TOPS‘ SCHOOL

Bodies as Texts; Texts as Bodies – Extended Version with Play Party

The ethics and politics of consensual domination are an essential feature of conscious kink. However, from a psychoanalytic and feminist perspective, domination has been a major focus of critique. In light of this critique, the evening will focus on consensual domination, its theoretical framework, and embodied practice. How can we remain critical of domination while embodying it in a boundary-respecting approach? How can desire be communicated as an invitation, not as an imposition? What are the psychodynamics of D/s and S/M respectively?

The event is gender-inclusive but for switchers and top-identifying people only. The first part will consist of reading and discussing a theoretical text on consensual domination. This space is kink-friendly with an emphasis on intellectual and creative exploration rather than explicit sexuality. After a longer break, there will be the Impossible Play Party for tops only — almost.

Participation in either part is possible. If you are considering attending the Impossible Play Party only, please check in with yourself about the safety with which you embody dominance. We will trust you, so be honest with yourself.

Session Structure

17:00–19:30 Philosophical Readings, followed by Discussion and Somatic Exercises

21:00–01:00 The Impossible Play Party – Tops only (co-tops and switchers welcome)

No prior reading is required. We will read a key passages of philosophical texts together, discuss its implications, and then bring it to life through movement and play in ways that are intellectually engaging and physically exploratory. For those who would like to prepare, I will provide the texts in advance.

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

Sliding scale: €20–25, drop-in.

If you have any questions or would like to receive the text beforehand, please get in touch via:

tobiwieland@icloud.com

Telegram: tobi_berlin

Instagram: wieland.tobi

About the Host

The seminar is hosted by Tobias Wieland, an academic philosopher based in Berlin. 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.