Author: Tris Genoske

Tris Genoske studied Protestant Theology at the university of Bonn and does Erasmus-Studies at the university of Vienna now. Next to their queer-political work within the Protestant Church of Germany, they have been working in adult education concerning queer-theoretical and queer-theological questions. Their work at the "Queere-Kirche-Köln" led them to manage the centre of "Geschlechterwelten und Regenbogen" at the "Evangelischer Kirchentag" 2025 in Hannover.

A wicked perspective on Butler’s „Frames of War. When Is Life Grievable?“

The new contribution of Tristan Genoske engages with the movie Wicked, in particular with the often overlooked song „No one mourns the wicked“. Yet its message is among the strongest. Was a life that no one mourned ever lived? Are there mechanisms of power that prevent us from mourning the dead? Who is wicked in our society and are we grieving them? Starting with Judith Butler’s text „Frames of War. When Is Life Grievable?“, the contribution tries to answer to these questions examining what is happening in Oz.