You are warmly invited to an intimate gathering at OUTLINE’s studio space to celebrate the new book THEY LIED TO YOU ABOUT THE EUNUCHS by writer and performer Odete.

This book project introduces the history of eunuchism through auto-theory, historiography, historical fiction and poetry, exploring this identity in the ancient world and what kind of echoes can be heard in the present day. By overlapping various histories, and drawing the line between eunuchs in antiquity and contemporary gender discourse, Odete makes a case for a history of gender that hasn’t yet been written, asking what is the relevance of eunuchs to the history of art? And what does the study of the eunuch expose about the current world?

Doors will open at 16:30, and there will be a reading by Odete at 17:30. Warm soup and cold drinks will be served. Find us at Het Veem, Van Diemenkade, Amsterdam (entrance at dockside, follow the signs).