to knowledge. It explores how intimacy and kink are not peripheral, but a crucial site for rethinking postphallic sexuality, relationality, and sexual politics in contemporary sex-positive, poly, and BDSM cultures.

When? – Every four weeks on Mondays

What to prepare? – No prior reading is required. We will dive into key passages of the text provided by the host together, discuss their implications, and—through movement and play—bring them to life in ways that are intellectually stimulating and physically engaging.

Das IKSK-Seminar ist ein zweisprachiger Raum. Alle Varianten von Deutsch und Englisch sind willkommen. Ein passives Verständnis beider Sprachen reicht aus.

Session Structure

-19:00 Reading – We take time individually to absorb key passages. No preparation needed.
-19:30 Discussion – A group conversation where we unpack ideas and themes.
-21:00 Embodied Exploration – After a short break, we shift into an interactive, playful session, exploring the text’s themes through physical engagement, creative exercises, and improvisation.

The space is kink-friendly, but the emphasis is on intellectual and creative exploration rather than explicit sexuality.

Sliding scale: €10–15

About the Host

The seminar is led by Tobias Wieland, an academic philosopher. His work focuses on contemporary critical theory, feminist thought, and the (un)doing of gender and sexuality. He is currently writing his second book, which explores a critical theory of erotic expressivity.

The format is open and apt for collaboration. If you have a text in mind that sparks your interest and seems suitable for the context of the seminar, please get in touch. If you have any questions or would like to stay updated or receive the text beforehand, reach out via:

tobiwieland@icloud.com or via telegram @tobi_berlin

Last events

• Kate Millett, Sexual Politics
• Anaïs Nin, The Diary I: The Father Story
• Georges Bataille, The Story of the Eye
• Audre Lorde, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
• Monique Wittig, The Straight Mind
• Amia Srinivasan, The Right to Sex
• Ellen Willis, Lust Horizons: Is the Women’s Movement Pro-Sex?
• Ariane Cruz, The Color of Kink
• Robert Jensen, The End of Masculinity
• Nikolaus Largier, Das Lob der Peitsche
• Sigmund Freud, Fetischismus
• Juliet Mitchell, Psychoanalysis and Feminism
• Wilhelm Reich, Die Funktion des Orgasmus
• Jessica Benjamin, The Bonds of Love
• Gilles Deleuze, Sacher-Masoch and Masochism